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
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 — High School Education students do
Gain first-hand teaching experience in local schools
Pursue research with faculty mentors
Travel across the world to teach
Clinical experiences
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.
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What our graduates do
Classroom teachers
School administrators
Coaches
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.
Contact us
Want to learn more about earning your Middle — High School Education degree at UW-Whitewater? education@uww.edu
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.
UW-Whitewater offers the following Middle — High School Education degrees:
- Biology Science Education (BSE) | 4-year-plan
- Chemistry Science Education (BSE) | 4-year-plan
- Economics Education (BSE) | 4-year-plan
- Elementary Middle Education - Dual Licensure Emphasis (BSE) | 4-year-plan
- English Literature & Language Arts Education (BSE) | 4-year plan
- Geography Education (BSE) | 4-year plan
- History Education (BSE) | 4-year plan
- Mathematics Education (BSE) | 4-year plan
- Physics Science Education (BSE) | 4-year plan
- Political Science Education (BSE) | 4-year plan
- Psychology Education (BSE) | 4-year plan
- Sociology Education (BSE) | 4-year plan
To apply, you’ll complete the UW-Whitewater application for admission and indicate your interest in earning a degree in education.