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2023-2024 Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Science Education, BS


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Science Education Major | Course of Study


What can I teach? 

  • Students completing this program can teach departmentalized Science in Grades 4-12 

To declare an Education Major:


Upon admission to WLC, students are encouraged to express an area of interest in education to assist with the scheduling and advising process. 

Student may officially declare an Education major upon: 

  • Completion of 27 credits, including: COM 101 , ENG 101 , EDU 201 , EDU 210 , EDU 221  & EDU 292  
  • Attainment of a cumulative GPA of 2.5 
  • Sucessful presentation of the Education Entry Portfolio (an overview of this requirement is provided by professors in the EDU course sequence noted above) 

Major Requirements: 

  • Exit cumulative GPA of 3.0 in the major 
  • Exit cumulative GPA of 2.75 overall 
  • Pass all EDU courses with a BC or higher (or students must repeat the course) 

*Please consult with your Education Department advisor regarding testing requirements pertaining to your program in compliance with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI). 

Education Major Declaration Form  

 

The following Education coursework is required:


The following Teacher Candidacy requirements conclude the program:


General Education Core Curriculum


Professional Development


Approaches to Individual and Social Questions


Intercultural Knowledge and Competence


BS/BSN Foreign Language


Degree Credit Requirements


  • At least 120 degree credits are required for a bachelor’s degree. There is no limit to the number of credits which may be earned in one department.
  • A minimum of 30 of the final 36 credits must be earned in residence to receive a bachelor’s degree from WLC.
  • Students must also earn at least 15 credits in residence in upper division courses (300 and 400 level) in the major to receive a bachelor’s degree from WLC.
  • If a major requires a capstone course, it is required to be taken at WLC.
  • At least 9 credits in the minor must be taken at WLC.
  • A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 must be achieved to satisfy the degree requirements. Individual programs may require grade point averages higher than a 2.0 for courses used to satisfy the major.

Suggested General Education Sequencing


  • Freshman : COL 101 (Fall), LAS 101  (Spring), Foreign Language/Foreign Language Diversity, Quantitative Reasoning, ENG 101COM 101THE 105/THE 110, ~9 cr. in the major
  • Sophomore: Biblical Theology, PED 100, 1-2 Approaches, declare major

  • Junior: Applied Theology, 1-2 Approaches

  • Senior: Systematic Theology,  1-2 Approaches, LAS 401/LAS 402 

 

(Full general education information may be found here.)

 

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