Post-Baccalaureate Certifications
Looking for a career change and interested in becoming a teacher? The UWM School of Education offers comprehensive post-baccalaureate teacher certification program options.
The post-baccalaureate education programs lead to teaching certification and licensure. Explore our available programs to see which one is the right fit for your career goals and interests.
![Samantha Prsystawik (white woman) working on her laptop in her classroom](https://uwm.edu/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/615/2023/03/classroom-Samantha-Prsystawik-750x500-1.jpg)
What is Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification?
The post-baccalaureate teacher certification program is for someone who already has an undergraduate degree but wants to become a classroom teacher. Many of the School of Education’s academic programs offer a post-baccalaureate path. It’s a great way to get teacher certification in order to teach in Wisconsin public schools.
For a full list of our post-baccalaureate programs, see the options below.
Post-Baccalaureate Programs
![UWM student teacher Sarah Kuchar works with cooperating teacher Jessica Mendoza’s second-grade class at Greenfield Bilingual School](https://uwm.edu/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/615/2023/03/reading-education-800x400-card-banner.jpg)
![Young student (male) turns around and smiles while the classroom teacher (female) looks for students to answer a question](https://uwm.edu/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/615/2023/03/alternative-education-800x400-card-banner.jpg)
Academic Programs With a Post-Baccalaureate Option
![Classroom of young diverse children sitting on floor raising their hands.](https://uwm.edu/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/615/2023/01/AdobeStock_176691784_1-800x400.jpg)
![A female teacher talks to a students in her classroom.](https://uwm.edu/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/615/2023/01/Elementary-Middle-Education-K-9-1500x400-1-800x400.jpg)
![Marjorie Struck, School of Education alum, teaching students in her classroom.](https://uwm.edu/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/615/2023/01/Marjorie-Struck-1500x400-1-800x400.jpg)
![Melissa Hongsermeier working with her ninth grade algebra class at South Milwaukee High School to solve a math problem.](https://uwm.edu/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/615/2023/01/Melissa-Hongsermeier-mathematics-education-banner-1500x400-1-800x400.jpg)
![Students in Amy Zientek’s biology and ecology class work on a project at Brookfield Academy](https://uwm.edu/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/615/2023/01/science-education-Amy-Zientek-Class-1500x400-1-800x400.jpg)
![Female teacher in front of the classroom speaking with a teenage female student.](https://uwm.edu/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/615/2023/01/social-studies-education-800x400-1.jpg)
![School of Education alumna Susan Richardson posing for an image in front of her classroom chalkboard](https://uwm.edu/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/615/2023/04/world-language-Susan-Richardson-1500x400-1-800x400.jpg)
![Female teacher helping student with class project.](https://uwm.edu/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/615/2023/01/AdobeStock_371578655_1-800x400.jpg)
![Young boy with special needs painting with teacher.](https://uwm.edu/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/615/2023/02/AdobeStock_448098792-800x400.jpg)