Teacher Licensing
The College of Education offers a course of study leading
to a recommendation for a social studies certification for
grades 6-12. Students applying for Professional Education Admission
in Secondary Social Studies should be aware that the size of
the program is limited and admission is competitive. Students
may be certified in one particular social studies discipline
or they may be certified in Broadfield Social Studies with
a particular disciplinary emphasis. The Department of Public
Instruction has established the following licensure options
in Social Studies:
Economics - 710.
Geography - 715.
History - 725.
Political Science - 735.
Psychology - 740.
Sociology - 745.
Broadfield Social Studies - 701.
Licenses with disciplinary endorsements in Economics, Geography,
History, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology allow
the license holder to teach all courses in their particular
content area in grades 6-12.
If you earn a Broadfield Social Studies license, you may teach
all courses in any social studies subject in grades 6-10. This
license allows you to teach courses in social studies subjects
in grades 11-12 if those courses are part of the regular school
or district requirement for middle/high school graduation.
Other than in the area of emphasis, Broadfield Social Studies
license holders may not teach upper level classes (grades 11-12)
that are designated advanced placement, honors or college prep
or that are dedicated to considering greater content depth
than exists in courses required for the standard high school
graduation sequence.
However, the area of emphasis associated with the broadfield
(Geography, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology,
etc.) and any additional social studies minor(s) will constitute
a concentration, which will enable you to be recommended for
licensure to teach upper level classes (grades 11-12) in your
area of concentration that are designated advanced placement,
honors, college prep or that are dedicated to considering greater
content depth than exists in courses required for the standard
high school graduation sequence. Similarly, if you earn History
with Social Studies Emphasis major, you may be recommended
for licensure to teach all history courses, grades 6-12, without
restriction.
1) Praxis I, Pre-Professional Skills Test: Students
must pass at least two parts of the Pre-Professional Skills
Test, Praxis
I, to enroll in the Pre-Professional Block, which is a set
of three related courses that are required for professional
education admission. In order to be licensed and to be admitted
to the school of education, students must pass all three
parts, Reading, Writing, and Mathematics, of the Praxis I,
Pre-Professional
Skills test. For more information, see step 3, Take the Pre-Professional
Skills Test (PPST) in the section titled, “Suggested
Course Sequence and Steps to Social Studies Licensure.”
2) Praxis II, Social Studies Content Knowledge Exam: Under
the new licensure rules (PI-34), students will be required
to take a standardized test, selected by the Wisconsin Department
of Public Instruction, in order to be licensed. The Praxis
II-Social Studies Content Knowledge Exam administered by the Educational Testing Service
(ETS), is a general test of social studies knowledge. This
exam will
include items in the areas of United States History, World
History, Government/Civics/Political Science, Geography,
Economics, and Behavioral Science. For details, see step
8, Praxis II
Social Studies Content Knowledge Exam, in the section titled, “Suggested
Course Sequence and Steps to Social Studies Licensure.”
The job market for social studies teachers remains competitive.
Completing a Broadfield Social Studies licensure program may
increase the chances of finding a position, particularly if
you have a History emphasis or significant History coursework.
Students completing licensure in a single social studies discipline
are strongly encouraged to pursue additional certification
in a minor field to increase their marketability. Students
who do not have an existing baccalaureate degree and are not
completing a broadfield program must complete a minor in addition
to the major in order to qualify for the initial baccalaureate
degree.
To be licensed in a minor field, students must complete the
minor requirements listed in the UW-Whitewater Undergraduate
Catalog in the discipline and the methods course and Praxis
II test for that discipline. Students may have the opportunity
to teach one or more sections of their minor subject as part
of their student teaching placement.
General Program Information - Selecting and completing the
right major for you
Choosing the right major program and course of study is essential
to preparing yourself for a successful teaching career. There
is no one right or wrong program; rather, you should understand
the opportunities and limits of each program and make an informed
decision about the program that best meets your needs, interests,
and long term goals. The endorsement for the teaching license
you receive will be determined by the major(s) and minor(s)
you complete.
To graduate from UW-Whitewater, students must earn at least
a major and a minor or two majors, or a broadfield program.
