Advanced Certification Elementary (ACE)

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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

ED 661 - Integrative Classroom Environments 3 Credit(s)
ED 635 - Diversity in the Classroom 3 Credit(s)
ED 660B - Reflection in Practice 1 Credit(s)
ED 667 - Science Explorations and Methods 4 Credit(s)
ED 681 - Child Developmnt & Exceptionalities 3 Credit(s)
ED 682 - Children’s Literature 3 Credit(s)
ED 683A - Literacy Lang Arts Methods I 3 Credit(s)
ED 683B - Literacy Lang Arts Methods II 3 Credit(s)
ED 684 - Social Studies Methods 3 Credit(s)
ED 685A - Integrating Arts, Elementary - STEM 1 Credit(s)
ED 685B - Integrating the Arts Elem - Humanit 1 Credit(s)
ED 697 - Student Teaching MC-EA 3 Credit(s)
OR
ED 697A - Student Teaching MC-EA & ESL 3 Credit(s)
OR
ED 697B - Student Teaching MC-EA & Bilingual 3 Credit(s)
MATH 101 M - Intro to Problem Solving 3 Credit(s)
MATH 602 - Research and Practice - Arithmetic 3 Credit(s)
MATH 603 - Research and Practice - Geometry 3 Credit(s)

Optional: Add-on Licensing Sequence

English as a Second Language (ESL)

ED 604A - Second Language Acquisition Content 3 Credit(s)
ED 604F - ESL Curriculum Design & Assessment 3 Credit(s)
ED 605A - Language for Teachers I 3 Credit(s)
ED 697A - Student Teaching MC-EA & ESL 3 Credit(s)

Bilingual Education

ED 604A - Second Language Acquisition Content 3 Credit(s)
ED 605D - Biliteracy Development 3 Credit(s)
ED 605K - Language Analysis & Bilingualism 3 Credit(s)
ED 604G - Biling Ed Curric Design/Assessment 3 Credit(s)
ED 697B - Student Teaching MC-EA & Bilingual 3 Credit(s)