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STEM Education Programs
Unlock your potential as a teacher at La Sierra University STEM Education Programs. We specialize in equipping future secondary teachers with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in the classroom. Our sought-after Bachelor of Arts degrees in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics provide students with exceptional academic training and hands-on experience. Explore our innovative programs today and embark on a fulfilling journey as an educator. Join us at La Sierra University and let your passion for teaching thrive.
Programs Offered
Biology: STEM Education
Bachelor of Arts
Quick Facts
Level
Undergraduate
Location
La Sierra Campus
Accreditation
WASC
- Curriculum Sheet
Description:
A Bachelor of Arts degree that provides students with subject matter competency in biology in the state of California at the secondary school level. Th e curriculum is designed to focus on biology and closely related skills while also fulfilling the required credential courses. This degree is appropriate for students seeking to teach biology, life science, anatomy & physiology, human biology, environmental science, and other life science courses for grades 6-12, including AP courses, in California or at a Seventh-day Adventist school.
Learning Outcomes
- Plan, deliver, and assess introductory biology courses including labs.
- Demonstrate techniques to support student learning.
- Value and support student diversity.
- Communicate effectively orally and in writing with students, parents, instructional peers, and in the scientific community.
- Explain and apply biological concepts including molecular biology, genetics, cells, organisms, population, ecology, and evolutionary biology.
- Summarize and participate in the scientific process including developing and testing hypotheses, critically reading scientific literature, and applying critical thinking and problem solving skills to biological experimentation.
Chemistry: STEM Education
Bachelor of Arts
Quick Facts
Level
Undergraduate
Location
La Sierra Campus
Accreditation
WASC
- Curriculum Sheet
Description:
A Bachelor of Arts degree that provides students with subject matter competency in chemistry in the state of California at the secondary school level. The curriculum is designed to focus on chemistry and closely related skills while also fulfilling the required credential courses. This degree is appropriate for students seeking to teach chemistry, physical science, introductory organic chemistry, introductory biochemistry, earth science and other physical science courses for grades 6-12, including AP courses, in California or at a Seventh-day Adventist school.
Learning Outcomes
- Plan, deliver, and assess introductory chemistry courses including labs.
- Demonstrate techniques to support student learning.
- Value and support student diversity.
- Communicate effectively orally and in writing with students, parents, instructional peers, and in the scientific community.
- Explain and apply chemical concepts including atomic structure, molecular structure, thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibrium, reactivity, and safety.
- Solve mathematical problems involving reaction stoichiometry, thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibrium, acids & bases, and reagent preparation.
Physics: STEM Education
Bachelor of Arts
Quick Facts
Level
Undergraduate
Location
La Sierra Campus
Accreditation
WASC
- Curriculum Sheet
Description:
A Bachelor of Arts degree that provides students with subject matter competency in physics in the state of California at the secondary school level. The curriculum is designed to focus on physics and closely related skills while also fulfilling the required credential courses. This degree is appropriate for students seeking to teach physics, astronomy, space science, introductory engineering, and other physical science courses for grades 6-12, including AP courses, in California or at a Seventh-day Adventist school.
Learning Outcomes
- Plan, deliver, and assess introductory physics courses including labs.
- Demonstrate techniques to support student learning.
- Value and support student diversity.
- Communicate effectively orally and in writing with students, parents, instructional peers, and in the scientific community.
- Demonstrate depth of understanding in the fundamental subject areas: mechanics, electromagnetism, and thermal and statistical physics.
- Perform basic physical laboratory techniques and apply basic data analysis techniques, including the use of statistical software packages, distinguishing statistical and systematic errors, propagating errors, and representing data graphically.
8% Job Market Growth
$80,840 Median Salary
Stable Job
Overall employment of postsecondary teachers is projected to grow 8 percent from 2022 to 2032, faster than the average for all occupations.
The median annual wage for postsecondary teachers was $80,840 in May 2022. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $47,370, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $173,730.
In May 2022, the median annual wages for postsecondary teachers in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
- Junior colleges; local $82,940
- Colleges, universities, and professional schools; private 81,880
- Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state 81,710
- Junior colleges; state 62,670
Partial information in this page was retrieved from Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Postsecondary Teachers, at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/postsecondary-teachers.htm (visited October 03, 2023).
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