For the purposes of graduation, the licensure sequence does
not count as a major.
1) BSE in specific content area (Economics, Geography, History,
Political Science, Psychology, Sociology) qualifies a graduate
to apply for a content area endorsement for licensure in
the major field. These BSE majors require a course of study
equivalent
to a major in the content area, as well as education-specific
courses. These BSE programs also require completion of a
university approved minor. Graduates who complete a minor
with an education
emphasis may apply for a second content area endorsement
for licensure in the minor field.
(See “Teacher Licensing” above for a summary of
career options with these content licenses.)
2) BSE in Broadfield Social Studies (i.e., BSE
Broadfield Economics I or II, BSE Broadfield
Geography I or II, BSE History with Social Studies Emphasis, BSE
Broadfield Political Science I or II, BSE
Broadfield Psychology I or II, or BSE
Broadfield Sociology I or II) qualifies a graduate to apply
for a Broadfield Social Studies endorsement for licensure as
well as an endorsement in the area of emphasis. There are two
broadfield structures. One structure includes completion of
the equivalent of a major (34-36 units) in the area of emphasis
and the equivalent of a minor (23-25 units) in a distribution
of course work from the other disciplines included in the social
sciences, i.e., geography, history, political science, psychology,
and sociology. The second broadfield structure includes completion
of the equivalent of a minor (23-25 units) in one social studies
discipline and the equivalent of a major (34-36 units) in a
distribution of course work from the other social sciences.
These BSE programs do not require completion of a separate
minor. Since the Broadfield BSEs require the equivalent of
at least a minor in one social studies content area, graduates
may apply for a content area endorsement in that content area,
as well as an endorsement for a broadfield licensure. For example,
a student completing the “BSE History with Social Studies
Emphasis” could apply for a History endorsement for licensure,
as well as a Broadfield Social Studies endorsement for licensure.
(See “Teacher Licensing” above for a summary of
career options with these licenses.)
Students
pursuing a Broadfield Social Studies license could apply for
additional endorsements (content area licenses) for each area of concentration. A concentration is equivalent to a minor
in a social studies content area.
Advising
For a downloadable form to help you track your progress through the entire Social Studies Licensure program, please select “Undergraduate Social Studies Advising Checklist.”
All secondary social studies students should have two
advisors:
(1) faculty advisor in the content area or area of the broadfield
emphasis - College of Letters & Sciences (2) social studies
program coordinator (licensure advisor) - College of Education.
Consult with both advisors on a regular basis. While the content
area advisors and social studies program coordinator make every
effort to understand the intricacies of each other’s
programs, they are not experts in each other’s fields.
Thus, it is ultimately your responsibility to make sure that
you have received the best advising in your content area/area
of broadfield emphasis by consulting your advisor in that discipline
AND that you have received the best advising in your education
program by consulting the social studies program coordinator,
i.e., your licensure advisor.
If you do not have a content area advisor, or if you do not
know who your content area advisor is, contact the content
area department office.
Suggested Course Sequence and Steps to Social Studies Licensure
1) Evaluate progress towards General Education and PI-34
Requirements
Once you declare your major, an evaluation of
your progress
is automatically included in your Advising Report (AR).
For special students who hold baccalaureate degrees and transfer
students whose credits do not appear on the AR, PI-34 requirements
may be evaluated by Steve Kruse in the College of Education
Advising Assistance Center (Winther Hall, room 2003, phone:
262.472.1585).
2) Declare Major/Minor and continue taking social studies
content area courses
Refer to course listings in the Undergraduate
Catalog or provided in the Content Area Forms Link and meet with your content area advisor to determine
the required
classes for your particular social studies major (Broadfield
Social Studies, Economics, Geography, History, Political
Science, Psychology, or Sociology) and/or your minor. If you
are pursuing
a Broadfield Social Studies program, you should meet with
a content advisor in the area of your emphasis, i.e., Economics,
Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology.
The catalog is available at the UW-Whitewater Admissions
office
in Baker Hall or on the web at http://www.uww.edu/catalog/.
