STEM Education

STEM Education

Side by side photos of STEM classroom activities

A University of Arkansas teacher intern (left photo) works on a STEM project with Fayetteville middle school students. Students explore the chemical reaction of Alka-Seltzer with oil and water (right photo) in an introductory STEM education course.

The STEM Education program’s mission is to prepare a workforce to advance the understanding and communication of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in careers such as elementary and secondary education and other STEM-related fields. Program options — appropriate to undergraduate and graduate levels — include earning a certificate, a minor and teaching license in various STEM subjects.

Graduate Certificate in Elementary (K-6) STEM Education

The Graduate School and Department of Curriculum and Instruction offer a graduate certificate in STEM Education for K-6.

Undergraduate Certificate or Minor in STEM Education — For STEM Majors

The STEM Education certificate and minor help STEM majors — and students from any field — develop strong communication skills and a deeper understanding of how people learn in any setting. With advising, certificate courses can seamlessly build toward the minor and, if desired, teacher licensure.

Teach a STEM Subject — Grades 7-12

Undergraduate STEM majors may pursue a teaching license for grade 7-12 instruction in mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics or computer science at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.