Why Study Secondary Education?
Major | Education | CEBAH
Teacher education has been a cornerstone of UW-River Falls since our founding in 1874. Our secondary education program prepares teachers for secondary school positions, in either Early Adolescence (grades 4-12) or Early Childhood – Adolescence (K-12). It consists of a minimum of 120 semester hours of broad general education, specialized preparation in one or more subject areas and professional preparation needed for effective teaching.
Program Details
- Broad Field Social Studies (for students who wish to teach middle and high school economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, sociology)
- English Language Arts
- Mathematics
- Science Teacher Education (four options)
- Biology with Science Education
- