This major prepares students to teach in kindergarten through ninth grade. Students gain extensive field experiences, starting the first year, and a full semester of student teaching. Students take content courses especially designed to ensure they have a solid knowledge base of the content needed to teach across grade levels in mathematics, science, social students, and English language arts. Students have classroom experiences that span the grades they are able to teach.
The K-9th Grade General Education initial licensure majors/licensures/specializations are open to all genders and are largely available online, including our Paraprofessional to Teacher Licensure program. For undergraduate students, the program is KMS.D.BSE.
Traditional undergraduate students complete their bachelor's degree and complete student teaching as undergraduates.
Paraprofessional to Teacher Licensure students complete the licensure coursework and may either complete student teaching as undergraduates or graduate with Educational Studies and complete their student teaching as post-baccalaureate or graduate students. This program creates a streamlined path to licensure for practicing paraprofessionals who have an associate degree (or at least 48 semester credits) but not a bachelor’s degree. In 24 months, students can earn a Bachelor of Science in Education and are eligible for a Wisconsin teaching license.
Graduate students enter the program with a bachelor's degree in any field and complete coursework and student teaching during their pathway to licensure and a Master of Arts in Education degree.
Classes are taught in a hybrid format with both online and in-classroom sessions, and other course work may fall within the regular 15-week semester. Each student must complete 18 weeks of student teaching.
For more information: Paraprofessional to Teacher webpage.
Open to women and men, the Paraprofessional the Teacher Licensure program is a streamlined path to licensure for practicing paraprofessionals who have an associate degree (or at least 48 college credits) but not a bachelor’s degree.
In 24 months, students earn a Bachelor of Science in Education.
Classes are taught in a hybrid format with both online and in-classroom sessions, and other course work may fall within the regular 15-week format. Each student must also complete 18 weeks of student teaching.
For more information, please visit our Paraprofessional to Teacher webpage.
The Bilingual/Bicultural UG Minor can be used for the K-9th Grade Major.
Education K-9th Grade (KMS.C.BSE) UG Major requirements 25-26 Catalog
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ED-321C | Middle School Teaching & Field | 4 |
| ED-338C | Early Childhood Curriculum & Field | 4 |
| ED-343C | Crnrstnes for Effctv K-9 MT Tch & Lrng | 4 |
| ED-344C | Teaching Math/Elementary Classroom | 4 |
| ED-348 | Engagement in Tchng, Lrning & Assessing | 4 |
| ED-351C | Science in the Elementary Classroom | 4 |
| ED-352C | Invstgting Int Soc Stdies/Inquiry Arc | 4 |
| ED-358 | Portfolio Review | 1-15 |
| ED-368 | Working With Diverse Populations | 4 |
| ED-378 | Processes of Literacy Acquisition | 4 |
| ED-388 | Literacy in Middle Childhood | 4 |
| ED-418 | Dif Inst/Assessment, Science & Social Studies | 4 |
| ED-420C | Portfolio/Interview Assessment | 0 |
| ED-468C | Student Teaching Placement | 12 |
| LA-301 | Introduction to Alverno Degree Cmpletion | 0 |
| PST 200 OR CM-120, CM-125, QL-156 | ||
| PST 401 | ||
| Total Credits | 57-71 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ED-116 | Relational Competence Workshop | 3 |
| ED-201 | Exploration in Teaching, Learning, and Assessing | 6 |
| ED-215 | Engagement in Teaching, Learning, And Assessing | 6 |
| ED-220 | Interview Assessment | 0 |
| ED-225 | Literacy in Early Childhood | 3 |
| ED-315 | Immersion in Tchng, Lrng & Assess | 6 |
| ED-321 | Middle School Teaching & Field | 4 |
| ED-325 | Literacy in Middle Childhood I-ELC | 3 |
| ED-338 | Early Childhood Curriculum & Field | 4 |
| ED-343 | Cornerstones for Effective K-9 Mathematics Teaching & Learning | 4 |
| ED-344 | Teaching Math/Elementary Classroom | 2 |
