Center for Secondary Teacher Education

The Center for Secondary Teacher Education

https://www.secondaryed.udel.edu/

The M.S. in STEM Education with certification is a 30-credit program designed to provide students the education and training they will need to become inclusive teachers of science and math to middle and high school students (secondary students). Teachers of these subjects are in high demand across the country. At the end of the program, students will be eligible for licensure and certification in the state of Delaware. They will begin their careers with a graduate degree which generally means starting at a higher salary. Admission to the program requires a 3.0 GPA and a passing score on the relevant content PRAXIS exam.

Option 1: 4+1

Undergraduates in various STEM majors across the university can apply for admission to the program at the end of their junior or at the beginning of their senior years. These students will take two introductory graduate level courses in their senior year at the undergraduate tuition rate. The following summer, they will take two additional courses as graduate students. Starting in the fall, students will spend a year in an all-day school-based internship (student teaching) while concurrently enrolled in methods courses.

Option 2: Post graduate

Students who have already graduated from an accredited university with a degree in a STEM field can start the program in the spring or summer before the year-long internship. Students must complete the two introductory courses before graduation.

The M.S. in STEM Education without certification is a 30-credit program designed to provide additional education to those who are already licensed teachers of middle and high school STEM subjects or for those who wish to return to teaching, but would like to improve their pedagogy and to deepen their content area knowledge. Students are able to select from various graduate level courses available both online and face-to-face across the fall, winter, spring and summer sessions. The program can be completed in a year depending on the number of courses taken each term. Admission to the program requires a degree in a STEM area with a 3.0 GPA and a passing score on the relevant content PRAXIS.

Programs

Master’s

4+1