Determine appropriate coursework and sequence in consultation
with BOTH (1) an advisor in your major department or area of
broadfield emphasis AND (2) the Social Studies Program Coordinator,
Winther Hall, room 4045. Any potential content specific transfer
credits should be evaluated by an advisor in your major department,
while any potential education specific transfer credits should
be should be evaluated by the Social Studies Program Coordinator.
Please note that all social studies licensure programs in
Wisconsin include an environmental education requirement and
an agricultural economics cooperatives requirement. These can
be met as follows:
| Environmental Ed: |
| |
GEOGRPY 252 (GS)
OR
BIOLOGY 214 (GM) |
Human Environmental Problems
Ecology and Society |
| Cooperatives: |
| |
ECON 213
OR
ECON 324 |
Economic Principles for Teachers (Spring
Only)
Cooperatives (Fall
Only) |
Special students may wish to complete these requirements through
UW-Extension.
- The cooperatives requirement is met by taking course
C108-A40 - Cooperatives, which may be taken without credit.
Enrollment
information for this course may be found on the web
at http://www.learn.wisconsin.edu/catframe.asp. Specific
information
for this course may be found by (1)
following the link University of Wisconsin-Extension
Independent Learning,
(2) selecting the button for Continuing Education
[Continue], (3) selecting Agricultural Economics from the
pull down
menu [View Courses], and (4) Select C108-A40 - Cooperatives
[Display
Course Information].
- The Environmental Ed requirement is met by taking course
U416-339 - Environmental Conservation for 3 credits.
Enrollment information for this course may be found on
the web at
http://www.learn.wisconsin.edu/catframe.asp. Specific
information for this course may be found by (1)
following the link University of Wisconsin-Extension
Independent Learning,
(2) selecting the button for University [Continue],
(3) selecting Geography from the pull down menu [View
Courses], and (4)
Select U416-339 - Environmental Conservation [Display
Course
Information].
3) Take the Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST)
Dates and times that the test is offered at the UW-Whitewater
campus are listed in the PRAXIS Booklet available at the Education
Advising Assistance Center (Room 2003 Winther Hall; 262.472.1585).
You may also take the test through the Sylvan Learning Centers
in Madison, Brookfield and other locations. You may register
with the Sylvan Center by calling: Madison 608.257.6072, Brookfield
414.796.0808.
Copies of test manuals and previous tests are on reserve in
the Learning Materials Center (LMC) in the lower level of the
library or they are available for purchase at the University Bookstore. Mock tests and test preparation workshops
are also offered occasionally. For information about these
workshops, contact Academic Support Services at 262.472.5697
or 262.472.3223.
4) Attend a College of Education Orientation
Program
Attend Phase 1: College of Education Program Requirements
and Phase 2: Orientation meetings (The current schedule for
these meetings can be found at http://www.uww.edu/calendar/coe/admission.php or
from the College of Education Advising Assistance Center,
2003 Winther Hall, phone: 262.472.1585.
5) Enroll in the Pre-Professional
Block (Fall, Spring, or Summer Semester)
In order to enroll in the Pre-Professional Block, you must
have:
a) at least a 2.75 GPA on 12 units of coursework or have a
baccalaureate degree,
b) attended a Professional Education Phase 1 meeting, and
c) passing scores on 2 of the three 3 parts of the PPST (see
#3 above),
Students should sign up for these classes as a block using
the Schedule of Classes listings in the Department of Curriculum and
Instruction. These courses must be taken prior to or concurrent
with application for Professional Education admission.
EDFOUND 243: Education
in a Pluralistic Society (Ed Foundations) (3 Units)
* This course meets the General Education Diversity requirement
EDFOUND 212: Educational
Psychology (Ed Foundations) (3 Units)
EDFNDPRC 210: Introduction to Education and Teaching (C&I)
(3 Units)
* This course fulfills one portion of the Department of Public
Instruction Human Relations requirement. (Please reserve all
day, from approximately 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays,
for Observation and Participation [EDFNDPRC 210].
*SPECED 205: Psychology
of the Exceptional Child (Special Ed) (3 Units)
* This course may be taken at any time; it is not a pre-requisite
for professional education admission. However, it is often
taken concurrently with the Pre-Professional Block courses.
