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2024-2025 Florida Tech Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Florida Tech Catalog

STEM Education, Ed.S.


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Major Code: 8920 Degree Awarded: Specialist in Education
Delivery Mode(s): Classroom Admission Status: Graduate
Admission Materials: Letters of recommendation,
résumé/CV, objectives, transcripts
Location(s): Main campus - Melbourne

The primary purpose of the Educational Specialist in STEM Education is to develop competencies in a selected area of STEM education (science education, mathematics education, educational technology). It includes graduate coursework in content and educational theory and practice relevant to a specialization and resembles a master’s plus 30 program model for teachers in many states.

This program can be taken on either a full- or part-time basis. Graduate courses in education are offered in the evening to allow teachers and other working professionals to complete these degree requirements. 

Admission Requirements 

Applicants should hold a master’s degree in a STEM field (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) or in an area of K-16 STEM education, with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale.

Applicants are required to submit the materials listed above, including a statement of objectives that describes their background and reasons for graduate study in STEM education and in the area in which they wish to specialize.

General admission requirements and the application process are presented under General Academic Information (All Students)  and Graduate Academic Information 

Degree Requirements 

The Educational Specialist in STEM Education is conferred on students who successfully complete a minimum of 30 credit hours of coursework beyond the master’s degree, including core courses, content area courses, and courses in a specialization. Although research methodologies are included in the curriculum, no thesis is required. Up to 12 credit hours of approved graduate transfer credit may be applied. 

lt is the responsibility of the student to follow all master’s degree program policies governed by the graduate programs office. Candidates for the degree must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or better throughout the 30 credit-hour program.

A three-member committee approved by the program chair, department head and graduate programs office administers a final program examination in the last semester of enrollment. lt is also the responsibility of the student to organize this committee and schedule the examination in consultation with their academic advisor. 

Curriculum 

Each student must establish an appropriate program of study with the guidance of their academic advisor, subject to final approval by the program chair and department head. 

Core Courses (9 credit hours)


Areas of Specialization


Educational Technology (21 credit hours)


  • A minimum of 9 credit hours of computer science (CSE or CIS)
  • A minimum of 9 credit hours of graduate-level education courses (EDS)
  • A minimum of 3 credit hours of approved electives

Mathematics Education (21 credit hours)


  • A minimum of 9 credit hours of mathematics (MTH)
  • A minimum of 9 credit hours of graduate-level education courses (EDS)
  • A minimum of 3 credit hours of approved electives

Science Education (21 credit hours)


  • A minimum of 9 credit hours in a selected area of science
  • A minimum of 9 credit hours of graduate-level education courses (EDS)
  • A minimum of 3 credit hours of approved electives

Total Credits Required: 30


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