Liberal Studies, 40 credits
General Education Requirements
Oral Proficiency
Immersion Experience
Major Course Work
Content Examinations and Portfolio Requirements
Professional Education Requirements
Multicultural Education and Human Relations Requirement
Conflict Resolution Requirement
Advisor: Professor Naomi Fujita Geyer, 1260 Van Hise Hall, 262-9221 or 262-2291, nfgeyer@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 Language Education for additional information regarding the program's requirements and admission procedures.
Graduation requirements: 2.75 cumulative GPA; 3.0 cumulative GPA in all Japanese course work; 2.75 in all upper-level Japanese course work (numbered 220 and above) and also in all professional education courses (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. Students must apply and be accepted to the Japanese Secondary Education program. Certification also requires passing a content examination in the subject area(s) in which certification is sought.
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 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.
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.
Oral proficiency needs to be verified prior to student teaching. Students must pass this exam no earlier than one year before the student teaching semester. Consult the East Asian languages and literature department, 1212 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, 262-2291, for information regarding this requirement.
Students must also participate in an approved immersion experience prior to student teaching. This requirement includes spending at least one academic year living in Japan. Participation in an intensive immersion experience is one of the most important and meaningful ways of developing competence in a foreign language. Contact the Department of East Asian Languages and Literature for information regarding this requirement.
Minimum 38 credits. Students must complete at least 15 credits of upper-level major course work (numbered 220 and above) in residence on the UW-Madison campus. The courses listed below are East Asian Languages and Literature listings in the Timetable unless otherwise indicated.
Prerequisites to major course work are East Asian 103-104, First and Second Semester Japanese, 6 credits each. Majors must take 103-104, transfer equivalent course work into UW-Madison, or demonstrate proficiency equivalent to completion of both courses.
203 Third Semester Japanese, 6 cr
204 Fourth Semester Japanese, 6 cr
253 Introduction to Japanese Culture and Civilization, 3 cr
303 Fifth Semester Japanese, 4 cr
304 Sixth Semester Japanese, 4 cr
335 Intermediate Japanese Conversation, 3 cr
353 Survey of Japanese Literature, 4 cr
354 Survey of Japanese Literature, 4 cr
434 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics, 3 cr
History 104 Introduction to East Asia: Japan, 4 cr (Changes are pending regarding this requirement)
Additional course work, if necessary, to total 38 credits. Recommended courses:
323-324 First Year Classical Japanese, 3 cr each
403 Seventh Semester Japanese, 3 cr
404 Eighth Semester Japanese, 3 cr
503 Fifth Year Japanese, 3 cr
633-634 History of the Japanese Language, 3 cr each
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, 6 credits: Curric 305 Integrating the Teaching of Reading with Other Language Arts, 3 and Curric 308 Methods in Teaching of Japanese, 3 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 308 Methods in Teaching of Japanese, 3 cr
Practicum: Curric 208 Practicum in Teaching Japanese, 2 cr
Student Teaching : Curric 408 Student Teaching in Japanese, 4-12 cr. (offered spring semester only). The student teaching placement may be a considerable distance from Madison due to the limited availability of field experience opportunities in Japanese. Students completing a major and a minor will usually student teach in both subjects during the same semester for a total of 12 credits. Returning students who are already certified in another area may be allowed to complete an abbreviated student teaching experience. See the Japanese advisor.
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.