In some cases, returning or transfer students may have taken
similar coursework at another institution. In order to petition
to have previous coursework substituted for a program requirement,
contact James Hartwick, the Program Coordinator for Secondary
Social Studies (Winther Hall, room 4045, 262.472.5815, hartwicj@uww.edu).
6) Apply for Admission to Professional Education
In order to be eligible to apply for Admission to Professional
Education, you must have:
a) at least a 2.75 GPA on 40 units of coursework or have a
baccalaureate degree,
b) passing scores on all 3 parts of the PPST (see #3 above),
c) completed, been waived from, or be enrolled in SPEECH 110,
d) attended a Professional Education Orientation Program Phase
1 and 2 meetings (see #4 above),
e) documented a minimum of 350 hours of experiences with learners,
f) earned a C or better or be concurrently enrolled in the
Pre-Professional Block courses (see #5 above), and
g) a passing score on the Phase II portfolio review.
Students should be aware that admission to the Social Studies
program is highly competitive. The above eligibility requirements
are minimums. Cumulative GPA is one of the major determining
factors in the admission process.
Please see the table below for a recent record
of the minimum Grade Point Average requirements for admittance
to the Secondary Social Studies program in the School of Education
Semester/Year |
Minimum GPA |
Fall 2003 |
3.4 |
Spring 2004 |
3.4 |
Summer 2004 |
3.52 |
Fall 2004 |
3.21 |
Spring 2005 |
3.37 |
Summer 2005 |
3.31 |
Fall 2005 |
2.78 |
Spring 2006 |
3.30 |
Summer 2006 |
3.35 |
Fall 2006 |
3.29 |
Spring 2007 |
3.20 |
Summer 2007 |
2.86 |
Fall 2007 |
3.23 |
7) Following admission to the School of Education, you should
complete the following.
For Traditional UW-Whitewater Undergraduates
a) Make an appointment with your content area advisor to determine
the remaining content courses you will need to complete to
satisfy your major and minor requirements. Be sure to keep
a signed copy of your Progress Toward Degree - Discipline/Content
Coursework form for your records and bring a copy of the
Progress Toward Degree - Discipline/Content Coursework form
signed by your content advisor to your appointment with the
Secondary Social Studies Program Coordinator (licensure advisor).
b) Make an advising appointment with the Social Studies Program
Coordinator, James Hartwick (Room 4045 Winther Hall; 262.472.5815;
hartwicj@uww.edu)
to make a program plan and lock-in dates for Methods Block
and Student Teaching Semesters. Bring a printed
copy of a current Advising Report (AR), Progress Toward
Degree - Discipline/Content Coursework form for both your
major and
your minor initialed by your content advisor, waivers,
and other relevant documents to this meeting. (ARs can
be found
at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s home
page under the dropdown menu Popular Sites. Select WINS
- Student
Admin.)
For Transfer Students and Special Students (with baccalaureate
degrees)
a) Visit the College of Education Advising Assistance Center
and have your General Education Requirements (called PI-34
Requirements) evaluated. Be sure to keep a written copy of
this evaluation for your records and bring a copy of this evaluation
to your appointment with the Secondary Social Studies Program
Coordinator.
b) Make an appointment with your content area advisor to have
your content courses evaluated. Be sure to keep a signed copy
of your content course requirements for your records and bring
a copy of the Progress Toward Degree - Discipline/Content Coursework form signed by your advisor to your appointment with the Secondary
Social Studies Program Coordinator (licensure advisor).
c) Make an advising appointment with the Social Studies Program
Coordinator, James Hartwick (Room 4045 Winther Hall; 262.472.5815; hartwicj@uww.edu)
to make a program plan to and to lock in dates for Methods
Block and Student Teaching Semesters. Bring
a printed copy of a current Advising Report (AR), PI-4/PI-34
evaluation, Progress Toward Degree - Discipline/Content
Coursework form, transcripts, waivers, and other relevant
documents to
this meeting. (ARs can be found at the University of Wisconsin-
Whitewater’s home page under the dropdown menu Popular
Sites. Select WINS - Student Admin.)
