Psychology Education Requirements (BSE)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements | ||
| PSYCH 211 | INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| PSYCH 215 | BASIC STATISTICAL METHODS | 3 |
| PSYCH 216 | RESEARCH METHODS | 5 |
| PSYCH 301 | INTRODUCTION TO BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE | 3 |
| or PSYCH 302 | THE BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF EMOTION | |
| or PSYCH 305 | PSYCHOLOGY OF PERCEPTION | |
| PSYCH 303 | LEARNING AND CONDITIONING | 3 |
| or PSYCH 351 | COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | |
| PSYCH 304 | PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY | 3 |
| or PSYCH 355 | SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | |
| PSYCH 330 | LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| PSYCH 345 | PSYCHOPATHOLOGY | 3 |
| Select 3 elective PSYCH units | 3 | |
| General Social Studies Requirements | ||
| ECON 202 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | 3 |
| GEOGRPY 230 | HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | 3 |
| GEOGRPY 250 | GEOGRAPHY OF WISCONSIN | 3 |
| or GEOGRPY 252 | GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES | |
| or GEOGRPY 270 | GIS I: MAPPING OUR WORLD | |
| HISTRY 125 | AMERICAN HISTORY SINCE 1877 | 3 |
| HISTRY 154 | WESTERN CIVILIZATION | 3 |
| POLISCI 141 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | 3 |
| POLISCI 240 | LAW AND SOCIETY | 3 |
| or POLISCI 250 | INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY | |
| or POLISCI 255 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS | |
| SOCIOLGY 240 | PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
| Total Units | 53 | |
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Licensure Requirements 1 | ||
| SPECED 205 | INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION | 3 |
| ECON 213 | ECONOMICS FOR TEACHERS | 3 |
| BIOLOGY 214 | ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY | 3 |
| or GEOGRPY 252 | GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES | |
| EDFNDPRC 210 | INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION AND TEACHING | 3 |
| EDFOUND 212 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| EDFOUND 243 | FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION IN A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY | 3 |
| SECNDED 340 | INQUIRY IN BROADFIELD SOCIAL STUDIES | 3 |
| SECNDED 425 | TEACHING OF SOCIAL STUDIES | 3 |
| SECNDED 430 | THE TEACHING OF SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL | 3 |
| SECNDED 466 | LITERACY IN THE DISCIPLINES | 3 |
| EDFOUND 425 | MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL | 3 |
| CIGENRL 420 | PRE-STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR | 1 |
| CIGENRL 470 | STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR | 2 |
| Select one of the following Student Teaching options: | 14 | |
| Option A | ||
| SOCIAL STUDIES PRE-STUDENT TEACHING, MIDDLE LEVEL (2 units) | ||
| SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENT TEACHING, SECONDARY LEVEL (12 units) | ||
| Option B | ||
| SOCIAL STUDIES PRE-STUDENT TEACHING, SECONDARY LEVEL (2 units) | ||
| SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENT TEACHING, MIDDLE LEVEL (12 units) | ||
| Total Units | 50 | |
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GPA requirements:
- to graduate from the College of Education and Professional Studies, students in a BSE licensure major must have at least a combined GPA of 2.75;
- students must achieve a grade of "C" (2.00) or better in all required courses with the prefixes EDFOUND, EDFNDPRC, CIGENRL, SECNDED, or SPECED before they can enroll in CIFLD 422 or CIFLD 424; and
- must maintain a content GPA of at least 3.0 across all major requirements, general social studies requirements, and SECNDED 425 and SECNDED 430, or pass the standardized content knowledge test approved by the State Superintendent.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| ENGLISH 100 or 101 | 3-4 | ENGLISH 102 | 3 |
| MATH 139 | 3 | PEGNRL 192 | 1 |
| PSYCH 211 | 3 | CORE 130 | 3 |
| CORE 110 | 3 | PSYCH 215 | 3 |
| INTRAUNV 104 | 1 | General Education Lab Science (not biology as students will take Bio 214) | 4-5 |
| HISTRY 125 | 3 | HISTRY 154 | 3 |
| 16-17 | 17-18 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| PSYCH 216 | 5 | EDFOUND 212 | 3 |
| PSYCH 301, 302, or 305 | 3 | EDFNDPRC 210 | 3 |
| GEOGRPY 230 | 3 | EDFOUND 243 | 3 |
| CORE 120 or 140 | 3 | COMM 110 | 3 |
| BIOLOGY 214 | 3 | PSYCH 303 or 351 | 3 |
| ECON 213 | 3 | ||
| 17 | 18 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| SOCIOLGY 240 | 3 | CORE 390 | 3 |
| PSYCH 345 | 3 | ECON 202 | 3 |
| PSYCH 330 | 3 | Psychology Elective | 3 |
| SPECED 205 | 3 | POLISCI 240, 250, or 255 | 3 |
| GEOGRPY 252, 250, or 270 | 3 | SECNDED 4251 | 3 |
| PSYCH 304 or 355 | 3 | SECNDED 3401 | 3 |
| 18 | 18 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| EDFOUND 4251 | 3 | CIGENRL 4701 | 2 |
| SECNDED 4301 | 3 | CIFLD 422 or 4241 | 12 |
| SECNDED 4661 | 3 | ||
| CIGENRL 4201 | 1 | ||
| CIFLD 322 or 3241 | 2 | ||
| POLISCI 141 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Total Units: 133-135 | |||
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Require Admission to Professional Education. You will not be allowed to register for these courses without applying, and being admitted to the College of Education and Professional Studies. Eligibility requirements can be found at: https://www.uww.edu/coeps/advising-licensure#admissions
Students may be required to pass additional assessments prior to student teaching and licensure.