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Jul 15, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Academic Catalog
Special Education, BA
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Special Education Major | Course of Study
Students choosing this major will be dual liscensed in Special Education (K4-12) and Elementary-Middle Education (K4-9).
What can I teach?
- Grades K4-12 special education
- Grades K4-9 (all subjects, self-contained classroom)
- Grades K4-9 (departmentalized: language arts, mathematics, science, social studies)
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).
The following coursework is required (fulfilling an Elementary-Middle K4-9 license):
The following coursework is required (fulfilling a Special Education K4-12 license):
The following Teacher Candidacy requirements conclude the program:
General Education Course Curriculum (ELE EDU)
Professional Development
Grade of “C” or better is required.
Approaches to Individual and Social Questions
Per the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), students completing 4 courses (one in each area of: Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies) with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher are exempt from taking the Praxis II for licensure. It is required that students complete one of the options marked with an asterisk (*) in each category to meet this requirement. Please work directly with your advisor to incorporate these courses.
Intercultural Knowledge and Competence
Foreign Language
For the BA, one of the following:
- Completion of three years of a high school foreign language, two of which must be sequential from the same language.
- Completion of a college level foreign language course: GER 101 , GER 102 , SPA 101
For the BS and BSN, one of the following:
- Completion of two sequential years of a high school foreign language.
- Completion of a college level foreign language course: GER 101 ,GER 102 ,SPA 101
- Completion of a foreign language diversity course:ANT 104 , GER 100 , SPA 100
Note: If a course is used to satisfy the foreign language requirement it may not be used to satisfy the Intercultural Knowledge and Competence requirement.
BA Foreign Language
For the BA, one of the following:
Completion of three years of a high school foreign language, two of which must be sequential from the same language or completion of a college level foreign language course: - GER 101 - Elementary German 1 4 credits
- GER 102 - Elementary German 2 4 credits
- SPA 101 - Elementary Spanish 1 4 credits
Note: If a course is used to satisfy the foreign language requirement it may not be used to satisfy the Intercultural Knowledge and Competence requirement.
Degree Credit Requirements
- At least 120 degree credits are required for a bachelor’s degree along with completion of the GENED Curriculum and the requirements of at least one major.
- 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 101 , COM 101 , THE 105 /THE 110 , ~9 cr. in the major
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Sophomore: Biblical Theology, PED 100 , 1-2 Approaches, declare major
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Junior: Applied Theology, 1-2 Approaches
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Senior: Systematic Theology, 1-2 Approaches, LAS 401 /LAS 402
(Full general education information may be found here.)
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