8) Praxis II Social Studies Content Knowledge Exam
Beginning Fall 2004, admission to Phase 4 Student Teaching
include meeting the Praxis II Subject Assessment(s) requirement.
Students must meet this requirement for their major(s) and
for minors that will lead to additional teaching licenses.
a)
If you
have passed the PPST, have been admitted to the school
of education, and have officially identified a teaching
level
or discipline, and take the exam prior to June 14,
2004 you will not be required to achieve a specific score
on the exam.
You may take the exam in 2003-04 and fulfill the testing
requirement without a passing score being required
because
it has been declared to be a “no fault” year.
b) If you take the Praxis II Social Studies Content
Knowledge Exam (Test Code: 0081) following June 14, 2004, you will be
required to achieve a qualifying score (153).
If you do not meet the criteria a or b listed immediately
above, you will not be allowed to student teach.
* Your results on the Praxis Social Studies Content Knowledge
Exam (Test Code: 0081) must be reported to the College of Education in order
for the Office of Field Experiences to arrange a student
teaching
placement; therefore, you must take the test several months
prior to your expected student teaching semester. The current policy, which is subject to change without notice, is as follows.
Students who wish to student teach in the Fall Semester must take and achieve the qualifying score (153) on the Praxis II Social Studies Content Knowledge Exam (Test Code: 0081) by the preceding January(of that same year).
Students who wish to student teach in the Spring Semester must take and achieve the qualifying score (153) on the Praxis II Social Studies Content Knowledge Exam (Test Code: 0081) by the preceding August.
For specific information regarding the Social Studies Content Knowledge Exam (Test Code: 0081), please refer to the Test at a Glance for this test. A more detailed test preparation booklet, Social Studies and Citizenship Education: Content Knowledge Study Guide, 2nd Edition [Test Codes: 0081 and 0087], can be purchased from ETS. Copies of this test preparation booklet are available at the Anderson Library.
For more information regarding the Praxis II Content
Knowledge Exam, cut-off dates, and registration for
the exam, please
contact the College of Education Advising Assistance
Center (Room 2003 Winther Hall; 262.472.1585).
* For additional information regarding the Social Studies Content Knowledge Exam (Test Code: 0081) and to register for this test,
go to the Praxis II website.
9) Complete the Methods Block (Fall semesters only)
In order to be eligible for the Methods Block of courses,
you must have:
a) been admitted to Professional Education, and
b) made significant progress in content course work (Major/Minor)
or have the consent of the Social Studies Program Coordinator.
Scheduling Note: Field Study and Alternate Directed Teaching
will be completed in a school placement, which will run half
days, every day of the week for six to seven weeks during the
semester. In selecting your courses and planning work and other
obligations, be certain to hold free EITHER 8am-noon OR 11:30am-3:30pm
every day to allow for this field site placement.
If you wish to do your full time student teaching semester
(Directed Teaching) in a middle school, you must sign up for
high school Field Study/Alternate Directed Teaching this semester.
If you wish to do your full time student teaching semester
(Directed Teaching) in a high school, you must sign up for
middle school Field Study/Alternate Directed Teaching this
semester.
As indicated below, during this semester, you should enroll
in 3 units of Field Study and 2 units of Alternate Directed
Teaching. Both of these field experiences take place in the
same school and the same classroom with the same cooperating
teacher and students.
Some school districts may require criminal background checks
for individuals completing field placements in their schools.
Students are required to pay the cost of such background checks.
SECNDED 430 Methods
of Teaching Social Studies (C&I)
(3 Units)(Fall Only)
CIFLD
492 Social Studies Field Study, (C&I) (3
Units)(Fall Only)
CIFLD
402 Alternate Directed Teaching, Social Studies (Middle
School) (C&I) (2 Units)(Fall Only)
OR
CIFLD 404 Alternate Directed Teaching, Social Studies
(High School) (C&I) (2 Units)(Fall Only)
SECNDED 466 Literacy
Strategies for Content Area Teachers (C&I) (3 Units) * Usually this course is taken as a part of the Methods Block;
however, the course may be taken anytime after Professional
Education Admission.
