Chemistry Education - 5-year B.S./M.A.

Chemistry educators provide their students with the essential elements for a successful future.

Kean's STEM education program — the only one of its kind in New Jersey — offers a solid foundation in science and research, complemented by comprehensive instructional training, curriculum development and career preparation.

The program offers a core curriculum in the first two years that integrates science and mathematics courses with hands-on laboratory work designed to reinforce classroom instruction. Kean's accelerated program allows you to earn both a bachelor's degree in science and technology and a master's degree in instruction and curriculum in just five years.

Chemistry education graduates are advancing science and scientific instruction through their work inside and outside of the classroom, preparing the next generation of innovators, pioneering new research and educating young people about emerging technologies.

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STEM students present in Medicinal Chemistry class — Student in a medicinal chemistry class presents their research findings to peers.

What Will You Learn as a Chemistry Education Major?

Conduct real-world experiments in a state-of-the-art research environment
Earn your Bachelor of Science in chemistry in the first four years and a Master of Arts in instruction and curriculum in the fifth year
Gain research experience, as early as your freshman year, through the Research First Initiative
Pioneer chemical innovations in the laboratory and instructional advances within the classroom

Chemistry - STEM Teacher Education - 5-year B.S./M.A.

Curriculum Sheets and 4-Year Plans

Admission Requirements

List of Minimum Requirements for B.S. and M.S. degree

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