Elementary Education, BA

Major Overview

The bachelor’s degree and licensing program is a popular program designed for students interested in careers as teachers in kindergarten through ninth grade. Our graduates earn two licenses in this program: a license to teach elementary education and a license to teach English as a Second Language, leading to a rewarding career in education. The program combines content coursework with pedagogy and rich clinical experiences in schools. It has been designed as a cohort structure and leads to a degree and license within four years. If you have additional questions around navigating your path to becoming a teacher, please contact your education advisor.

Licensing Steps

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

• WI Foundations of Reading Test (WFORT) 
• Minimum GPA of 2.75 in Communication Skills, General Education, Content Knowledge, Teacher Education
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in content area courses

Edgewood College offers additional licensing programs in:

• Art and Design Teaching    
• Music Education   
• Spanish Teaching   
• Theatre Arts Teaching   
• Secondary Mathematics Teaching   
• Secondary English Teaching     
• Secondary Science Teaching   
• Accelerated Secondary Program (ASP)