Mar 29, 2024  
2021-2022 Edgewood College Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Edgewood College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Education, Elementary Education Concentration, MA/Licensing


Program Requirements


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

Core Master’s Degree Experiences


Additional Program Requirements


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

See Clinical Experiences section below for details on clinical/practicum requirements.


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


Optional: Add-on Licensing Sequence


English as a Second Language (ESL)


Bilingual Education


 

Clinical Experiences


Clinical Experiences are required for the MA in Education: Elementary Education Concentration: 

Students are to enroll in the designated practicum/clinical experience during the same semester that they take the associated ED courses: 

  • ED 661  – Students are to complete an Initial Level Clinical Placement of 30 hours through concurrent enrollment in ED 620P 
  • ED 699A  – Students are to complete an Intermediate Level Clinical Placement of 30 hours through concurrent enrollment in ED 650P .
  • ED 683B  – Students are to complete an Advanced Level Clinical Placement of 30 hours through concurrent enrollment in ED 750P .

These clinical hours fulfill degree completion and certification requirements for licensure as a teacher. 

Practicum placement, observation, and assessment are coordinated through the Office of Clinical Experiences. 

A supervision plan of the clinical experience will involve observation and assessment and assigned through the clinical office.