Geography Education Requirements (BSE)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements | ||
| GEOGRPY 210 | PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY | 4 |
| GEOGRPY 230 | HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | 3 |
| GEOGRPY 250 | GEOGRAPHY OF WISCONSIN | 3 |
| GEOGRPY 270 | GIS I: MAPPING OUR WORLD | 3 |
| Select 6 units from the following regional courses: | 6 | |
| GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA | ||
| GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE | ||
| GEOGRAPHY OF EAST ASIA | ||
| GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICA | ||
| Select 6 units from Systemic courses | 6 | |
| SOIL SCIENCE | ||
| GEOMORPHOLOGY (LANDFORMS) | ||
| WEATHER ANALYSIS | ||
| WATER RESOURCES | ||
| BIOGEOGRAPHY | ||
| POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| GEOGRAPHY OF RELIGION | ||
| HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| GEOGRAPHY OF POPULATION AND MIGRATION | ||
| ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY | ||
| THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT | ||
| GEOHAZARDS | ||
| Select 6 units from GEOGRPY in consultation with advisor | 6 | |
| General Social Studies Requirements | ||
| ECON 202 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | 3 |
| 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 | |
| PSYCH 211 | INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| SOCIOLGY 240 | PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
| Total Units | 52 | |
| 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 |
| EDFOUND 212 | 3 | CORE 130 | 3 |
| CORE 110 | 3 | MATH 139 | 3 |
| PEGNRL 192 | 1 | BIOLOGY 214 | 3 |
| INTRAUNV 104 | 1 | HISTRY 125 | 3 |
| GEOGRPY 230 | 3 | ||
| 14-15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| General Education Lab Science (Students will take GEOGRPY 210) | 4 | EDFOUND 243 | 3 |
| COMM 110 | 3 | EDFNDPRC 210 | 3 |
| Systemic Geography Course | 3 | GEOGRPY 250 | 3 |
| CORE 120 or 140 | 3 | GEOGRPY Elective | 3 |
| HISTRY 154 | 3 | POLISCI 141 | 3 |
| ECON 213 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 18 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| SPECED 205 | 3 | ECON 202 | 3 |
| GEOGRPY 270 | 3 | Systemic Geopgraphy Course | 3 |
| Regional Geography Course | 3 | Regional Geography Course | 3 |
| CORE 390 | 3 | SOCIOLGY 240 | 3 |
| PSYCH 211 | 3 | SECNDED 4251 | 3 |
| POLISCI 240, 250, or 255 | 3 | SECNDED 3401 | 3 |
| 18 | 18 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| EDFOUND 4251 | 3 | CIFLD 422 or 4241 | 12 |
| SECNDED 4301 | 3 | ||
| SECNDED 4661 | 3 | ||
| CIGENRL 4201 | 1 | ||
| CIFLD 322 or 3241 | 2 | ||
| GEOGRPY Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 12 | ||
| Total Units: 126-127 | |||
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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
Geography BSE program completers will be endorsed for licensure to teach Geography, Economics, History, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology content courses at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and be eligible to teach grades 4-12. This program will result in a Broadfield Social Studies License.
Students may be required to pass additional assessments prior to student teaching and licensure.