The basic mission of the School of Education (SOE) is to provide quality pre-­service training to undergraduates in early childhood, elementary and secondary education and to provide quality graduate, credit and non-credit, learning opportunities to edu­cators in Central Wisconsin.

SOE QUICK FACTS 2005-06:

About SOE Students

·      SOE has 757 full-time undergraduate students and 180 graduate students enrolled.

·      The average GPA of incoming freshmen is 3.34; the average ACT score is 22.1.

·      In 2004-05, UWSP awarded 119 undergraduate degrees and 51 graduate degrees to SOE students.

·      The average GPA of last year’s graduating class was 3.59.

·      Last year 43 SOE students received scholarships totaling $43,350.

·      Most SOE students are from Wisconsin; some are from Minnesota and Illinois; one student traveled all the way from Hong Kong to study in SOE!

• Many of our students learn about other cultures through UWSP study abroad opportunities. Sixteen SOE students traveled abroad this year.  One-in-nine SOE students will study abroad at sometime during their college careers.

• Eighty-five percent of the graduates in the class of 2004 were hired in positions within their discipline.  

• SOE has four student professional organizations with over 350 active members.  They include the Wisconsin Education Association (StWEA), the Association for the Education of Young Children (AEYC), Student Council for Exceptional Children (SCEC), and professional education honor society Kappa Delta Pi (KDP).  Last year, the Student Wisconsin Education Association won Best Chapter in the Nation for the fifth year.   

About Academic Programs in SOE

·         The School of Education offers Bachelor’s Degrees in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Secondary Education and Exceptional Education and minors in Early Childhood Special Education and Exceptional Educational Needs; SOE also offers Master’s Degrees in Education.

About SOE

·         Currently, SOE employs 15 faculty, 3 academic staff, 6 classified staff, 7 graduate assistants, and 5 adjunct faculty.  In addition, SOE employs 14 students who hold part-time positions within the school.

·         One hundred percent of SOE faculty hold a PhD degree.

•  Every SOE faculty member has completed the College Teaching Partners Program, a program designed to facilitate teacher growth and development.

·         The School of Education is the oldest UWSP academic program. SOE has its origins in the Early Education Degrees that were awarded in 1894, during the founding

    days of UWSP (then called Stevens Point Normal School). 

*Data was taken from the following sources—UWSP Records and Registration, UWSP Admissions, UWSP Career Services, UWSP News Services, UWSP International Programs office, CPS Dean’s Office, CPS Annual Reports, UWSP Academic Affairs office.