Program Information

We train teachers. They change the world.

What is UTeachTech?

Interdisciplinary Degree Programs
UTeachTech is the latest innovation in STEM education at Louisiana Tech. By offering STEM majors an academic minor in UTeachTech, UTeachTech pairs the University’s esteemed engineering and science programs with its outstanding teaching preparation programs. The result is a single, inter-disciplinary degree program that provides students with the knowledge needed to work in industry and the skill set to lead in the classroom.

Multiple Career Paths
UTeachTech provides students with more skills and more potential career paths than a STEM degree or an education degree alone would provide. UTeachTech graduates have a bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and certification as a high school teacher. That means they can go directly into a STEM profession, teaching, or graduate school. Even with all of these options available, 80% of graduates of UTeach programs across the nation are still teaching after five years.

Why UTeachTech?

Develop highly marketable career skills, including communication, collaboration, and leadership, that are crucial in any job.
Increase your career options.
Earn up to 15 hours of honors credit.
Expand your horizons by taking classes with students outside your major.
UTeachTech Master Teachers will be with you each step of the way as you decide if teaching is right for you.They are experienced science and math teachers who know what it's like to teach in Louisiana middle and high schools.

Share your love of science and math with the next generation.
Join the UTeachTech family and get the support and resources you need to be successful in college and beyond.
After you graduate and get your first teaching job, UTeachTech Master Teachers will support you in your first two years. They will provide resources and professional development training and will be on call for you as you take all that you learned in the program and implement it in your teaching.

What is the UTeach Model?

STEM-Focused: A national model to prepare secondary mathematics, science, computer science, and engineering teachers.
National: Founded at the University of Texas at Austin and replicated at 40 universities nationwide.
Hands-On/Field-Based: Students are placed in mathematics and science classrooms starting in their first year of study.
Efficient: Students receive a bachelor’s degree in a STEM major and certification as a high school teacher with minimal added time or cost to current STEM degree plans.

Partnerships: Local school districts are an integral part of the program, including their teachers as mentors of future teachers.
Successful: 88% of program graduates enter the teaching profession; 80% of them are still teaching after five years (exceeds national average by about 15 percentage points).
Quality Graduates: UTeach graduates are comparable to other science and mathematics graduates university-wide in terms of standardized test scores and GPAs.

You can learn more about the origins of UTeach, the UTeach Institute, and the growing UTeach community by visiting the UTeach Institute website.

How is UTeach different from other
teacher preparation programs?

UTeach is a university-based, secondary STEM teacher preparation program designed specifically for undergraduate STEM majors.
UTeach students earn degrees in their content areas (e.g., chemistry, biology, mathematics) along with teaching certification within four years. They take challenging science and mathematics coursework leading to a degree in a STEM major.
UTeach expands post-graduate possibilities for students, offering "one degree, two career options"—with minimal additional time or cost required.
UTeach is a unique collaboration between the colleges of science, education, and liberal arts at a university.
UTeach combines extensive, individualized coaching with intensive field-based teaching opportunities and relevant content. Students begin teaching their first semester in the program.
UTeach actively recruits STEM majors to try out teaching with no strings attached.
UTeach pairs master teachers (former secondary STEM teachers who become clinical faculty at the university) with research faculty throughout the program.
UTeach offers a streamlined, field-intensive curriculum that is firmly situated within the STEM domains. All courses in UTeach are discipline-specific, based on current research, and focused specifically on STEM teaching and learning.

The UTeach instructional program is designed to:
- Develop deep conceptual understanding and mastery of subject-area content
- Make explicit the underlying connections between mathematics and science
- Develop proficiency in core mathematics and scientific practices
- Develop research and information analysis skills
- Integrate content and pedagogy
- Build strong connections between educational theory and practice
- Emphasize inquiry- and project-based instructional approaches
- Integrate themes of assessment, equity, literacy, and technology
- Cultivate reflective practice
UTeach continues to offer support to students after graduation, both in person and online.
UTeach graduates become a part of UTeach Nation, a national network of professionals with content knowledge and similar pedagogical training. They meet annually at the UTeach Alumni Conference.
UTeach program co-directors, faculty, master teachers, staff, and students meet annually at the UTeach Conference to share successes and challenges and collaborate to make all UTeach programs better.