UCA STEMteach Policies

1. Students are required to earn a C or better in Step 1: Inquiry Approaches to Teaching and in Step 2: Inquiry-Based Lesson Design in order to obtain tuition reimbursement for these two courses.
2. Students are required to complete a background and a child maltreatment check through the UCA College of Education.
3. Attendance is crucial for STEMteach courses due to the amount of class participation and team/group work. Points will be deducted for absences and tardies. See your course syllabus for specific information.

STEMteachMinorAdvisingForm is for students to use as a guide for completing the STEMteach program.

For a 7-12 Mathematics license, students need to complete one of the following majors + the STEM education minor + the Mathematics Praxis Content Knowledge + Praxis PLT:

• Pure Mathematics
• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics Education

For a 7-12 Biology/Life Science license, students need to complete one of the following majors + the STEM education minor + the Biology Praxis Content Knowledge + Praxis PLT:

• Biology
• Environmental science, biology track

For a 7-12 Chemistry license, students need to complete one of the following majors + the STEM education minor + the Physical Science Praxis Content Knowledge + Praxis PLT:

• Chemistry
• Environmental science, chemistry track

For a 7-12 Physics license, students need to complete one of the following majors + the STEM education minor + the Physical Science Praxis Content Knowledge + Praxis PLT:

• Physics