| ED-351 | Science in the Elementary Curriculum | 4 |
| ED-352 | Investigating Integrated Social Studies With the Inquiry Arc | 4 |
| ED-412 | Critical Issues in School & Society | 2 |
| ED-420 | Advancement to Student Teaching Performance Assessment | 0 |
| ED-468 | Student Teaching Placement | 18 |
| ED-475 | Student Teaching Seminar | 0 |
| PSY-110 | Life Span Development (General Education) | 3-4 |
| or SW-250 | Human Behavior in the Social Environment | |
| SPECIAL EDUCATION OPTION | ||
| ED-396 | Introduction to Exceptional Learner | 4-7 |
| or SPE-314 | Foundations of Special Education | |
| or SPE-315 | Charac, Assmnt-Lrnrs With Disabilities | |
| Total Credits | 76-80 | |
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| AC-151 | 0 | CM-125 | 3 |
| BSC-215 | 2 | QL-156 | 3 |
| CM-120 | 4 | ED-116 | 3 |
| FSS-125 | 2 | PSY-110 | 4 |
| HUM-150 or FA 1101 | 4 | FA-110 or HUM 1501 | 4 |
| ILA-100 or 200 | 0 | ||
| QL-122 or BU 151 | 4 | ||
| 16 | 17 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| CM-225 | 3 | ED-215 | 6 |
| ED-201 | 6 | ED-220 | 0 |
| BI, CH, PH, SC Course With Lab | 4 | ED-225 | 3 |
| ADV-299 | 0 | ED-396 | 4 |
| 13 | 13 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ED-321 | 4 | ED-338 | 4 |
| ED-325 | 3 | ED-344 | 2 |
| ED-343 | 4 | ED-352 | 4 |
| ED-351 | 4 | HFA-250 | 4 |
| PST 329 Praxis II Prep Seminar | |||
| PST 400 Praxis II Completed | |||
| ED RDG Foundations for Reading Exam | |||
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ED-315 | 6 | ED-468 | 18 |
| ED-412 | 2 | ED-475 | 0 |
| ED-420 | 0 | ||
| Choose One Global Effective Citizen Course: | |||
| GEC-302, 302, AHS 409, GEC 312, GEC 314, GEC 315, GEC 317, GEC 320, GEC 324, GEC 328, GEC 333, or GEC 398 | 3 | ||
| General Elective | 3 | ||
| 14 | 18 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||
Must complete FA 110 & HUM 150.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LTM-601 | Field Experience Module Registration | 0 |
| LTM-602 | Field Experience Module 1 | 1 |
| LTM-603 | Field Experience Module 2 | 1 |
| LTM-604 | Methods of Mathematics | 3 |
| LTM-608 | Literacy in Early/Middle Childhood | 3 |
| LTM-612 | Foundations of Teaching, Learning & Assessing | 4 |
| LTM-621 | Lit in Early Adolescence/Adolescence | 3 |
| LTM-629 | K-9th Grade Developmental Methods | 3 |
| LTM-631 | Exceptional Learner | 3 |
| LTM-632 | Art Education Methods | 3 |
| LTM-635 | Science & Social Studies in Elementary | 3 |
| LTM-640 | LTM Portfolio Assessment | 0 |
| LTM-641 | Student Teaching | 3 |
| LTM-675 | Student Teaching Seminar-LTM | 0 |
| LTM-750 | Practicum | 3 |
| ED RDG (FORT) | 0 | |
| PST 401 Praxis | 0 | |
| Total Credits | 33 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AC-636 | 0 | |
| LTM-601 | Field Experience Module Registration | 0 |
| LTM-602 | Field Experience Module 1 | 1 |
| LTM-603 | Field Experience Module 2 | 1 |
| LTM-604 | Methods of Mathematics | 3 |
| LTM-608 | Literacy in Early/Middle Childhood | 3 |
| LTM-612 | Foundations of Teaching, Learning & Assessing | 4 |
| LTM-621 | Lit in Early Adolescence/Adolescence | 3 |
| LTM-629 | K-9th Grade Developmental Methods | 3 |
| LTM-631 | Exceptional Learner | 3 |
| LTM-632 | Art Education Methods | 3 |
| LTM-635 | Science & Social Studies in Elementary | 3 |
| LTM-640 | LTM Portfolio Assessment | 0 |
| LTM-641 | Student Teaching | 3 |
| LTM-675 | Student Teaching Seminar-LTM | 0 |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LTM-601 | Field Experience Module Registration | 0 |
| LTM-602 | Field Experience Module 1 | 1 |
| LTM-603 | Field Experience Module 2 | 1 |
| LTM-604 | Methods of Mathematics | 3 |
| LTM-608 | Literacy in Early/Middle Childhood | 3 |
| LTM-612 | Foundations of Teaching, Learning & Assessing | 4 |
| LTM-621 | Lit in Early Adolescence/Adolescence | 3 |
| LTM-629 | K-9th Grade Developmental Methods | 3 |
| LTM-631 | Exceptional Learner | 3 |
| LTM-635 | Science & Social Studies in Elementary | 3 |
| LTM-641 | Student Teaching | 3 |
| LTM-675 | Student Teaching Seminar-LTM | 0 |
| PST 400 Praxis 2 Elc | ||
| Total Credits | 27 | |