STEM Pedagogy Certificate (Graduate)

Location(s): Northern State University Campus, Online

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Admission Requirements:

Completed Graduate Certificate Seeking Application
$36.00 (non-refundable) application fee
Official undergraduate transcript showing your degree awarded

Certificate Overview:

Northern State University’s STEM Pedagogy Graduate Certificate equips K-12 educators with the tools to integrate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) through project-based curriculum design and innovative pedagogy.

Designed for educators in all subject areas who want to enhance STEM teaching strategies, the program prepares graduates to develop experiential learning experiences that foster critical thinking, creativity, and real-world problem-solving in diverse educational settings.

Six of the 12 credits earned in the certificate apply to any NSU M.S.Ed. program, and all 12 credits can be applied toward the M.S.Ed. in Educational Studies.

Required Courses

EPSY 742 - Psychology of Learning 3 credits
ELRN 750 - Teaching and Learning with Digital Technology 3 credits

Elementary Teachers (6 credits)

ELED 760 - Math and Engineering Applications in the STEM Classroom 2 credits
ELED 765 - Science Applications in the STEM Classroom 2 credits
ELED 792 - Topics 1-3 credits (Reading and Writing in the STEM Classroom - 2 credits)

Secondary Teachers (6 credits)

SEED 760 - Math and Engineering Applications in the STEM Classroom 2 credits
SEED 765 - Science Applications in the STEM Classroom 2 credits
SEED 792 - Topics 1-3 credits (Reading and Writing in the STEM Classroom and/or Art and Music Applications in the STEM Classroom - 2 credits each)

STEM Pedagogy Certificate (Graduate)

Location(s): Northern State University Campus, Online

Required Courses

Elementary Teachers (6 credits)

Secondary Teachers (6 credits)

TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED: 12 CREDITS