Major/Professional Sequence

Approximate ages birth through 11, grades PK-6

In addition to the Interdisciplinary Studies coursework required of all Lakeland University graduates, students seeking certification to teach at the Early Childhood through middle Childhood certification level will be expected to complete the following major/professional sequence and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s (DPI) statutory requirements:

• Completion of Wisconsin Technical College’s Early Childhood Education Associate Degree or Diploma program including the Administrative Course (WTCS 307-198)
• COM 111 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking (through WTCS 801-198)
• MAT 210 - Mathematics for Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence Teachers
• SOC 210 - Majority-Minority Relations (through WTCS 809-172)
• EDU 100 - Introduction to Education (through WTCS 307-148)#
• EDU 140 - Introduction to Educational Technology
• EDU 230  / PSY 230 - Educational Psychology  
• EDU 302 - Physical Education and Health Teaching Techniques for Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence (through WTCS 307-167)#
• EDU 312  / ART 312 - Art Teaching Techniques for Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence (2 semester hours)  (through WTCS 307-178) #
• EDU 317  / MUS 317 - Music Teaching Techniques for Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence (2 semester hours)  (through WTCS 307-178) #
• EDU 330  / PSY 330 - Human Growth and Development  (through WTCS 307-151, 307-179)
• EDU 331 - Science Teaching Techniques for Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence *
• EDU 332 - Mathematics Teaching Techniques for Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence *
• EDU 341 - Children’s and Early Adolescent Literature *
• EDU 342 - Language Arts and Social Studies Teaching Techniques for Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence *
• EDU 373 - Field Experience in Education (through WTCS 307-174, 307-192, 307-197)#
• EDU 379 - Early Childhood Teaching Techniques *
• EDU 382 - Reading Teaching Techniques *
• EDU 432 - Survey of the Exceptional Person (through WTCS 307-187)
• EDU 449 - Education Capstone Course (WI) *
• EDU 450 - Observation and Student Teaching for Early Childhood/Middle Childhood/Early Adolescence Level Teachers (12 semester hours) *
• EDU 470 - Seminar, Observation and Student Teaching (2 semester hours) *

Teacher Certification

#These WTCS courses apply in transfer only to these requirements in the Early Childhood-Middle Childhood Education Major (PK-6) and may not be used as such in the Middle Childhood-Early Adolescence Major (1-8). This application of transfer credit applies only to those who have completed an Associate Degree or a diploma in Early Childhood Education through the WTCS System.

*Admission to a teacher certification program is a prerequisite for entry into these classes.