STC FAQs

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• About STC
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• Application to STC
• Science Teacher Requirements
• STC Seminar
• What We Do
• Staff Directory
• Teacher's Web Resources
• Current Events

• Professional Development of Science Teachers

• ISS/Fair 2005
Investigative Science
Symposium/Fair

• ISS/Fair 2004

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• Thomas A. Gardner Science
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QC Physics Department

• Welcome to STC
• About STC
FAQs about STC
• Application to STC
• Science Teacher Requirements
• STC Seminar
• What We Do
• Staff Directory
• Teacher's Web Resources
• Current Events

• Professional Development of Science Teachers

• ISS/Fair 2005
Investigative Science
Symposium/Fair

• ISS/Fair 2004

• ISS/Fair 2003

• ISS/Fair 2002

• Thomas A. Gardner Science
Teacher Endowment Fund

QC Secondary Education Dept.
QC Physics Department

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Who is eligible to apply to STC?

If I have a bachelor's or higher degree, what are my requirements to become a science teacher?

Do I have to be a Queens College student to apply to STC?

Must I attend full-time or can I attend part-time?

How can I obtain more information about the STC Program?

Where is the STC Office located?

What is the deadline for submission of STC applications?

Is there a fee for the STC application?

Where do I send my completed STC application?

From where do STC applicants come?

Who is eligible to apply to STC?
Anyone with a strong desire to become a licensed science teacher and having science courses in their educational background. Applicants can be QC undergraduate students prepared to major in science education (Biology, Chemistry, Geology, or Physics), transfer students or those with a bachelor's degree in science or the liberal arts. .

If I have a bachelor's or higher degree, what are my requirements to become a science teacher?
As a candidate with a B.A. or B.S., or higher, you are welcome to apply for entrance to Science Teacher Careers and need also to apply to the Queens College Graduate School in the Advanced Certificate Program of Secondary Education. For your initial science teacher certification you will need to complete 21 graduate science education credits before beginning work on your Masters degree.

You will also need to have completed a total of at least 36 credits of approved undergraduate science courses with an average grade of B or better. Thirty credits of the science courses need to be concentrated in one science area [e.g., Biology, Chemistry, Geology (Earth Science), or Physics].

Do I have to be a Queens College student to apply to STC?
No, but you need to be a QC student to begin your coursework at QC.

Must I attend full-time or can I attend part-time?
Science Teacher Careers permits, but does not require, full-time (12 credits or more per semester) attendance. To allow for your work or your family responsibilities, you may construct a part-time program (from 1 to 11 credits).

How can I obtain more information about the STC Program?
A brief description of the STC Program can be viewed from our website by clicking on the About STC link. For more detailed information, including course advisement, please call us for an appointment at 718-997-3379, and leave your name, address and phone number, OR visit us in the Science Building (SB) Room B218 by appointment.

Where is the STC Office located?
The STC Office is in the Science Building, Room B218.

Please click here for the STC Staff Directory.

What is the deadline for submission of STC applications?
For applicants already at QC: one month before the start of the Fall or Spring semesters.
For applicants requiring admission to QC: allow four months for admission as a matriculated student. Applicants can be "express admitted" to QC,one month before the semester's start as non-matriculated students and then later, can matriculate.

Is there a fee for the STC application?
No. There is no fee for the STC application.

Where do I send my completed STC application?
Please mail or bring your completed STC application to:

Science Teacher Careers
Physics Department(SB B334)
Queens College, Flushing, NY 11367

Please remember to enclose, with your STC application, student copies of transcripts, from other colleges that you have attended.

From where do STC applicants come?
STC participants enter the Program from a rich variety of educational, professional and cultural backgrounds.

Some examples of STC applicants' previous education are:
• community college degrees in medical or electrical technology,
• college degrees in:

1. English
2. History
3. Engineering
4. Nursing
5. Psychology
6. Environmental Science

• graduate degrees in:

					1. nuclear engineering 2. agricultural engineering 3. business administration (MBA) 4. Law 5. Podiatry.

Examples of their current professional backgrounds are similarly varied:

• unlicensed science teacher
• environmental consultant
• advertising professional
• legal secretary
• airport meteorologist
• NYC fireman
• marine engineer
• emergency medical technician
• licensed chiropractor
• registered dietitian
• NYC park ranger
• airline flight attendant
• mothers and fathers with school-age children
and more.

The cultural diversity of our students is breathtaking. We have a wide range of American minority and majority diversity along with recent immigrants from many countries, for example:

• Afghanistan
• Argentina
• Bangladesh
• Brazil
• China
• Egypt
• Germany
• Greece

• Guyana
• Haiti
• Hong Kong
• India
• Ireland
• Jamaica
• Korea
• Malta

• Peru
• Poland
• Puerto Rico
• Romania
• South Africa
• Trinidad
• Turkey
• the Ukraine
and more.

• Welcome to STC • About STC • STC FAQs • Application to STC • Science Teacher Requirements • STC Seminar
• What We Do • Staff Directory • Teacher's Web Resources • Current Events • Professional Development of Science Teachers
• Investigative Science Symposium/Fair (ISS/Fair) 2005 • ISS/Fair 2004 • ISS/Fair 2003 • ISS/Fair 2002
• Thomas A. Gardner Science Teacher Endowment Fund
• QC Secondary Education Dept. • Queens College Home Page • QC Physics Department