Increase Career Opportunities in STEM – Try UABTeach!

Want to maximize your career opportunities in STEM? Or increase your marketability when applying to professional/graduate school?

With UABTeach, you don’t have to choose between a STEM career and teaching. You can do both.

Why Join UABTeach?

  • Two Careers in One: Earn your regular STEM degree, a STEM Education minor, and a secondary teaching certificate at the exact same time, with zero extra semesters.
  • Test-Drive Teaching for Free: Your very first course (EDU 101) lets you try out teaching in a real classroom. If it’s not for you, there is no obligation to continue.
  • Financial Support: High-demand STEM teachers are needed everywhere. We offer scholarships, internships, and a direct path to a secure, rewarding career.
  • Seamless Transfer: We specialize in making your community college credits work for you, so you don’t lose any momentum.

What is UABTeach?

  • UABTeach is a STEM Education minor not a major
  • 7 courses in education (21 credit hours)
  • Start at Jefferson State, finish at UAB
  • Successful completion of courses and certification requirements leads to full teaching credentials in mathematics or science, grades 6-12.

Take the Next Step

Curious about UABTeach and want to know more about how the program might benefit you?

  1. Speak with a Jefferson State advisor
  2. Reach out to UABTeach contact; Dr. Paulette Evans [email protected]