Elementary Education BA/Licensing

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Within the General Education Curriculum, the following courses are required:

NATS 104 S
NATS 105 ES
A course in national, state and local government, typically PS 262 J

Licensing Steps

To attain the Elementary Education license, students must progress satisfactorily through the School of Education assessment system. In addition, candidates for this license should have the following:

WI Reading Foundation Exam
Minimum GPA of 2.75 in Communication Skills, General Education, Content Knowledge, Teacher Education and Overall
Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in content area courses
Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA)

Professional Core Requirements

Students must take the following core education courses:

ED 200 D - Ed & Identity in Plralistic Society Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 215 J - Infancy through Young Adult Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 271 P - Intro to Philosophy of Education Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 302 I - Technology & Assess in Classroom Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 306 - Exceptional Children and Youth Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 330 X - Teaching and Learning Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 384 - Lit for Chilhd to Adolsen Hlthcare Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 401 3U - Teacher as Inquirer II Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 402 - The Reflective Practitioner Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1

Major Requirements

ED 262 - Foundations of ESL & Bilingual Educ Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 311 - Wellness in Education Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 350 - Teaching for Social Justice Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 422 - Integ Arts/Laughter/Play Elem Curr Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 423 - Methods of Social Studies Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 426 - Mthds of Teaching Science and Enved Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 428A - Mathematics Content and Methods I Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 428B - Mathematics Content and Methods II Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 435 - Literacy I Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 436 - Literacy II Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 440 - ESL II Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 461 - ESL Methods & Assessment Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 483 - Student Tchng: 1-9 MC-EA Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 6
OR
ED 485A - Internship Grades 1-9 EC-MC Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 6