Education, Elementary Education Concentration, MA/Licensing

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Program Requirements

For licensure plus a master’s degree, add the following courses:

Core Master’s Degree Experiences

ED 603 - Introduction to Educational Resrch Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 692 - Research Capstone Project Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3

Additional Program Requirements

In addition to the Core Master’s Degree Experiences, a student must complete the Accelerated Certification Elementary (ACE) Licensing Sequence.

Advanced Certification Elementary (ACE)

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has established competencies that must be completed prior to granting PI34 Licensure. A majority of these mandated competencies are embedded in required coursework and experiences and met through prior coursework. Advisors will discuss program plans individually with each student, suggesting courses to meet these mandates if there is a need.

Program Requirements

This sequence earns Elementary Regular Education (777) and Middle Childhood-Early Adolescence 6-13 (72) licensure. English as a Second Language (ESL) and/or Bilingual Education add-on certificate for licensure may be secured through a combined degree plan.

Required Courses

ED 661 - Integrative Classroom Environments Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 635 - Diversity in the Classroom Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 660 - Reflections on Teaching Practice Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
ED 667 - Science Explorations and Methods Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 681 - Child Developmnt & Exceptionalities Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 682 - Children’s Literature Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 683A - Literacy Lang Arts Methods I Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 683B - Literacy Lang Arts Methods II Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 684 - Social Studies Methods Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 685 - Integration Art Elementary Curric Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
ED 697 - Student Teaching MC-EA Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
OR
ED 697A - Student Teaching MC-EA & ESL Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
OR
ED 697B - Student Teaching MC-EA & Bilingual Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
ED 699A - Research and Practice - Arithmetic Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 699B - Research and Practice - Geometry Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3

Optional: Add-on Licensing Sequence

English as a Second Language (ESL)

ED 604A - Second Language Acquisition Content Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 604F - ESL Curriculum Design & Assessment Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 605A - Language for Teachers I Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 697A - Student Teaching MC-EA & ESL Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2

Bilingual Education

ED 604A - Second Language Acquisition Content Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 605D - Biliteracy Development Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 605K - Language Analysis & Bilingualism Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 604G - Biling Ed Curric Design/Assessment Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ED 697B - Student Teaching MC-EA & Bilingual Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2