Community Engagement and Education (CEED) BS
A community education bachelor’s program for challenging inequality and enhancing strengths in schools and urban communities.
Many classes have online and hybrid options, and you may be able to apply credits from past professional experiences to this degree. Plus, most students in the Community Engagement and Education program choose a submajor that fits their interests and career goals.
Program Type
Program Format
Why Choose the Program?
- Flexibility: Full online (not all classes offered online every semester) and hybrid options.
- Affordability: Up to 42 credits for prior experience.
- Individual support: Responsive faculty who understand that students have lives beyond the classroom.
- Diversity: Over 50% students of color.
- Success: High graduation rates for students from all backgrounds.
Program Highlights
- Gain skills in:
- Leadership and collaboration
- Education
- Program development
- Entrepreneurship
- Social analysis
- Discover the rich complexities of community and school contexts in collaboration with local leaders.
- Thrive in a supportive learning environment with one of the most diverse student bodies and faculties in Wisconsin.
- Complete program fully online (not all classes offered online every semester) and/or through hybrid (face-to-face and online) coursework.
- Pursue careers in
- Community-based organizations and government
- K-12 schools (CEED does not license K-12 teachers for public schools)
- Colleges and universities
Interested? Applications are free! Advisors will help you plan your pathway to graduation.
Accelerated Master’s Degree Program
Interested students can pursue MS degrees in Cultural Foundations of Community Engagement and Education or Cognitive & Developmental Sciences in conjunction with the Community Engagement and Education BS program, completing the combined degrees with fewer total credits.
Program Requirements
Note: Not all classes are available online every semester. View the Required Course Offering Pattern table below to see online and face-to-face/hybrid offering patterns for Community Engagement and Education required courses each semester. Few required classes are offered in summer semester.
Required Course Offering Pattern
| Course # | Fall | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|---|
| ED POL 111 | Online | Face-to-Face/Hybrid | |
| ED POL 112 | Face-to-Face/Hybrid | Online | |
| ED POL 113/203 | Face-to-Face/Hybrid, Online | Face-to-Face/Hybrid, Online | |
| ED POL 114 | Face-to-Face/Hybrid | Online | |
| ED POL 375 | Face-to-Face/Hybrid, Online | Face-to-Face/Hybrid, Online | |
| ED POL 506 | Online | Face-to-Face/Hybrid | |
| ED POL 534 | Online | Online | Online |
| ED POL 601 | Face-to-Face/Hybrid | Online |
Credit for Prior Professional Educational Experience (PPEE)
The Community Engagement and Education major values the experience you bring to the program. Students with a range of work and community experience may earn up to 42 lower-division credits by taking exams. Students pay for 3 credits, and any additional credits earned through exam are free. Community Engagement and Education is the only major at UWM that offers PPEE credits.
Submajors
Most students in Community Engagement and Education build their own program by choosing classes that fit their interests.
Community Engagement and Education also offers a series of transcript-designated certificate programs and submajors designed for students interested in specific careers.
- Child and Family Services (Academic Catalog Requirements – Submajor)
- Child Care (Academic Catalog Requirements – Submajor)
- Community Based Organizations: Policy and Leadership (Academic Catalog Requirements – Submajor)
- Exceptional Education (Non-Licensure) (Academic Catalog Requirements – Submajor)
Minor
The minor in Community Engagement is open to all undergraduate students. With this minor students can learn about local urban communities and how to improve them. This practical knowledge can provide a foundation for building a career in human services.
Honors Requirements
Alumni Profiles
Explore brief interviews with Community Engagement and Education graduates by visiting the Alumni Profiles webpage.
Fast-Growing Employment Prospects in Program Related Employment
- 12% (double the average) job growth: Social and Community Service Program Managers.
- 10% (double the average) job growth: Community and Social Service Occupations.
- 8% (one and a half times the average) job growth: Administrators of Preschool and Childcare Centers.
Fieldwork for Experience
Get credit for fieldwork internships in the Community Engagement and Education program to strengthen your resume, network to make connections for jobs, and get recommendations from people in the field.
A Sample of Actual Jobs Found by Graduates
Faculty
- Associate Professor, Educational Policy and Community Studies
- rfarhin@uwm.edu
- Enderis Hall 523
- Associate Professor, Educational Policy and Community Studies
- kalyanir@uwm.edu
- 414-229-2587
- Enderis Hall 519
- Professor, Educational Policy and Community Studies
- Department Chair, Educational Policy and Community Studies
- schutz@uwm.edu
- 414-229-4150
- Enderis Hall 553
- Professor, Educational Policy and Community Studies
- swaminar@uwm.edu
- Enderis Hall 557
- Associate Professor, Educational Policy and Community Studies
- jtapia@uwm.edu
- 414-229-5261
- Enderis Hall 563
- Lecturer, Educational Policy and Community Studies
- bwtrager@uwm.edu
- 414-229-3161
- Student Union WG28
- Teaching Faculty III, Educational Policy and Community Studies
- atroiano@uwm.edu
- 414-229-4724
- Enderis Hall 529
- Lecturer, Educational Policy and Community Studies
- avw@uwm.edu
- 414-229-7356
- Enderis Hall 549
Advising
- (Last names A – L) – Tyree Bolden
- (Last names M – Z) – Andrea Azarian
- Senior Academic Advisor, Office of Student Services
- azarian@uwm.edu
- 414-229-4721
- Enderis Hall 209
- Academic Advisor, Office of Student Services
- boldentc@uwm.edu
- 414-229-4721
- Enderis Hall 209
Academic Resources
Dr. Aaron Schutz
Professor and Department Chair
schutz@uwm.edu
To discuss your academic plan and coursework, contact an academic advisor:
Office of Student Services Advising
soeinfo@uwm.edu
414-229-4721
Academic Advising
(Last names A – L) – Tyree Bolden
(Last names M – Z) – Andrea Azarian