Curriculum that ensures you’ve mastered the skills general science teachers need.
WGU designed this program to be timely, relevant, and practical—in other words, to make sure your M.A. Science Education degree proves you've acquired the advanced knowledge and skills needed in middle school science classrooms.
Every course focuses on clearly defined competencies you must prove you’ve learned—through tests, papers, projects, or other assessments. Demonstrating mastery is how you pass a course, so learning what it takes to be an outstanding educator is at the heart of WGU’s M.A. Science Education curriculum.
It’s all about real-world relevance, so every moment you spend studying is time well spent. That means what you’re learning in your degree program will be directly applicable when you’re employed as a junior high science teacher.
Courses fulfilled by your associate's degree.
This is an unofficial estimate of your transferable credits. You may receive more or less credits depending upon the specific courses taken to complete your degree and other credits you may have.
Below are the anticipated courses that will be fulfilled based on your indication that you have earned an associate's degree. During the enrollment process this information will be verified.
General Physics
Middle School Science: Content Knowledge
Ecology and Environmental Science
Introduction to Biology
Courses in this program.
This program is made up of the following courses. You will complete them one at a time as you make your way through your program, working with your Program Mentor each term to build your personalized Degree Plan. You’ll work through each course as quickly as you can study and learn the material. As soon as you’re ready, you’ll pass the assessment, complete the course, and move on. This means that you can finish as many courses as you're able in a term at no additional cost.
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General Science Content
Middle School Science: Content Knowledge
Ecology and Environmental Science
Integrated Physical Sciences
Science, Technology, and Society
Science Methods—Middle Grades General Science
Teaching in the Middle School
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Teacher Performance Assessment
Plan to work hard: Program requirements and expectations.
The M.A. Science Education degree program is a mostly online program, with some in-classroom requirements. You will complete your courses by studying and working independently with instruction and support from WGU faculty. You will be expected to complete at least 8 competency units (WGU's equivalent of the credit hour) each 6-month term. (Each course is typically 3 or 4 units.)
The first person you speak with at WGU will be your Enrollment Counselor, who can explain requirements and expectations in more detail. You can also read more about each course in the Program Guide.
Request info from an Enrollment Counselor.
Download the Program Guide.
Special requirements for this program.
Home Science Lab. You will be provided with a self-contained laboratory kit—including science equipment, specimens and chemicals—to complete lab experiments at home.
Teacher Work Sample. The final exam requires that you write an original, comprehensive research paper that provides direct evidence of your ability to design and implement a multi-week, standards-based unit of instruction, assess student learning, and then reflect on the learning process.
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A top-quality curriculum developed with guidance from education leaders and academic experts.
To ensure our teaching degrees are consistent with the expectations of today’s schools, we develop courses with input from councils composed of nationally recognized experts in education. Council members offer guidance on key competencies to be expected from successful WGU graduates.
