STEM EDUCATION CO-OP, NOYCE SCHOLAR PROGRAM
The Noyce Scholar Program is based on an adaptation of the engineering-industry cooperative education model that has successfully prepared Marquette engineers for 90 years. The Noyce Program prepares engineering and science students who want to be STEM teachers. This uniquely adapted cooperative education model gives students intensive field experiences in education (i.e., teaching co-ops) that are integrated with classroom instruction to meet the Wisconsin state standards for STEM teacher licensure.
The Noyce Scholar Program allows engineering students and other STEM majors to complete their engineering/STEM degree and STEM teaching certification in five years.
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Program goals
The goal of this program is to formalize a unique educational opportunity for students to pursue a traditional engineering/STEM degree and become certified to teach in a STEM discipline. This may be customized for any of the engineering and STEM majors.
Graduates will complete:
- Bachelor of science degree in engineering (or STEM) discipline
- Major in education
- Major in science (biology, chemistry, physics or broad field science) or mathematics
- Teaching certification in science or mathematics
Program motivation
The national demand for teachers of science, technology and math continues to grow. This Marquette engineering/education initiative prepares undergraduates to become licensed STEM teachers who effectively educate middle and high school students.
Scholar awards and scholarship support
With the support of the National Science Foundation, this Noyce Scholar Program provides scholarship support for students during their third-fifth years of study. Scholarship awards require future STEM teaching in a high-need school.
Important program dates
Application deadline: Annually on March 1
Scholarships awarded: 2010-14
Contacts
Dr. M. Barbara Silver-Thorn
Engineering Noyce Scholar Program coordinator
Associate professor of biomedical and mechanical engineering
barbara.silver-thorn@marquette.edu
Dr. Ellen Eckman
Education Noyce Scholar Program coordinator
Associate professor and chair, Educational Policy & Leadership Programs
ellen.eckman@marquette.edu
Susan Stang
Licensure officer and director of field placements
College of Education
susan.stang@marquette.edu
Dr. Benjamin Brown
Professor and Chair in the Department of Physics
Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences
benjamin.brown@marquette.edu
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