257 Wyman Education Building
Phone Number (715) 425-3230
www.uwrf.edu/college-of-education/
Teri Crotty-Chair, Tim Holleran, Angela Kaiser, Teresa Kruizenga, Michael Miller, Florence Monsour, David Pepi, Margaret Phinney, Geoffrey Scheurman, José E. Vega, Gay Ward
The degree curricula designed to prepare teachers for the secondary school, in either Early Adolescence - Adolescence (formerly grades 6-12) or Early Childhood - Adolescence (formerly K-12), The program consists of a minimum of 120 semester hours that give the student a broad general education, specialized preparation in one or more academic fields and professional preparation needed for effective teaching. Specific course requirements are listed for each academic department preceding the departmental course descriptions.
As listed on pages 31-32.
Coursework included in the professional sequence, major, minor or concentration
may not be included in the general education component.
Academic Specialization: 54-58 Total Credits
Option A - Departmental major and one minor
Option B - Two departmental majors
Option C - Broad Field major
Early Adolescence - Adolescence Programs, teaching ages 11-21 years.
Comprehensive Majors:
Broad Area/Physical Science
Broad Area Science
Broad Area Social Studies
Broad Area English
Majors:
Biology
Chemistry
Communicative Disorders - does not lead to licensing at the undergraduate level
Earth Science
English
Mathematics
Physics
Speech
Minors:
Anthropology-1
Athletic Coaching
Biology
Chemistry
Dance
Earth Science-2
Economics-1
English
French - with an EA-A major
Geography-1
German - with an EA-A major
Health Education
History-1
Mathematics
Physics
Political Science-1
Spanish - with an EA-A major
Speech
Sociology-1
TESOL - with an EA-A major
Early Childhood - Adolescence Programs, teaching a variety of ages in school settings
Compressive Majors
Art
Music (choral or Instrumental options)
Physical Education
Agricultural Education
Majors
Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL)
Modern Language (French, German, and Spanish options)
Health Education.
Minors
Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) only with an EC-A Modern Language major
French - only with an EC-A Modern Language or TESOL major.
German - only with an EC-A Modern Language or TESOL major.
Spanish - only with an EC-A Modern Language or TESOL major.
Athletic Coaching - only with a Physical Education Major
Adaptive Physical Education - requires a major in Health and Human Performance (K-12) education.
1-Cooperatives. Wisconsin law requires that teachers of Economics, social studies and agriculture complete adequate instruction in consumers’ cooperatives and cooperative marketing. Students in agriculture can satisfy this requirement by successful completion of AGEC 240 or 355. Students in Economics and social sciences can satisfy this requirement by successful completion of TED 433 or AGEC 240 or 355.
2-If you are interested in teaching Economics, geography, history, political science, psychology or sociology, please see Social Sciences, Broad Area.
Updated May, 2007
