Liberal Studies, 40 credits
General Education Requirements
Environmental Education Requirement
Discipline-Related Course Work
Major Course Work
Content Examinations and Portfolio Requirements
Professional Education Requirements
Advisor: Professor Peter Hewson, 226D Teacher Education Building, 263-4639, pwhewson@wisc.edu
Secondary admission eligibility requirements: minimum 54 transferable college-level credits (junior standing); minimum 28 credits in the major; Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) taken and scores submitted; 2.5 cumulative grade point average on all transferable college-level course work.
Both the cumulative GPA and the cumulative GPA based on the last 60 credits will be calculated. The higher of the two will be used for program selection; see Last 60 Credits Rule. Admission is limited and competitive. See Secondary and World Language Education for additional information regarding the program's structure, requirements, admission procedures, and application deadlines.
Note: Admission criteria and program requirements may be modified from one admission period to the next. The most current program information is available in Education Academic Services, B117 Education Building, 608/262-1651; www.education.wisc.edu/eas. Students are encouraged to monitor the EAS Web site and confer regularly with an EAS advisor regarding changes.
Graduation requirements: 2.75 GPA overall, and 2.75 in each of the following: major, minor, upper-level major, and professional education course work (excluding practicum and student teaching). Degree candidates must meet senior and major residency requirements. Graduation grade point averages are based on UW-Madison course work and may be modified by the Last 60 Credits Rule. Certification also requires passing a content examination in the subject area(s) in which certification is sought and the development of a professional portfolio.
The liberal studies requirements combine academic strengths and interests with an opportunity to explore a wide selection of courses offered across campus. Students will complete course work in humanities, social studies, and science. Effective summer 2007, three additional requirements—ethnic studies, global perspectives, and U.S. or European history—will be required of all students in the School of Education. See Teacher Certification Liberal Studies Requirements for specific course work.
Effective summer 1996, new freshmen must complete a group of campus-wide course requirements known as the General Education requirements. This initiative is designed to provide all UW-Madison students with a comprehensive, well-rounded program of studies. See General Education Requirements (GER).
All Secondary Education programs already require at least one course, Curric 313 or 305, that is also approved to meet the General Education Communication B requirement. The course can be used to meet both requirements.
Students seeking certification in any of the Science areas must complete one course in environmental education. Consult the list below for courses that fulfill this requirement. Only the courses listed have been approved to meet this requirement. This course selection may also be applied toward other requirements such as the liberal studies, major, or minor requirements.
S=Social Studies; P=Physical Science; B=Biological Science.
AAE 337 (S)
Atm Ocn 121 (P)
Botany 100 (B), 152 (B), 260 (B)
Conser 300 (B) (no longer offered)
Econ 337 (S), 343 (S)
Envir St 120 (P), 121 (P), 126 (B), 127 (P), 139 (S), 300 (B), 309 (S), 324 (P), 339 (S), 343 (S), 361 (B), 375, 502 (B), 507 (B)
Geog 120 (P), 121 (P), 127 (P), 139 (S), 309 (S), 339 (S), 435 (P)
Land Arc 300 (B), 361 (B)
M&Envtox 507 B)
Pop Hlth 502 (B), 507 (B)
Soil Sci 301 (P), 324 (P), 435 (P)
Zoology 152 (B), 260 (B)
The Earth and Space Science major requires discipline-related course work as well as course work in the major. Related course work (below) is mandatory, but not considered part of the major, may not be counted toward the 28 credits required for program admission, and is not calculated in the major grade point average. Courses should be incorporated into the liberal studies requirements, if possible. Complete the following:
6 credits of college-level Mathematics and/or Statistics, excluding Math 120-132
8 credits of science course work in addition to those used for the major.
Note: Students must complete prerequisite course work before enrolling in some of the courses required for the major. For example, one year of college-level physics must be completed before enrolling in Astron 200. Prerequisite course work may be used to meet liberal studies requirements.
Complete a minimum of 34 credits. The credits required for program admission must be chosen from courses below. Students must complete at least 15 credits of upper-level course work (numbered 300 and above) in residence on the UW-Madison campus.
Geog 127 Physical Systems of the Environment, 5 cr
Geol 101 General Geology, 5 cr
Select one:
Atm Ocn 101 Weather and Climate, 4 cr (preferred option)
Atm Ocn 100 Weather and Climate, 3 cr
Astron 200 The Physical Universe, 3 cr
Geog 121 Atmospheric Environment and Society, 2 cr
Complete at least 10 credits from these geography courses:
230 Soil: Ecosystem and Resource, 3 cr
321 Climatology, 3 cr
325 Analysis of the Physical Environment, 4 cr
326 Landforms—Topics and Regions, 3 cr
329 Landforms and Landscapes of North America, 3 cr
431 Soils of the World, 3 cr
524 Advanced Landform Geography, 3 cr
531 Global Climates, 3 cr
Complete additional credits in astronomy, geology, physical geography, atmospheric and oceanic sciences to reach a minimum of 34 credits.
Geol 204 Geologic Evolution of the Earth, 4 cr
Complete at least 10 credits of Geology courses numbered above 201.
Complete additional credits in astronomy, geology, physical geography, atmospheric and oceanic sciences to reach a minimum of 34 credits.
All individuals seeking an initial Wisconsin State teacher's license after August 31, 2004, are required to take and pass an approved content examination in the subject area(s) of interest. These tests, the Praxis II: Subject Assessments/Specialty Area Tests, are offered through the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Teacher education students at UW-Madison must take and pass the exam for their program area(s) and submit scores to EAS before entering their final, full-time student teaching semester. See Content Examinations for more information.
Certification also requires each student to develop and maintain a teaching portfolio. For more information, see Portfolio.
Secondary students will complete a sequential four-semester professional program. See Secondary and World Language Education for information on the professional education sequence. Practicum, Methods, and Student Teaching courses for this subject area are:
Curric 290 Practicum in Secondary Science Education, 3 cr
Curric 390 Teaching of Science in Secondary Schools, 3 cr
Curric 490 Student Teaching in Science in the High School, 6-12 cr
Curric 495 Student Teaching in Science in the Middle School, 6-12 cr
Curric 590 Advanced Practices in the Teaching of Science, 3 cr
Curric 690 Independent Field Work, 1 cr