College of Education & Professional Studies

MIDDLE — HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree Program

Many people are drawn to teach at the middle school or high school level because they’re passionate about a specific subject area. As a student at UW-Whitewater, you’ll have the advantage of strong academic departments and resources across the university — this is where you’ll develop your subject matter expertise.

Through the College of Education and Professional Studies, you’ll gain a solid foundation for teaching and get the advising you need to ensure you’re ready for licensure in your chosen area. You will declare one of these majors:

Biology Science Education
Chemistry Science Education
Economics Education
English Literature and Language Arts Education
Geography Education
History Education
Mathematics Education
Physics Science Education
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology Education

4-year plan

CAN WE BRAG A LITTLE?

Employment and grad school success

97% career placement/grad school acceptance rate for our Middle — High School Education majors (2018-19).

Middle school teacher teaches lesson to two students

Why study Middle — High School Education at UW-Whitewater?

Aside from a wide variety of subject areas, advantages to earning your bachelor’s degree in Middle — High School Education at UW-Whitewater include:

Access to the Wisconsin Instructional Technology Resource Center, which houses computer labs, virtual reality experiences, and more.
An array of program-specific scholarships available to incoming and current students.
A dedicated librarian who specializes in education.
Opportunities for future science teachers to participate Science Outreach programming.
Opportunities for future social studies teachers to present at the Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies annual conference.

Depending on your degree emphasis — in addition to your education and teacher preparation courses — you’ll take subject-matter courses and learn from faculty across the university. Select the following programs to learn more about them:

What our Middle and Secondary School Education students do

Gain first hand elementary or middle school teaching experience

Gain first-hand teaching experience in local schools

Pursue research with faculty mentors

Travel across the world to teach

Field study and student teaching

Middle school music teacher conducts band members.

Middle — High School Education majors at UW-Whitewater get plenty of hands-on experience, from observing in local classrooms to putting skills and knowledge into practice during student teaching.

Teacher internship program: Enrich your experience
Education major students with outstanding academic performance can apply for the UW-Whitewater Teacher Internship Program. While similar to a student-teaching experience, this selective program offers students greater responsibilities at their full-time placement site, as well as a $4,500 stipend.

Learn more about our field experiences »

What our graduates do

Classroom teachers

School administrators

Coaches

Warhawk alum named 2024 National Principal of the Year

Andy Farley, a 2001 graduate who earned a BSE in education, was named 2024 National Principal of the Year. Farley is in his 11th year as principal at Brookfield East High School — one of Wisconsin’s most decorated schools. It is a 2023 National Blue Ribbon School, was recently judged as a high school that “Significantly Exceeds Expectations,”, and boasts a number of both 2023-24 National Merit Semifinalists and Commended Students.

Angela Flynn and Matt Flynn earn 2019 Kohl Award

They succeeded at UW-Whitewater — She teaches math at Turner High School, he teaches social studies at Beloit Memorial High School, and each earned a Herb Kohl Educational 2019 Teacher Fellowship which includes a $6,000 personal grant and $6,000 school grant.

Middle — High School Education jobs: Career success

UW-Whitewater has a long-standing history of preparing educators. Our graduates work in districts across the state, including:

DeForest Area School District
Denmark School District
Fond du Lac School District
Kettle Moraine School District
McFarland School District
Milwaukee Public Schools
Mukwonago Area School District
Portage School District
School District of Beloit
School District of Janesville
Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated School District
Watertown Unified School District
West Bend School District

Many of our graduates continue on to graduate school, earning a master’s degree in fields such as special education, educational leadership, or the subject they teach.

Hired Before Graduation

Liana Opitz from Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, earned a BSE in history education and was accepted to graduate school at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee pursuing a Master of Cultural Foundations in Community Engagement and Education in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Our faculty

As an education major, you’ll get to work with faculty and staff members from our Curriculum and Instruction department, as well as learn from knowledgeable faculty members from across campus, based on your major, minor, or area of emphasis.

Meet our faculty

Want to learn more about earning your Middle — High School Education degree at UW-Whitewater? education@uww.edu