Science Teacher Preparation Programs Recognized by NSTA This list presents science teacher preparation programs that have been recognized to meet the NSTA Standards for Science Teacher Preparation since fall of 2005. These programs have developed rigorous assessment systems from which data have demonstrated proficiency of preservice teachers with regard to content knowledge, content pedagogy, learning environments, safety, impact on student learning, and professional knowledge and skills. Program Date Last Recognized Adelphi University Spring 2017 American University Fall 2014 Andrews University Spring 2014 Antioch University Fall 2009 Arkansas State University Fall 2014 Arkansas Tech University Spring 2017 Ashland University Fall 2013 Aurora University Spring 2014 Baldwin Wallace University Spring 2016 Ball State University Spring 2017 Baylor University Fall 2008 Bethany College Fall 2006 Bluefield State College Spring 2017 Bowling Green State University Fall 2012 Bradley University Fall 2012 Butler University Spring 2012 Cameron University Fall 2012 Canisius University Spring 2009 Capital University Fall 2010 Cedarville University Spring 2012 Central Connecticut State University Fall 2013 Chicago State University Spring 2017 Clarion University of Pennsylvania Spring 2011 Clemson University Fall 2012 Cleveland State University Spring 2015 Coastal Carolina University Fall 2010 Coker College Spring 2011 College of New Jersey Spring 2008 College of Notre Dame of Maryland Spring 2006 College of Staten Island Spring 2017 Concord University Fall 2012 Concordia University Fall 2008 Science Teacher Education Programs Recognized by NSTA 1
Converse College Spring 2011 Delaware State University Spring 2012 Delta State University Spring 2012 Eastern Connecticut State University Fall 2014 Eastern Illinois University Spring 2010 Eastern Michigan Fall 2009 East Central University Fall 2013 East Stroudsburg University Fall 2011 Eastern Illinois University Spring 2016 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Fall 2013 Fairfield University Spring 2012 Fairmount State University Spring 2016 Fitchburg State University Spring 2013 Fordham University Fall 2014 Framingham State University Fall 2012 Franciscan University of Steubenville Spring 2014 Furman University Fall 2012 George Mason University Fall 2015 George Washington University Spring 2012 Glenville State College Spring 2013 Governors State University Spring 2017 Grand Valley State University Spring 2017 Harding University Cannon Spring 2009 Harris-Stowe Spring 2009 Heidelberg University Fall 2011 Hiram College Spring 2011 Hood College Spring 2010 Hunter College of the City University of New York Fall 2015 Illinois State University Fall 2011 Indiana State University Spring 2012 Indiana University East Spring 2017 Indiana University Northwest Spring 2012 Indiana University of Pennsylvania Fall 2015 Indiana University Southeast Fall 2012 Indiana University South Bend Spring 2014 Indiana Wesleyan University Fall 2016 Iona College New Rochelle Fall 2012 Ithaca College Fall 2013 John Carroll University Spring 2014 Johns Hopkins University Spring 2008 Kean University Spring 2011 Keene State College Fall 2012 Kennesaw State University Spring 2011 Science Teacher Education Programs Recognized by NSTA 2
Kent State University Fall 2012 King s College Fall 2011 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Spring 2017 Langston University Fall 2013 Lehman College, City University of New York Fall 2012 Lewis University Fall 2012 Liberty University Fall 2009 Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Spring 2014 Longwood University Spring 2017 Louisiana State University at Alexandria Fall 2008 Louisiana State University A&M College Spring 2017 Louisiana State University in Shreveport Fall 2016 Louisiana Tech University Fall 2008 Loyola University Chicago Fall 2012 Loyola University Maryland Fall 2012 Luther College Fall 2013 Marietta College Spring 2010 Marshall University Spring 2015 Marywood University Fall 2012 McDaniel College Spring 2013 McKendree University Fall 2010 Mercy College Fall 2012 Miami University Spring 2015 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Spring 2012 Millikin University Fall 2009 Mississippi College Fall 2011 Mississippi State University Fall 2016 Mississippi University for Women Fall 2006 Missouri State University Spring 2006 Monmouth University Fall 2010 Montclair State University Spring 2014 Morris College Fall 2014 Mount Saint Mary College Fall 2012 Mount Union College Fall 2009 Mount Vernon Nazarene University Fall 2012 Muskingum University Fall 2013 National-Louis University Fall 2013 Newberry College Spring 2006 Niagara University Fall 2010 Northeastern State University Fall 2015 Northern Arizona University Spring 2014 Northern Illinois University Spring 2011 Notre Dame College Spring 2011 Science Teacher Education Programs Recognized by NSTA 3
