STEM Concentration
Women represent only thirty percent of the STEM workforce in the U.S. — and Notre Dame Belmont (NDB) is working to close the gender gap. Launching with the Class of 2028, NDB’s STEM Concentration immerses students in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, preparing them for a college-level academic career.
NDB has earned the College Board's AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for expanding young women’s access to AP Computer Science Principles (CSP). This award acknowledges 1,127 schools for their work toward equal gender representation during the 2022-23 school year. NDB is one of only 834 schools to be recognized for achieving this important result in AP CSP. Learn more.
Who is a STEM Tiger?
Virtual Dissection Technology
Courses and Opportunities
Capstone Project Example: Virtual Economics Class
What is money? Where does money come from? Why does it seem like our money is spent so quickly? The answer will be found in Susie Liu's (Class of 2024) Capstone project called Women in Economics -- Teenager Economics Online Classroom, which serves as an online platform for economics foundation courses for middle and high school students. Visit Teenager Economics Study Online Classroom to join the classroom, with no pay, no commitment, self-paced comprehensive platform.
Forensics Fingerprinting Lab
Forensics Mock Trial
Best Practices for STEM Education
NDB’s STEM Concentration embodies five best practices for STEM education, highlighted by the Center for STEM Education for Girls:
- Take Risks
- Engage in Inquiry-Based and Project-Based Learning
- Connect Learning to a Higher Purpose
- Craft 3-Dimensional Spatial Skills
- Connect With Role Models
Take Risks
Engage in Inquiry-Based and Project-Based Learning
Connect Learning to a Higher Purpose
Craft 3-Dimensional Spatial Skills
Connect With Role Models
Career Examples:
- Medical Physician
- Engineer
- Geologist
- Laboratory Scientist
- Veterinarian
- Marine Biologist
- Architect
- Astronomer
- Computer Programmer
- Genetic Counselor