Feb 14, 2025  
2024-2025 Edgewood College Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Edgewood College Catalog

Degree Completion Elementary Education, BA


Edgewood’s Elementary Education Degree Completion program is for those interested in teaching Elementary Regular Education for kindergarten through grade nine. The bachelor’s degree completion pathway is designed for returning adult undergraduate students who seek to finish their degree and pursue  licensed employment in a school district, including those such as paraprofessionals who are currently employed in a school.

Classes are scheduled to align with the needs of working adults. General education courses in accelerated, hybrid, and virtual options with minimal on-campus requirements provide flexibility for students who work during the day.  Courses in the major are offered in 8-week sessions through an asynchronous format, which enable students to access class materials based on your schedule. Classes have a planned structure of lessons and submission deadlines, but no mandatory whole-class meetings in real time. 

The initial licensure sequence is a major that can be completed in as few as 39 credits, including nine courses, two supervised clinical field experiences, and a supervised full-time student teaching semester.  

Program Requirements

After the completion of sixty general education and elective credits, students can begin taking courses toward licensure in the major. Within the major, the initial license sequence pairs foundations coursework with teaching methods classes, along with developmental pre-student teaching practicums and a semester of supervised student teaching.

Completion of this program is contingent on fulfilling the requirements of the course sequence for licensure with a 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher, positive clinical and instructor evaluations, demonstrated growth through practicums and student teaching, a passing score on the Wisconsin Foundations of Reading Test, and successful passage of the teacher performance assessment in the final semester of the licensure sequence.

Required Courses

DCEDU 362 Integrative Classroom Environments
DCEDU 363 Development and Disability in Children & Youth
DCEDU 364 Science Explorations and Methods
DCEDU 371 Mathematics Methods
DCEDU 372 Literacy Language Arts Methods I (Note: $75 course fee)
DCEDU 374 Literacy Language Arts Methods II (Note: $75 course fee)
DCEDU 375 Social Studies Methods & Diversity
DCEDU 401 Teacher as Inquirer
DCEDU 451 Reflections on Teaching Practice

Clinical Experiences

DCEDU 250 Initial Level Practicum (0 credits)
DCEDU 350 Advanced Level Practicum (0 credits)
DCEDU 482 Elementary Student Teaching K-9

These clinical hours fulfill degree completion and certification requirements for licensure as a teacher.  Clinical evaluations are aligned to the Wisconsin Educator Standards.  For candidates who are already employed by a school, in many instances that school can serve as the clinical site for pre-student teaching practicum placements, providing strong connections between work roles, fieldwork, and coursework.  The Office of Clinical Experiences coordinates practicum placement, observation, and assessment, and can be contacted via email at clinical@edgewood.edu . 

Degree Completion Optional Additional Licensing Sequences [ADD IN SHARED CORE HERE]
 

Required Courses


Clinical Experiences


These clinical hours fulfill degree completion and certification requirements for licensure as a teacher.  Clinical evaluations are aligned to the Wisconsin Educator Standards.  For candidates who are already employed by a school, in many instances that school can serve as the clinical site for pre-student teaching practicum placements, providing strong connections between work roles, fieldwork, and coursework.  The Office of Clinical Experiences coordinates practicum placement, observation, and assessment, and can be contacted via email at clinical@edgewood.edu .