Certification/Degree Requirements - Elementary/Middle

Master of Arts (M.A.) in Teaching

Requirements for Elementary/Middle Certification Only

To be eligible for Wisconsin teacher certification, you must meet all of these program requirements:

Teaching methods courses in Stritch's 38 credit Master of Arts (M.A.) in Teaching program
Field experience placements totaling 100 hours over two semesters
One semester of student teaching, included in Stritch's 38 credit M.A. in Teaching program
Certifiable subject minor course work, if pursuing Middle Childhood - Early Adolescence (1-8) certification
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction General Education Requirements
(undergraduate level courses from previous institutions may be used to satisfy these requirements):
- Written Communication
- Oral Communication
- Mathematics
- Biological Science
- Physical Science
- Literature/Humanities
- General Psychology
- Fine Arts/Humanities
- Western World History
- Non-Western World History
Passing scores on the Praxis I: Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST)(prior to program admission)
Passing score on the Praxis II(prior to student teaching)

Required Courses for Early Childhood-Middle Childhood or Middle Childhood-Early Adolescence Certification only

EMA 500 EC-MC & MC-EA Seminar I
EMA 511 EC-MCE & MC-EA Fundamentals of Instruction and Assessment
EMA 523 Pre-K-Primary Theories of Literacy and Learning
EMA 530 EC-MC & MC-EA Field Experience I
EMA 535 EC-MC & MC-EA Classroom Management and Cultural Diversity
EMA 543 EC-MC & MC-EA Math Methods
EMA 544 EC-MC & MC-EA Science Methods
EMA 546 EC-MC & MC-EA Social Studies Methods
EMA 547 EC-MC & MC-EA Fine Arts Methods
EMA 550 EC-MC & MC-EA Benchmark I
EMA 551 EC-MC & MC-EA Advanced Elementary/Middle Methods
EMA 563 Upper Elementary/Middle Literacy and Learning
EMA 570 EC-MC & MC-EA Field Experience II
EMA 575 EC-MC & MC-EA Advanced Classroom Management
EMA 580 EC-MC & MC-EA Seminar II
EMA 581 EC-MC & MC-EA Benchmark II
EMA 591 Student Teaching: Early Childhood-Middle Childhood OR EMA 592 Student Teaching: Middle Childhood-Early Adolescence
EMA 604 Professional Development Seminar

Requirements for Graduation with Master's Degree

To qualify for graduation from the M.A. in Teaching degree program, you must also have:

Earned the 38 credits required for certification, along with the eight credits listed below, within seven consecutive academic years
A minimum overall grade point average of 3.0, with no individual grade below a B-

Required Courses for Master's Degree