2015 16 UW Clleges Transfer Advising Guide Bachelr f Science degree in Special 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» 8 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 MAT 108 Quantitative Reasning ~STAT 130 Elementary Statistics MAT 117 Elementary statistics BIO xxx Any apprved Bilgy with lab Any BIO Natural Science (NS) with Lab (LS) ARTS & HUMANITIES» 6 credits frm minimum f 2 different areas required Literature curse Any ENG Literature Humanities curse (HU) Autmatically met with cmpletin f Assciate Degree SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES» 6 credits frm minimum f 2 different areas required POLS 210 American Gvernment POL 104 American Gvernment and Plitics PSYC 110 General Psychlgy PSY 201 Intrductry Psychlgy OR PSY 202 Intrductry Psychlgy Cntemprary Issues *» 3 credits required (*Autmatically met with cmpletin f Assciate Degree ) Curses that may fulfill this requirement are listed belw nly ne 3 credit curse required. (see UW Stut General Educatin Requirements curses, Cntemprary Issues fr examples) OPTIONS OF COURSES THAT WILL MEET THIS REQUIREMENT INCLUDE: Any 3 credit Interdisciplinary Studies (IS) curse SOC 335 Intrductry Scial Psychlgy SOC 250 Scial Psychlgy SPCOM 312 Intercultural Cmmunicatins CTA 210 Intr t Intercultural Cmmunicatin WOM 101 Intrductin t Wmen s Studies WGS 210 Intr t Wmen & Gender Studies Scial Respnsibility & Ethical Reasning» 3 credits required PHIL 235 General Ethics PHI 241 Ethics GENERAL EDUCATION SELECTIVES» 7 credits required ~HIST 210 Mdern Wrld Histry OR ~ANTH 220 Cultural Anthrplgy CHEM XXX Chemistry OR PHYS XXX Physics HIS 127 The Wrld in the Twentieth Century ANT 104 Cultural Anthrplgy Any CHE r PHYS Natural Science (NS) curse Prgram requirements begin n page 4. Page 3 f 5
Prgram, majr, schl curses available in Clleges' curriculum nt part f General Educatin PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION CORE~» 20 credits required EDUC 303 Educatinal Psychlgy EDUC 326 Fundatins f Educatin EDUC 330 Multiculturalism: Dialgue and Field Experience EDUC 415 Classrm Management RDGED 382 Cntent Area Reading RDGED 414 Literacy Instructin and Assessment in Primary Grades SPED 430 Inclusin f Students w/exceptinal Needs MAJOR STUDIES» 57 credits required SPED 100 Intrductin t Special Educatin SPED 300 Intrductin t Individuals with Cgnitive Disabilities SPED 301 Learning Disabilities SPED 322 Curriculum and Instructin: Severe Disabilities SPED 323 Mild Disabilities: Scial Studies & Science SPED 324 Curriculum & Instructin : Career & Transitin Educatin SPED 326 Pre Student Teaching: Cgnitive Disabilities SPED 328 Assessment fr Individual Educatin/Transitin Educ SPED 330 Cmmunicatin Disrders SPED 338 Pre Student Teaching Children/Yuth w/disabilities SPED 420 Schls, Families & Cmmunity Cllabratin SPED 440 Diagnsis & Remediatin f Literacy & Math Disabilities SPED 447 Emtinal & Behaviral Prblems f Children and Adlescents SPED 481 Student Teaching: Special Educatin SPED 490 Behaviral Interventins in the Schls PSYC 251 Child Psychlgy AND PSYC 352 Adlescent Psychlgy OR HDFS 255 Lifespan Human Develpment and any Majr Studies Elective EDU 230 Educatinal Psychlgy EDU 201 Cncepts, Issues, and Field Experience in Educatin EDU 300 The Exceptinal Individual PSY 250 Life Span Develpmental Psychlgy AND any Majr Studies Elective Additinal Resurces listed n page 5. Page 4 f 5
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 Systems (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