EDFOUND 425 Measurement & Evaluation
(Ed Foundations) (3 Units) * This course may be taken anytime after Professional Education
Admission; it does not need to be part of the Methods Block.
Phase III: Portfolio Requirement
At a minumum you must:
- write a Philosophy/Pedagogy Statement;
- receive a score of 2 (Basic) or higher on the Phase III Narrative;
- and receive a score of 2 (Basic) or higher for 7 of 8 of the
Wisconsin Teacher Education Standards
10) Student Teaching
In order to be eligible for Student Teaching, you must have:
a) a minimum overall GPA of 2.75,
b) earned a C or better in all methods courses,
c) earned a S or a C or better in all clinical experiences,
d) a passing score on the Phase III Portfolio review (see Phase
III: Portfolio Requirement),
e) attended the Phase 3 Orientation Meeting,
f) a recent negative reading on a TB test,
g) a satisfactory background check as needed (Some school districts
may require criminal background checks for individuals completing
field placements in their schools. Students are required to
pay the cost of such background checks.),
h) have documentation of earning a passing scores for all required
state content exams (see step 8, Praxis II: Social Studies
Content Knowledge Exam), and
i) the consent of the Social Studies Program Coordinator.
Note: These school placements will follow the school
district’s,
not UW-Whitewater’s, calendar and will run all day,
every day for a full (18 week) semester. If you completed
a Field
Study/Alt. Directed Teaching placement in a middle school,
you must sign up for high school this semester. If you completed
a Field Study/Alt. Directed Teaching placement in a high
school, you must sign up for middle school this semester.
Further information
about field placements may be found in the Student Teaching
Handbook available on the College of Education web site or
from the Office of Field Experiences (Winther Hall, room
2038).
CIFLD 412: Directed
Teaching, Social Studies (Middle School)(C& I)(12
Units)
OR
CIFLD 414: Directed Teaching, Social Studies (High School)(C& I)(12
Units)
CIGENRL 470: Student
Teaching Seminar (2 Units)
* Currently, this course is optional, but highly recommended.
In conjunction with student teaching, students are required
to attend a Phase 4 Orientation Meeting.
There are opportunities available for International Student
Teaching experiences. These programs involve a placement in
a Wisconsin school for a part of the semester and a placement
overseas for a part of the semester. UW-Whitewater students
must be approved by the Program Coordinator in Social Studies
to apply for International Student Teaching placements. Students
who are interested in taking advantage of this program
are encouraged to contact the Office of Field Experiences (Winther
Hall, room 2038) for more information.
There are also limited opportunities for Internships, which
place the student in a partial (up to half time) teaching assignment
in lieu of a traditional student teaching placement. Internships
provide a small financial stipend. UW-Whitewater students must
be approved by the Program Coordinator in Social Studies to
apply for Internship placements. Not all students approved
for Internship placements can be accommodated. For more information,
contact Cheryl Wegner, Office of Field Experiences (Winther
Hall, room 2036; 262.472.1935).
Phase IV: Portfolio Requirement
At a minumum you must:
- receive a score of 2 (Basic) or higher on your Philosophy/Pedagogy Statement (if the Phase III Philosophy/Pedagogy statement scored less than a 3);
- recieve a Score of 2 (Basic) or higher on the
Phase IV Narrative;
- and receive a score of 2 (Basic) or higher on the Phase IV Portfolio Rubric for each of the 10 Wisconsin Teacher Standards
11) Graduation/Certification
In order to be eligible for Graduation/Certification, you
must have:
a) attended the Phase 4 Orientation meeting,
b) successfully completed all university requirements,
c) successfully completed your major and/or minor,
d) successfully completed student teaching,
e) a passing score on the Phase IV Portfolio review,
f) the recommendation of the cooperating teacher, and
g) the recommendation of the university supervisor.
12) Completion of Application for License
The process for applying for you teaching license(s)
is explained by the Teacher Licensure page on the College
of Education website. Go To: http://www.uww.edu/coe/advising/licensure/applying.html.
This document is designed
to assist students in understanding the Secondary Social
Studies Licensure Program
at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. This document is
not legally binding. Students should consult the course
catalog,
their Academic Advisement Report, and other formal University-sponsored
resources.
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