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BW's STEAM education certificate program provides educators with the knowledge, skills and strategies necessary to effectively integrate STEAM principles into their teaching practices and programs.

STEAM Certificate Program Integrates STEM with the Arts

The STEAM education certificate program empowers diverse educators — classroom teachers, librarians, out-of-school program leaders, and community members — to effectively integrate science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics into their learning environments.

The program emphasizes creativity through hands-on, project-based learning that combines analytical and creative thinking. Curriculum design fosters collaboration through interdisciplinary projects that blend STEM with the arts — such as designing prototypes, creating digital media and developing innovative solutions to real-world challenges.

What Will Educators Gain from the STEAM Education Certificate?

  • Primary educators gain age-appropriate strategies to introduce foundational concepts across subjects.
  • Secondary educators learn to make meaningful cross-disciplinary connections and highlight career pathways.
  • Informal educators from libraries, non-profits and out-of-school organizations develop complementary STEAM experiences for community settings.

By connecting diverse educators, the program builds a regional network that strengthens STEAM literacy and develops a robust, innovative STEM workforce prepared to meet future challenges.

Benefits of STEAM Graduate Credits for Teachers 

This comprehensive program provides 9 semester credits at the graduate level with official transcripts with letter grades upon the successful completion of the courses that can be applied toward:

  • Teacher licensure renewal
  • Salary advancement
  • Professional development requirements

Important: We recommend that you check with your school district and/or state licensing agency to verify these teacher course offerings will meet your district and/or state requirements for salary advancement and/or state teacher certification re-licensure.

Gifted HQPD Hours

The STEAM education certificate program will be taught by an educator licensed or endorsed in gifted education, and the program will provide gifted HQPD hours for those who need them. Districts convert credit hours to clock hours according to local policies. Please reference the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce document for additional information.

Tuition is Free for Ohio Residents

Through the Choose Ohio First Grant awarded to Baldwin Wallace by the State of Ohio, the BW STEAM education certificate program is FREE to Ohio residents. This is a savings of $5,265 for the 9-credit certificate in 2025-26 ($585 per credit).

Out-of-state residents should contact the BW admission office at (440) 826-8012 or graduate@bw.edu with questions on tuition.

Next Cohort Starts Fall 2026

The program is delivered in a hybrid format, meaning there will be three in-person meetings per class with the rest of the coursework online and completed independently.

Dates for Upcoming and Current Cohorts

Course Descriptions

See catalog for course descriptions. 

Apply for Admission

The STEAM education certificate program is a post-baccalaureate program for students who already earned a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution. Admission to the STEAM program is a selective and competitive process, seeking to enroll candidates with a strong academic background and proven experience in the classroom (or workplace).

Application Dates

To be considered for the fall 2026 start in the STEAM education certificate program, all application materials must be received by December 1, 2025. The application opens October 1, 2025.

Application Process

Using BW’s online application:

  • Select the Graduate and Professional Application
  • Under the Education section, select the STEAM Education Certificate

Apply

As part of the application process, candidates will be required to provide the following:

Submit Transcripts

Please submit official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended. To be considered official, transcripts must be sent directly from the college/university you attended to the Baldwin Wallace University admission office. Electronic transcripts should be submitted to admit@bw.edu.

Paper copies should be sent to:
Admission Office
Baldwin Wallace University
275 Eastland Road
Berea, OH 44017

Note: BW transcripts for current or former students will automatically be obtained by the admission office at no cost.

Provide a Resume

Please submit a current resume or summary of your work history. The resume may be submitted within the online application, or you may submit it separately to the BW admission office at graduate@bw.edu.

Provide One Professional Recommendation

Recommenders should be familiar with your achievements and goals in terms of leadership, motivation and dependability, potential for growth, communication skills, character and integrity. We encourage recommendations to come from a professional, supervisor, college professor, or someone familiar with your goals and abilities to successfully complete this program.

Note: Recommendations will not be accepted from any member of your family, a spouse/partner, or close friend.

Submit an Essay

BW requires candidates to respond to an essay prompt in the online application. Your essay response serves as a writing sample and helps the admission committee become acquainted with you in ways different from courses, grades and other objective data. It demonstrates your ability to organize your thoughts and express yourself.

Contact

Lenaia Kramer, Graduate Admission
(440) 826-2915, lkramer@bw.edu