Notre Dame of Maryland University Spring 2011 Nova Southeastern University Fall 2015 Oakland City University Fall 2013 Ohio University Fall 2012 Ohio Dominican University Spring 2009 Oklahoma Baptist University Spring 2015 Oklahoma City University Spring 2017 Oklahoma State University Fall 2012 Oklahoma Wesleyan University Fall 2015 Old Dominion University Spring 2017 Olivet Nazarene University Fall 2015 Oral Roberts University Spring 2014 Otterbein University Fall 2013 Purdue University Spring 2013 Queens College Fall 2012 Quinnipiac University Fall 2012 Relay Graduate School of Education Spring 2016 Rider University Spring 2011 Roosevelt University Spring 2014 Rowan University Fall 2013 Salem State University Fall 2011 Salisbury University Fall 2011 Sam Houston State University Fall 2014 Saint John Fisher College Fall 2012 Saint Louis University Fall 2008 Saint Mary s College Fall 2016 Saint Thomas Aquinas Spring 2008 Saint Xavier University Fall 2012 Seton Hall University Spring 2011 Shawnee State University Spring 2012 Shepherd University Spring 2016 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Spring 2016 Siena College Fall 2012 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Spring 2013 Southeast Missouri State Fall 2009 Southeastern Louisiana University Spring 2012 Southeastern Oklahoma State University Fall 2010 Southern Connecticut State University Fall 2012 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Fall 2014 Southern Nazarene University Spring 2010 Southwestern Oklahoma State University Fall 2016 State University of New York at Brockport Fall 2016 State University of New York at Buffalo Spring 2017 Science Teacher Education Programs Recognized by NSTA 4
State University of New York at Cortland Spring 2014 State University of New York at Fredonia Fall 2012 State University of New York at Genesco Fall 2013 State University of New York at New Paltz Fall 2013 State University of New York at Old Westbury Fall 2013 State University of New York at Oneonta Spring 2012 State University of New York at Oswego Spring 2014 State University of New York at Potsdam Spring 2014 Stony Brook University Spring 2013 Sultan Qaboos University Spring 2014 Syracuse University Spring 2010 Taylor University Spring 2014 Teachers College Columbia University Fall 2008 Texas Southern University Spring 2009 The Citadel Spring 2013 The City College of New York Spring 2016 The College of Charleston Fall 2016 The College of Saint Rose Spring 2014 The College of New Jersey Spring 2016 The John Hopkins University Fall 2012 The Ohio State University Fall 2016 The University of Dayton Fall 2015 The University of Oklahoma Fall 2015 The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Fall 2013 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Spring 2014 The University of Toledo Spring 2016 The University of Vermont Spring 2014 The University of Wyoming Fall 2016 Towson University Fall 2011 Universidad De Puerto Rio De Cayey Fall 2009 Universidad De Puerto Rico De Mayaguez Spring 2011 Universidad De Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Fall 2016 University of Akron Fall 2013 University of Alaska Anchorage Spring 2010 University of Alaska Fairbanks Fall 2013 University of Arkansas Fayetteville Spring 2011 University of Arkansas Fort Smith Fall 2009 University of Arkansas Little Rock Fall 2013 University of Central Arkansas Fall 2012 University of Central Missouri Spring 2017 University of Central Oklahoma Spring 2013 University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Fall 2012 University of Connecticut Spring 2014 Science Teacher Education Programs Recognized by NSTA 5
University of Dayton Spring 2009 University of Delaware Spring 2016 University of Hawaii at Manoa Fall 2012 University of Houston Clear Lake Spring 2009 University of Louisiana Lafayette Fall 2013 University of Louisiana Monroe Fall 2009 University of Maryland Baltimore County Fall 2016 University of Maryland College Park Spring 2014 University of Maryland Eastern Shore Spring 2008 University of Massachusetts Amhurst Spring 2013 University of Massachusetts Lowell Fall 2014 University of Mississippi Fall 2008 University of New Orleans Fall 2011 University of North Texas Spring 2016 University of Rhode Island Spring 2013 University of Rochester Fall 2014 University of Saint Joseph Spring 2014 University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma Fall 2007 University of Scranton Fall 2008 University of South Carolina Fall 2014 University of South Carolina Aiken Spring 2011 University of South Carolina Upstate Spring 2017 University of Southern Mississippi Spring 2011 University of St. Francis Spring 2009 University of Texas at Arlington Fall 2014 University of Texas of the Permian Basin Spring 2011 University of Toledo Fall 2008 University of Vermont Spring 2010 University of Wyoming Spring 2010 Valparaiso University Fall 2011 Virginia Commonwealth University Spring 2008 Vincennes University Spring 2014 Wagner College Spring 2011 Walsh University Fall 2011 Westfield State Spring 2008 West Chester University Spring 2012 West Liberty University Spring 2017 West Virginia State University Fall 2016 West Virginia University Spring 2016 Westfield State University Spring 2016 Western Connecticut State University Fall 2012 Western Governers University Fall 2016 Western Illinois University Fall 2015 Science Teacher Education Programs Recognized by NSTA 6
Western Michigan University Fall 2014 Wheaton College Spring 2008 William Paterson University Fall 2011 Winthrop University Fall 2015 Wittenberg University Fall 2012 Wright State University Spring 2013 Youngstown State University Spring 2014 Science Teacher Education Programs Recognized by NSTA 7