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Biology - STEM Teacher Education - 5 yr B.S./M.A.

Biology educators are preparing young minds for success in the sciences and in life. 

Kean's STEM education program -- the only one of its kind in New Jersey -- provides our students with a strong foundation in the sciences and extensive teacher training. Kean's accelerated program allows students to earn a bachelor's degree in science and technology and a master's degree in instruction and curriculum in just five years, laying the groundwork for a future of preparing the next generation of innovators.

Kean biology graduates  are pioneering new teaching techniques, research and methodologies, advancing science and education. 

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Student researcher in Kean's STEM lab

SIST students conduct research in state-of-the-art facilities.

What You Learn

  • Benefit from a core curriculum covers the content areas of biology, chemistry, physics, calculus and statistics
  • Earn your Bachelor of Science in biology in the first four years and a Master of Arts in instruction and curriculum in the fifth year
  • Create lesson plans, master science and math content, and gain practical classroom experience
  • Collaborate with faculty to conduct real-world research that can lead to patents, publications or conference presentations

If you have admissions questions, contact Graduate Admissions at gradadmissions@kean.edu or (908) 737-4723.

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Biology - STEM Teacher Education - 5 yr B.S./M.A.

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Kean's Teacher Education programs are nationally recognized by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).   

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