Academic Programs/Courses
CERTIFIABLE PROGRAMS
UW-Stevens Point offers certification in the following majors, secondary education minors, elementary education minors, and graduate certifications. Elementary education majors may minor in any UWSP minor, but can receive certification to teach ages 6-13 in certifiable minors. Due to changes in state requirements, this list may change at any time.
Please view the
UWSP Course Catalog
for specific information on the undergraduate programs.
| Subject | Major | Secondary Minors |
Elementary Minors |
Graduate Cert. |
| Biology |  |
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| Broadfield Language Arts | |
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| Chemistry | |
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| Coaching | |
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| Communicative Disorders |
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| Early Childhood Education | |
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| Earth Science | |
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| Economics | |
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| Elementary Education | |
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| English | |
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| English as a Second Language | |
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| Environmental Education | |
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| Exceptional Education with specializations: | ||||
| Early Childhood Special Education* | |
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| Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities | |
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| Learning Disabilities | |
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| Cognitive Disabilities | |
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| Family/Consumer Science | |
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| Foreign Lang-Elem School | |
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| French | |
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| Geography | |
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| German | |
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| Health Education | |
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| History | |
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| Mathematics | |
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| Music Ed-General K-12 | |
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| Music Ed-Instructor K-12 | |
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| Music Ed-Choral 10-12 | |
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| Music Ed-Special Ed | add-on | |||
| Natural Science | |
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| Physical Education | |
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| Adaptive Physical Educaiton | add-on | info |
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| Physics | |
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| Political Sicence | |
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| Psychology | |
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| Reading 316 and 17 | info | |||
| Resource Management | ** |
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| Social Science | |
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| Sociology | |
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| Spanish | |
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* Available only to ECED majors or as an
add-on after initial certification in ECED or elementary.
** Must also have a certifiable major in a science or social science
NOTE: To be certified to teach at any level (elementary, secondary,
K-12) you must meet current Department of Public Instruction (DPI)
mandates. You must meet the newest requirements regardless of the
requirements that were listed in the catalog when you entered the
program.
EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK
Based on the 2007 Supply and Demand Report issued by DPI, the State projects the following employment outlook for the next 5 years:
| Supply of teachers - BELOW Average | Physics, Family and Consumer Education, Foreign Language, Early Childhood Special Education, Speech /Language Pathologist |
| Supply of teachers - AVERAGE | Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, General Science, Math, Music, Exceptional Education, ESL |
| Supply of teachers - ABOVE Average | English |
| Supply of teachers - WELL ABOVE Average | Early Childhood, Elementary, Social Studies, Health, Physical Education |