2015 16 UW Clleges Transfer Advising Guide Bachelr f Science degree in Early Childhd Educatin Cllege f Educatin Health and Human Sciences University f Wiscnsin Stut Last updated/reviewed 09/26/2015 The fllwing guide is intended t assist yu in planning fr yur eventual transfer t and graduatin frm UW Stut. This guide includes nly the requirements that can be cmpleted at the tw year UW Clleges. It is nt a requirement, nr always advisable, t cmplete all curses listed in this guide prir t transfer. Fr a full list f requirements refer t the additinal resurces included in the pages belw. Nte that this guide is an advisry tl nly and subject t change. Applicatin Prcedure Submit the UW System applicatin, available nline at: https://apply.wiscnsin.edu. Send fficial transcripts frm all pst secndary institutins attended. Send fficial high schl transcripts if yu have nt already earned yur bachelr s degree at the time yu apply. If any Advanced Placement r Internatinal Baccalaureate tests were taken while in high schl and received a scre f 3 r higher, a cpy f yur scre reprt is required t be cnsidered fr cllege credit. Admissins Requirements The Transfer Admissin Requirements state that are yu are likely t be admitted in gd standing if yu have a cumulative grade pint average f 2.75 r greater. A cmprehensive review is cmpleted and everything, including yur applicant statement, is taken int cnsideratin when a decisin is made. Students indicating XXX Educatin will be admitted as a pre educatin majr at UW Stut. "Pre Educatin" is the initial designatin fr all students interested in being a certified teacher thrugh ne f ur educatin majrs. Subsequent acceptance int a teacher educatin majr and enrllment in prfessinal educatin cursewrk will require successful cmpletin f Benchmark I requirements. Additinal infrmatin can be fund at http://www.uwstut.edu/se/current/praxisi.cfm UW Stut Graduatin Requirements All students graduating frm UW Stut must als meet Racial and Ethnic Studies as well as Glbal Perspective requirements. Students transferring frm ne f the UW Clleges having already earned their Assciate f Arts & Sciences degree have these tw categries autmatically met. Students that have nt cmpleted their degree at the time they transfer will have t meet the requirements fr the Racial & Ethnic Studies and Glbal Perspective areas identified belw. UW Stut curses that meet these requirements are listed in the UW Stut General Educatin Requirements (chse GE/RES/GLP curse list [PDF]) apprved listings n page 7 9. Students are encuraged t meet these requirements with curses that als apply t either general educatin r majr requirements. Ptentially a single curse culd apply t 2 3 prgram requirements. Graduatin requirements cntinue n page 2. Page 1 f 5
Racial & Ethnic Studies (RES): Six credits are required with a minimum f three credits frm the Categry RES A curse list. The remaining three credits may be frm either the RES A r RES B curse list. At the UW Clleges curses that may meet sme f these requirements are listed with the ES (Ethnic Studies) designatin. Curses that may apply t this requirement are curses that transfer as equivalencies t curses listed in the UW Stut General Educatin Requirements (chse GE/RES/GLP curse list [PDF]) apprved listings n page 7. Glbal Perspective (GLP): Cmpleted by either cmpleting a prgram f university apprved wrk r study abrad, r cmpleting six credits f curses apprved as fulfilling the glbal perspective requirement. Curses that may apply t this requirement are curses that transfer as equivalencies t curses listed in the UW Stut General Educatin Requirements (chse GE/RES/GLP curse list [PDF]) apprved listings n page 8 9. General Educatin requirements begin n page 3. Page 2 f 5
General Educatin Requirements met by cmpleting curses at the UW Clleges UW Stut General Educatin Requirements apprved listings Curses listed specifically indicate they are required fr the majr and must be taken at UW Stut if they were nt taken as part f the student s assciate degree. * = Autmatically met with cmpletin f Assciate Degree COMMUNICATION SKILLS» 9 credits required ENGL 101 Cmpsitin 1 ENGL 102 Cmpsitin 2 SPCOM 100 Fundamentals f Speech ENG 101 Cllege Writing & Critical Thinking (grade f C r higher required) ENG 102 Critical Writing & Critical Reading CTA 103 Intr t Public Speaking ANALYTICAL REASONING & NATURAL SCIENCE» 10 credits required MATH 118 Cncepts f Math r higher MAT 108 Quantitative Reasning STAT 130 Elementary Statistics MAT 117 Elementary Statistics ~BIO 101 Intrductry Bilgy BIO 101 Cncepts f Bilgy ARTS & HUMANITIES» 6 credits frm minimum f 2 