Education: Science Education, Grades 4-12 BS
Prepare for a rewarding career teaching science in grades 4 through 12 (Early Adolescence through Adolescence – EAA) with UWM’s Milwaukee Area Collaborative Science Teacher Education Program 2.0.
Program Type
Major
Program Format
On Campus
Why Science Education?
- World class, cutting-edge and research-based teacher education curriculum taught by expert and experienced science educators.
- Become fully equipped to teach in Wisconsin and beyond with a focus on Next Generation Science Standards and high-cognitive demand tasks that engage all learners.
- Quality field experience supervisors and exceptional cooperating teachers.
- Earn your certification in three semesters (summer, fall, spring) with flexible and convenient evening and summer course offerings with cohorts of students and instructors.
- Rigorous preparation for future employment in a variety of settings working with diverse groups of students.
- Perfect for a diverse array of students, including traditional undergraduates or transfer students, career changers who already hold a bachelor’s degree, and master’s degree candidates seeking a license to teach.
Science education degree students experience and participate in hands-on, classroom-based fieldwork and student teaching in middle and high schools. By successfully completing the program, you will meet the Wisconsin teacher certification requirements for grades 4 through 12.
For post-baccalaureates and contracted but unlicensed teachers: If you have a science, mathematics or engineering degree and wish to obtain a science or mathematics teaching license, or if you are unlicensed and teaching on-the-job, you can join our certification program from any location within Wisconsin and complete the certification program within one year, while working full time. Our highly acclaimed science education degree program, Milwaukee Area Collaborative Science Teacher Education Program 2.0, is now using videoconferencing technology so future mathematics and science teachers can participate in real-time classes from home or their school, using a camera on their computer and a reliable Wi-Fi connection in order to Zoom into class.
You will be interacting with a cohort of certification students and the instructors, while working through modules and assignments in order to complete course credits and fieldwork experiences. You can complete fieldwork and student teaching close to where you live, or at your on-the-job school while functioning as an unlicensed contracted teacher.
This Program Is Designed For
- Undergraduates who are completing a degree at UWM or another institution.
- Post-baccalaureates (who already have a degree in science, mathematics or engineering) who want to become certified to teach through video conferencing technology or attending on-campus courses, or a combination of both.
- Post-baccalaureates who want certification, but also wish to complete many of their credits for a master’s degree, and finish the M.S. shortly after beginning their first teaching job.
- Post-baccalaureate from anywhere in Wisconsin or northern Illinois.
- Veterans, active military, Guards and Reserve — this program complements the Department of Defense Troops to Teachers.
- Teachers on an emergency or substitute license, teaching at a public or private school, who wish to obtain a science or mathematics teaching license.
Program Requirements
Post-Baccalaureate Program
Please contact Dr. Ray Scolavino for information about the science three semester sequence requirements.
Students who already hold a bachelor’s degree can earn their teaching certification by successfully completing our post-baccalaureate teaching certification program. It’s possible that coursework completed as part of your bachelor’s degree could be applied towards our program.
Graduate Program
Can complete certification and most of a master’s degree in three semesters. Please contact Dr. Ray Scolavino for more information about the Graduate Program requirements. See C&I Master’s degree program.
UWM Admission
| Undergraduate Admission | To be considered for admission to UWM, you must meet all UWM admissions requirements and complete the Universities of Wisconsin Application. |
| Post-Baccalaureate Certification | The School of Education post-baccalaureate certification programs lead to teaching certification and licensure. This pathway is for someone who already has an undergraduate degree and aspires to become a classroom teacher. |
| Graduate Admission | To be considered for admission to the School of Education Curriculum and Instruction, MS or Exceptional Education, MS program you must meet all UWM Graduate School admission requirements. Individuals interested in earning teacher certification with their master’s degree will select a certification area of interest. |
The Universities of Wisconsin Application is required even if you have applied or attended UWM previously as an undergraduate, graduate, or University Special student.
In completing the Universities of Wisconsin application, attend to the following:
- It is important that you answer the initial questions in a specific way to ensure that your application is coded correctly.
- When asked, “Are you applying for a degree or a few courses?” you must select “Degree.”
- When asked, “Are you looking to earn a bachelor’s degree or graduate degree?” you must select “Bachelor’s Degree.”
- Select UW-Milwaukee as the campus to which you are applying.
- When you arrive at the “Choose your major/program” page, select “Education & Training” followed by your specific area.
- Select your desired semester/start term and continue with the remainder of the application.
- Important Note: For the essay portion of the application, include the statement “I am applying to pursue a teaching certification” along with your current WI teaching license information or if you’re seeking initial WI teaching licensure, as well as subject areas of interest.
- Required: Official transcripts from all institutions where undergraduate and graduate credit has been earned, except UWM. Transcripts should be sent directly from your institution(s) to UWM.
School of Education: Advancement to Professional Sequence Process (Advance to Major)
All applicants to the Science Education, Grades 4-12 program must meet the following requirements to advance to the professional program sequence.
- 2.5 cumulative grade point average
- 2.75 grade point average in all science content courses
- Pass a criminal background check as required by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction for all applicants to an educator preparation program
- Additional undergraduate requirements for admission, see your academic advisor
- Add-on requirements, see your science program director
- Applications must be received by May 1
- 2.5 cumulative grade point average
- 2.75 grade point average in all science content courses
- Additional undergraduate requirements for admission, see academic advisor
- Add-on requirements, see science program director
- Applications must be received by May 1
Complete the Intent to Advance to Professional Sequence Form
Advancement to the professional program sequence is based on a review of all application materials by the program admission committee and is contingent upon availability of space.
Undergraduate Program
If you wish to begin your Milwaukee Area Collaborative Science Teacher Education Program Professional Sequence in the Summer 2025 semester, please complete the Intent to Advance to Professional Sequence Form above by May 1.
Graduate Program
Can complete certification and most of a master’s degree in three semesters. Please contact Dr. Ray Scolavino for more information about the Graduate Program requirements. See C&I Master’s degree program.
Faculty
- Distinguished Lecturer, Teaching and Learning
- Program Director, Science Education, Grades 4-12
- Program Director, Mathematics Education, Grades 4-12
- ni3@uwm.edu
- 414-460-0746
- Enderis Hall 386
Academic Resources
May 1
Distinguished Lecturer and Program Director
ni3@uwm.edu
414-460-0746
To discuss your academic plan and coursework, contact an academic advisor:
Office of Student Services Advising
soeinfo@uwm.edu
414-229-4721