Elementary Education, BA

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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:

Wisconsin Foundations of Reading Test (exam #190), with passing score of 233 or above.
Minimum of a 2.75 cumulative GPA
No grade below a BC will count towards the Professional Core or Major Requirements

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Professional Core Requirements

Students must take the following core education courses:

EDU 200 - Ed & Identity in Plralistic Society Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
EDU 201 - Intro to Philosophy of Education Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
EDU 202 - Exceptional Children and Youth Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
EDU 203 - Foundations of Language and ESL Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
EDU 204 - Infancy through Young Adult Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
EDU 205 - Teaching and Learning Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
EDU 206 - Wellness in Education Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
EDU 300 - Teaching for Social Justice Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
EDU 308 - Technology & Assess in Classroom Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
EDU 401 3 - Teacher as Inquirer II Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
EDU 451 - The Reflective Practitioner Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2

Major Requirements

Major requirements include courses in instructional methods.

EDU 406 - Arts Integration in Education Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
EDU 301 - Methods of Social Studies Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
EDU 303 - Mthds of Teaching Science and Enved Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
EDU 304 - Literacy Methods I Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
EDU 404 - Literacy Methods II Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
EDU 305 - Mathematics Content and Methods I Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
EDU 405 - Mathematics Content and Methods II Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
EDU 307 - Second Language Acquisition Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
EDU 403 - ESL Methods & Assessment Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
CHLF 418 - Learning through Play Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3

Clinical Experiences

EDU 225 - Initial Practicum I Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 0
EDU 250 - Initial Practicum II Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 0
EDU 325 - Intermediate Practicum Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 0
EDU 350 - Advanced Practicum I Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 0
EDU 425 - Advanced Practicum II Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 0
EDU 482 - Student Tchng: 1-8 MC-EA Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 6
OR
EDU 483 - Student Teaching: 1-8 MC-EA & ESL Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 6
OR
EDU 484 - Student Teaching 1-8 MC-EA & Bilng Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 6
OR
EDU 485 - Student Teaching 1-8 MC-EA & SPED Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 6