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2024-2025 Edgewood College Catalog
Degree Completion Secondary Education, BA
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Edgewood’s Secondary Education Degree Completion program is for those interested in teaching Secondary Regular Education for grades four through twelve in the content areas of mathematics, science, social studies, and English. Candidates for the secondary education degree must also meet content knowledge requirements for the license area through a major (or major equivalent) in that content area. 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.
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Program Requirements
After the completion of sixty general education, content area, and elective credits, students can begin taking courses toward licensure in the Education 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, and successful passage of the teacher performance assessment in the final semester of the licensure sequence.
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 .
Specific Content Area Requirements
Per statutory requirements in PI 34.022(1), candidates seeking licensure in social studies must demonstrate knowledge and understanding of cooperative marketing and consumer cooperatives.
Per statutory requirements in PI 34.022(2), candidates pursuing science or social studies licensure must demonstrate knowledge and understanding of environmental education, including the conservation of natural resources.
Specific Content Area Requirements
Students must concurrently enroll in a major (or complete classes that satisfy equivalency in the major area) to demonstrate foundational skills and content knowledge in the chosen licensure area – mathematics, science, social studies, or English language arts.
Per statutory requirements in PI 34.022(1), candidates seeking licensure in social studies must demonstrate knowledge and understanding of cooperative marketing and consumer cooperatives.
Per statutory requirements in PI 34.022(2), candidates pursuing science or social studies licensure must demonstrate knowledge and understanding of environmental education, including the conservation of natural resources.
Degree Completion Optional Additional Licensing Sequences
Candidates seeking preparation to work as licensed teachers with multilingual students may pursue optional additional licensure in English as a Second language (ESL) or ESL/Bilingual Education (combined). This course sequence is offered in two possible pathways: an online format with synchronous whole-class meetings in real time, or traditional on-campus undergraduate courses.
Please note: A program prerequisite for bilingual education coursework is the demonstration of language proficiency on the ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) exam. Please see your advisor for details.
Online Option (eight-week session courses with three synchronous whole-class web video meetings in real time):
ESL Licensure Courses, Online Synchronous:
DCEDU 203 : Paradigms of ESL/Bilingual Education (Summer) (Meets with EDU 630)
DCEDU 307 : Second Language Acquisition Content (Fall, Session 2) (Meets with EDU 631)
DCEDU 403 : ESL Curriculum Design & Assessment (Summer) (Meets with EDU 635)
Bilingual Licensure, Online Synchronous:
Add DCEDU 408 : Bilingual Methods and Assessment (Fall or Spring, Online Format)
On-Campus Option (full semester, 15-week traditional undergraduate courses):
ESL Licensure Courses, On-Campus:
EDU 203 : Multilingual Learners and Spaces (Fall, full semester)
EDU 307 : Second Language Acquisition (Spring, full semester)
EDU 403 : ESL Methods and Assessment (Fall, full semester)
Bilingual Licensure:
Add EDU 408 : Bilingual Methods and Assessment (Fall or Spring, Online Format)
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