different areas required HIST 210 Mdern Wrld Histry HIS 127 The Wrld in the Twentieth Century ~LIT 300 Children s Literature ENG 271 Children s Literature OR EDU 283 Literature fr Children SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES» 6 credits frm minimum f 2 different areas required ~PSYC 110 General Psychlgy PSY 201 Intrductry Psychlgy OR PSY 202 Intrductry Psychlgy ANTH 220 Cultural Anthrplgy ANT 104 Cultural Anthrplgy Cntemprary Issues» 3 credits required EDUC 210 Impacts f Technlgy n Educatin Scial Respnsibility & Ethical Reasning» 3 credits required ~EDUC 330 Multiculturalism GENERAL EDUCATION SELECTIVES» 3 credits required Suggested selective curses: HIST 120 Early US Histry r HIST 121 Mdern US Histry r POLS 210 American Gvernment r GEOG 104 Wrld Gegraphy HIS 101 Histry f the United States HIS 102 Histry f the United States POL 104 American Gvernment and Plitics GEO 110 Wrld Reginal Gegraphy ~Grade f C r higher required Prgram requirements begin n page 4. Page 3 f 5
Prgram, majr, schl curses available in Clleges' curriculum nt part f General Educatin MAJOR STUDIES» 80 credits required ECE 100 Intr t Early Childhd Prgram ECE 200 Expressive Curriculum fr the Yung Child ECE 421 Admin f Early Childhd Prgrams ECE 435 Children, Families, Schls & Cmmunities CHEM 105 Visualizing Chemistry EDUC 326 Fundatins f Educatin EDUC 303 Educatinal Psychlgy FN 102 Nutritin fr Healthy Living PHYS 258 Intrductin t Gelgy SPED 430 Inclusin f Students w/exceptinal Needs Fine Arts Selective Tier 1 Blck: ECE 105 Infant/Tddler Educatin HDFS 124 Human Develpment: Early Childhd Tier 2 Blck: ECE 205 Preschl/Kindergarten Educatin ECE 264 Child Guidance in Preschl K Tier 3 Blck: ECE 305 Primary Educatin ECE 313 Language Arts & Emergent Reading B K Tier 4 Blck: ECE 415 Early Childhd Curriculum: Science/Scial Studies ECE 411 Early Childhd Curriculum: Math ECE 426 Classrm Management in the Primary RDGED 414 Literacy Instructin & Assessment in the Primary Grades Clinical Experience/Student Teaching» 24 credits required ECE 480 Student Teaching: Infancy Preschl ECE 493 Student Teaching: Kindergarten ECE 494 Student Teaching: Primary CHE 123 Chemistry and Sciety EDU 201 Cncepts, Issues, and Field Exp in Educatin EDU 230 Educatinal Psychlgy HES 209 Nutritin and Weight Cntrl GLG 100 Intrductin t Gelgy EDU 300 The Exceptinal Individual Any AP curse Prgram requirements cntinue n page 5. Page 4 f 5
Ttal Credits fr Graduatin: 120 Minimum Cumulative GPA fr Graduatin: 2.75 Requirements: Curse and ther requirements described here are in the Undergraduate Bulletin. They are als shared in ECE-100 Intrductin t Early Childhd Prgrams, psted n fficial bulletin bards, shared mailings, and advisement meetings. Students are respnsible fr knwing/meeting all prgram requirements. Prgram related questins shuld be directed t Faculty Advisr r Prgram Directr. Special Nte: All transfer students must meet with their faculty advisr r the prgram directr by the end f their first semester in the ECE prgram. Bring all transcripts frm ther schls and transcript evaluatin dne at UW-Stut. Transfer students must meet the minimum grade requirements as set frth by the ECE prgram fr every curse. If yu tk a class at anther cllege and received a grade lwer than the prgram requirements, the curse must be repeated. Curse Substitutins: Prtect yurself. Please d NOT make assumptins abut ne curse substituting fr anther. There is an fficial prcess fr prcessing curse substitutins. See yur faculty advisr. Cmplete all paperwrk fr substitutins prmptly; therwise the degree prgress reprt will be inaccurate. Benchmark Requirements: Benchmark I, II and III must be met prir t Graduatin. Infrmatin n these Benchmarks can be fund n the Schl f Educatin Website (www.uwstut.edu/se). First Aid Requirement: Demnstrate prficiency in American Red Crss First Aid prcedures and Infant/Child/Adult CPR, either by verifying current certificatin r by satisfactry cmpletin f HWF- 340 Cmmunity CPR, Autmatic External Defibrillatin and First Aid. Additinal Resurces Bulletin, Prgram Plan and Prgram Website The Prgram Plan site als gives infrmatin n fur year plans and links t curse descriptins. The fur year (r eight semester plan) can help in planning in what rder t take curses. Transfer Infrmatin System (TIS) equivalences (t the General Educatin "Wizard") Use this page t determine the equivalent Cllege curses t UW Stut GE curses. Cntact Infrmatin: transfer@uwstut.edu Or check ur website at www.uwstut.edu/admissins/peple/ fr specific cunselrs, r g t tinyurl.cm/stuttransferwizard where yu can find additinal equivalencies. Page 5 f 5