STEM Education
STEM Education
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 a secondary teaching license in math or science subjects.
The Graduate School and Department of Curriculum and Instruction offer a graduate certificate in STEM Education for K-6.
- Interested in becoming a Science or Math Teacher? The STEM Education program is for you. Earn your teaching license and the STEM Education minor while completing your STEM degree.
- Not interested in teaching grades 7-12 but still interested in education? Earn the STEM Education minor. You will develop strong communication skills and a deeper understanding of how people learn. If you decide later than teaching could be in your future, you can continue seamlessly into the licensure pathway.