GeauxTeach STEM
Enhance your degree with GeauxTeach STEM
GeauxTeach STEM allows students to pursue an undergraduate degree in biology, chemistry, mathematics, or physics AND earn secondary teaching certification at the same time. No additional hours are required since elective hours are used for education courses. Upon completing the GeauxTeach STEM program, you will have a BS degree in science or math AND be both certified and highly qualified to teach in that subject area. Although teaching is the goal for many of our students, some choose to pursue this concentration to become a distinguished communicator and to set themselves apart from other students who plan to enroll in graduate or professional schools.
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Field Experiences in your first year- GeauxTeach STEM Program
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Students per class- GeauxTeach STEM Program
Geauxing Places
Rami graduated in 2012 with a Bachelors of Science in Chemistry, Concentration in Secondary Education. He currently is a Senior Optical Engineer at nLight in Washington State.
Kelsey graduated in 2012 with a Bachelors of Science in Biological Sciences, Concentration in Secondary Education. She currently is a Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellow at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU).
Ashlynn graduated in 2013 with a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics, Concentration in Secondary Education. She currently is a High School Content Trainer in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Getting Started
Select the pathway that's best for you!
Not sure which one to choose? Check out the descriptions below!
Undergraduate
The typical GeauxTeach undergraduate student is majoring in biology, chemistry, physics,
or mathematics and is a freshman or sophomore student. This student is
on track in their degree area and wants to spend their final semester conducting a
traditional student-teaching experience where they work with a mentor to hone their
teaching skills before they graduate and enter the real world. This option is for
serious students who feel strongly about earning and using their teaching certification.
Alternative
The typical Alternative Certification student is majoring in any STEM related field
and is typically a junior or senior student who is just realizing they may want more
options after they graduate. This student doesn't want to extend their graduation
date and is comfortable doing some extra courses to gain practical and theoretical
experience in the field of education before committing to the profession. This student
does not have a traditional student teaching experience, but instead enrolls in graduate
classes to get support while teaching in a class
of their own.
Computer Science
The typical GeauxTeach STEM Alternative Certification for Computer Science option is a student majoring in Computer Science who might like the option of transitioning into teaching immediately after graduation or at some later time in their career. Students in this pathway take the CS with a Second Discipline: Education concentration offered in the Division of Computer Science and Engineering. As with the general Alternative Certification route, teacher certification requirements are completed following graduation in a 1-year paid internship..
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