Community Engagement and Education (CEED), Child Care BS
The child care sub major in the Community Engagement and Education program is designed for child care teachers, administrators, and owners of child care organizations who want to advance their career and inform their passion for the development of young children.
Program Type
Major
Program Format
On Campus, Online
Why Choose the Program?
- Flexibility: Fully online and hybrid.
- Affordability: Earn 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
- Develop skills in:
- Leadership
- Entrepreneurship
- Program Development
- Learn strategies for working with diverse communities and families.
- Thrive in a supportive environment with experienced faculty.
- Career advancement for: Child care teachers, administrators, and owners of child care organizations.
Program Requirements
Credit for Prior Professional Education Experience (PPEE)
Students accepted into the community education child care program are eligible to earn credit for their professional/life experience by demonstrating their competency through essay examinations (PPEE). Students can earn up to 42 lower-division elective credits for prior professional experience that may be used toward the Community Engagement and Education degree.
Transfer Your Wisconsin Registry Credentials
The community education child care sub major is acknowledged by the Wisconsin Child Care Registry as a “related” degree for professionals.
18 credits of WI Registry child care credits are required to fulfill the community education child care sub major.
Students must complete the “Foundational” or “Administrative” credential developed and overseen by the Wisconsin Registry. The WI Registry child care credits are completed at other institutions and transferred to UWM.
Related Submajors
Develop your own program or choose from transcript-designated certificate programs and submajors designed for students interested in specific careers.
- Child and Family Services (Academic Catalog Requirements – Submajor)
- Community Based Organizations: Policy and Leadership (Academic Catalog Requirements – Submajor)
- Exceptional Education (Non-Licensure) (Academic Catalog Requirements – Submajor)
Eligible for the TEACH Scholarship
Administered by the Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA). Learn more about T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood Wisconsin.
Faculty
- Associate Professor, Educational Policy and Community Studies
- Program Director, Alternative Education
- 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
- Program Director, Community Engagement and Education
- Program Director, Cultural Foundations of Community Engagement and Education
- 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