Liberal Studies, 40 credits
General Education Requirements
Environmental Education Requirement
Prerequisite Course Work
Major Course Work
Minor Course Work
Content Test and Portfolio Requirements
Professional Education Requirements—Secondary Major and Minor
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 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 (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)
Students must complete prerequisite course work before enrolling in some courses required for the major. For example, at least two semesters of calculus (Math 221 and 222) must be completed before taking Physics 241. 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 15 credits of upper-level major course work (Physics 205, 241, and courses numbered 300 or above) in residence on the UW-Madison campus. The courses listed below are Physics listings in the Timetable unless otherwise indicated.
Select one pair:
201 and 202 General Physics, 10 cr
207 and 208 General Physics, 10 cr
Select either:
205 Modern Physics for Engineers, 3 cr
241 Introduction to Modern Physics, 3 cr
Complete the following:
307 Intermediate Laboratory—Mechanics and Modern Physics, 1 cr
308 Intermediate Laboratory—Electromagnetic Fields and Optics, 1 cr
311 Mechanics, 3 cr
321 Electric Circuits and Electronics, 4 cr
Physics electives to total 26 physics credits. Students are strongly encouraged to select courses numbered 307 and above to meet the 15 credits of upper-level course work required for the major.
Additional chemistry or physics electives to total 34 credits.
The Physics minor may be completed by students in Secondary Education Science or Elementary Education licensing programs. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75 is required, based on all Physics minor course work taken on the UW-Madison campus. The graduation grade point average may be modified by the Last 60 Credits rule.
Secondary Education students may select this minor only if completing a major in another Science certification area or in Mathematics. It is not possible to be certified only in a minor area. Interested Secondary Education students must apply and be admitted to the Physics program. Admission is limited and competitive. See Admission Procedures under Secondary and World Language Education. All Secondary students, whether completing their first degree or adding on a teaching minor to a prior certification, should expect to complete a methods course, practicum and student teaching experience in the minor to be recommended for certification. Students wishing to complete a minor must consult with the faculty advisor/program coordinator to discuss its field experience component. Students planning certification in the minor field should discuss this with the minor advisor.
Contact Education Academic Services (EAS), B117 Education, for additional information regarding the Elementary Education and Secondary Science programs. Applications to both Elementary and Secondary Education 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.)
The Physics minor requires a minimum of 22 Physics credits. See required major courses above and complete any necessary electives to reach the required Physics 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 Test, for more information.
Certification also requires each student to develop and maintain a teaching portfolio. For more information, see Portfolio.
Secondary Education 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