<p>I'm currently an undergraduate student at FSU. I'm a student in their TEACH program, based on UTEACH from the University of Texas. In 3 years, I will graduate with a BS in Pure Mathematics and a double major in math teaching. I've planned on being a college professor in mathematics, so obviously, I need my PhD. However, the draw of this program is that if after graduation, I complete 4 years of teaching within 8 years of graduation, I will be virtually debt free. But as I want to be a professor, I need graduate school. I plan to complete an advanced program, which will allow me to gather 12 hours of dual counted credit towards a master's degree, meaning it won't take me long to complete it. </p>
<p>My question is, should I complete my master's, and then do the 4 years of teaching, then go back for my PhD? Or wait, going straight to the PhD program? Or could I potentially complete both within those 4 years? </p>
<p>Relevant links:
The</a> Florida State University
<a href="http://www.math.fsu.edu/%7Ebellenot/StudentResources/Combined-BA-MS.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.math.fsu.edu/~bellenot/StudentResources/Combined-BA-MS.pdf</a></p>