Major

Courses

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
For more information on education administration, majors and procedures, see the Education section of this catalog or http://www.uwsp.edu/education/.

Elementary Education Major (B.A./ B.S.)
(Middle childhood through early adolescence level. Ages 6-13, approx grades 1-8)
Enrollment caps: The top 50 students who apply each semester will be admitted.

1. Complete the requirements for the BA or BS degree listed under the General Degree Requirements section of this catalog. However, note the specific courses to take under the following categories:

1. In the verbal and quantitative skills sequence, take English 101 and 102, or 150; Math 100 and 338 and Math Ed 338.

2. In the critical thinking/natural science sequence, take 13 to 15 credits, including no more than one 3-credit course, and at least two 5-credit courses in these three disciplines:

• Physical science: Chemistry 100 or 101; Physics 100 or 101; Astronomy 100, 205, 206, or 311.

• Earth science: Geography 100 or 101; Geology 100.

• Life science: Biology 100 or 101.

          c.  Take 24 credits to fulfill the critical thinking/ cultural awareness requirement, including one course in non-Western culture and one course in minority studies. Social science and humanities together must equal 18 credits.

• History: Take History 212 and 3 more credits from History *120, *130, 211, *379, *382, or *385, *288/388. (*These courses do not meet general degree requirements in the categories listed.)

• Social Science, at least 9 credits including Psych 110 and 260 or HD 265; Political Science 201.

• Humanities, 6-9 credits including English 211, 212, 213, or 214.

          d.  Take Natural Resources 370 to fulfill the DPI's environmental education requirement and UWSP’s environmental literacy requirement.

          e.     Wellness: Take Physical Ed 231 and Health Ed 280 to fulfill the wellness requirement.

2. Take 29 credits of professional education: Educ 200, 205, 300, 381, 383, 385, 398, 400, and IRES 331.

3. Take 20 credits in education methods: Educ 302, 309, 310, 324, 325, 351; Math Ed 228 and 345.

4. Take 17 credits of related professional subject matter: Art Ed 322, English 275, Math 228 and 345, and Music Ed 381.

5. Complete an approved 22-credit minor or an approved second major: art history, *biology, *broadfield social science, business administration, *economics, *chemistry, *coaching, *cognitive disabilities, communication, comparative literature, computer information systems, dance, drama, *earth science, *emotional disabilities, *English, *English as a second language, *environmental education, *French, *geography, *geology, *German, *health education, *history, *learning disabilities, *mathematics, music, *natural science, *physics, *political science, *psychology, *sociology, and *Spanish. (*Minors available for teacher certification.) See the chart for a list of minors that were established especially to meet the needs of elementary education majors. If you would like to be certified to teach in a teaching minor, you must student teach in that minor if it is not in one of the following fields: language arts, math, science or social science.

6. Take WLNS 123 or show proof of completion of First Aid and CPR training  through the Red Cross.

7. Achieve a 2.75 overall GPA as well as a 2.75 GPA in your major, minor, concentration, and education courses, or be in the upper half of your class before you student teach.

8. Earn a grade of “pass” or 2.0 GPA (C) or better in all areas of student teaching. You CANNOT be certified if you do not pass or if you receive a grade less than C for student teaching in your major.

9. To graduate, see “Graduation” in the Academic Information section of this catalog.