Liberal Studies, 40 credits
General Education Requirements
Oral Proficiency
Immersion Experience
Major Course Work
Minor Course Work
Content Examinations and Portfolio Requirements
Professional Education Requirements—Majors Only
Multicultural Education and Human Relations Requirement
Conflict Resolution Requirement
Advisors: Professors Daniel Pekarsky, 203 Education Building, 262-1718, pekarsky@education.wisc.edu; and Simone Schweber, 574E Teacher Education Building, 263-5856, schweber@education.wisc.edu
Admission eligibility requirements: Minimum 54 transferable college-level credits (junior standing); 2.50 GPA on all transferable college level course work (Note: 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); passing scores on the Pre-Professional Skills Test.
On-campus applicants must have a 2.5 cumulative GPA on the UW-Madison campus, as modified by the Last 60 Credits Rule. See Secondary and World Languge Education for additional information regarding the program's requirements and admission procedures.
Graduation requirements: 2.50 cumulative GPA (may change in response to new teacher licensing requirements); 2.75 GPA in each of the following: major, upper-level major, minor, and professional education course work (excluding practicum and student teaching). Degree candidates must meet senior and major residency requirements. In no case will students be recommended for certification unless they have taken at least 20 credits in Hebrew at UW-Madison. 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.
Students may wish to explore the Letters and Science major in Jewish studies, which offers an option in Jewish education. Note: Completing the education option in Jewish studies does not lead to teacher certification.
Note: After August 31, 2004, students completing a foreign language program are licensed to teach the language in Early Childhood through Adolescence. Prior to this time, students were licensed to teach in secondary education only, usually grades 6-12. Foreign language program requirements are in the process of responding to the new licensing levels. For example, the World Language Education program (currently French, German, and Spanish) has created a new, four-semester sequence that includes methods course work and field experiences at both the elementary and secondary levels. The other foreign language licensing programs offered at UW-Madison (i.e. Chinese, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, and Portuguese) are continuing to modify program requirements to include the new licensing levels. These changes may be significant. Students should consult the program advisor and the EAS Web site, www.education.wisc.edu/eas, for the most current program requirements and admission procedures.
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 campuswide 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.
This program already requires at least one course, Curric 305, that is also approved to meet the General Education Communication B requirement. The course can be used to meet both requirements.
Students who are either majors or minors in this subject must pass an oral proficiency examination. Exemption by examination can also be approved by the department for those who have sufficient previous experience and knowledge. Students should plan on completing this requirement before enrolling in methods and student teaching. Contact the Department of Hebrew and Semitic Studies, 262-3204, for additional information about this requirement.
Students are required to participate in an intensive immesion experience, one of the most important and meaningful ways of developing competence in a foreign language. Students seeking certification in Hebrew must participate in an approved immersion experience emphasizing sustained and intensive interaction within the target language and culture. This experience also provides an opportunity to acquire the oral skills necessary to pass the oral proficiency examination. Students will need to complete and document this immersion experience. Most students choose to participate in a structured educational or exchange immersion program. The Office of International Studies and Programs in Bascom Hall offers information on many of these programs. Participation in the Junior Year Abroad programs at the Hebrew University or the Greenberg Institute in Jerusalem is strongly recommended. Students should plan on completing this requirement before enrolling in methods and student teaching.
As a candidate for certification, the student will be expected to read, write, and speak the language with some facility, and to have a general knowledge of Hebrew literature and civilization. Students are advised to take courses in related fields, such as history, classics, comparative literature, English, music, music appreciation, and philosophy. Through course work, reading, travel, and lectures, and through informal relationships with others in the field, students will develop a depth and breadth of interest in Hebrew and Semitic Studies.
Minimum of 38 credits in Hebrew. Students must complete at least 20 credits of Hebrew and 15 credits of upper-level major course work (numbered 300 and above, except for 323 and 324) in residence on the UW-Madison campus. The courses listed below are Hebrew and Semitic Studies listings in the Timetable unless otherwise indicated.
14 credits may come from courses below Hebrew 225. Equivalent courses, including high school Hebrew, may count; see department advisor.
24 additional credits, including: 301-302 Introduction to Hebrew Literature, 6 credit total; 401-402 Survey of Modern Hebrew Literature, 6 credits total.
Additional course work as determined by the program advisor.
The Hebrew minor requires a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75, based on all Hebrew minor course work taken on the UW-Madison campus. The graduation grade point average may be modified by the Last 60 Credits Rule.
Students interested in completing a certification minor in Hebrew must also complete a major in another certification subject area; it is not possible to be certified only in a minor area. Contact the program coordinator to discuss the feasibility of combining this minor with the major subject area—not all combinations may be possible. Interested students must apply and be admitted to the Hebrew program. See Admission Procedures under Secondary and World Language Education. All students, whether completing their first degree or adding on a teaching minor to a prior certification, should expect to complete at least one methods course, practicum and student teaching experience in the minor to be recommended for certification; consult with the program coordinator. The oral proficiency exam and immersion experience discussed above are also required.
Students in Elementary Education may complete this minor as an "academic" minor only. Completion of this course work provides a depth of study in an academic discipline, but does not lead to certification to teach foreign language in the elementary school.
Contact Education Academic Services (EAS), B117 Education, for additional information regarding this minor. Applications to both Elementary and the Early Childhood through Adolescence program are on the EAS Web site, www.education.wisc.edu/eas, beginning October 1 and are due by March 1. (This deadline may change to February 1.)
Note: Changes in the Hebrew minor requirements are being considered by the faculty. Students should contact one of the program advisors to discuss these revisions before completing the requirements listed here.
Currently, the Hebrew minor requires a minimum of 25 credits in Hebrew; 16 credits may come from courses below 225. Students seeking certification must complete at least 20 credits at UW-Madison. Equivalent courses, including high school Hebrew, may count; see department advisor. See the faculty advisor for specific course work of remaining 9 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.
Development, 3 credit minimum:
Ed Psych 321 Human Development in Adolescence or Psych 561 Adolescent Development.
Learning, 3 credit minimum:
Ed Psych 301 Human Abilities and Learning, 3 cr
Foundations of the Profession, 3 credit minimum; select one from the following:
Ed Pol 300 School and Society
Ed Pol 412 History of American Education (crosslisted as History 412)
Ed Pol 500 Social Issues in Education
Ed Pol 648 Sociology of Education (crosslisted as Soc 648)—may be used only if course was taken before fall 2000.
Special Education, 3 credits:
Curric 506 Strategies for Inclusive Schooling.
Literacy, including Reading, 5-6 credits:
Curric 305 Integrating the Teaching of Reading with Other Language Arts, 3 cr, and Curric 348 Teaching of Hebrew, 2 cr (305 also fulfills Communication B of the campuswide General Education requirements.)
Education for Employment. Contact Education Academic Services regarding the status of this requirement.
Educational Computing, select one:
Curric 514 Instructional Computing in Schools, 3 cr
Comp Sci 132 Using Computers, 4 cr, or approved substitute
Comp Sci 332 Using Computers, 4 cr
Comp Sci 302 Introduction to Programming, 3 cr
Ed Psych 590 Psychology of Media and Learning, 3 cr
Methods: Curric 348 Teaching of Hebrew, 2 cr
Student Teaching: Curric 448 Student Teaching in Hebrew, 2-8 cr
This requirement consists of courses, workshops and experiences that broaden understanding of diversity as it relates to the practice of teaching and the field of education. See Multicultural Education and Human Relations Requirement.
All students pursuing teacher certification must have formal training in conflict resolution. See Conflict Resolution Requirement.