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
CAN WE BRAG A LITTLE?
97% career placement/grad school acceptance rate for our Middle — High School Education majors (2018-19).
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 teaching experience in local schools
Pursue research with faculty mentors
Travel across the world to teach
Field study and student teaching
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.
What our graduates do
Classroom teachers
School administrators
Coaches
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.
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.
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.
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.
Want to learn more about earning your Middle — High School Education degree at UW-Whitewater? education@uww.edu
UW-Whitewater offers the following Middle — High School Education degrees:
- Bachelor of Science in Education — Biology Science Education | 4-year-plan
- Bachelor of Science in Education — Chemistry Science Education | 4-year-plan
- Bachelor of Science in Education — Economics Education | 4-year-plan
- Bachelor of Science in Education, Elementary/Middle School Education Dual Licensure — ESL/BE Education | 4-year-plan
- Bachelor of Science in Education — English Literature and Language Arts Education | 4-year-plan
- Bachelor of Science in Education — Geography Education | 4-year plan
- Bachelor of Science in Education — History Education | 4-year plan
- Bachelor of Science in Education — Mathematics Education | 4-year plan
- Bachelor of Science in Education — Physics Science Education | 4-year plan
- Bachelor of Science in Education — Political Science Education | 4-year plan
- Bachelor of Science in Education — Psychology | 4-year plan
- Bachelor of Science in Education — Sociology Education | 4-year plan
To apply, you’ll complete the UW-Whitewater application for admission and indicate your interest in earning a degree in education.
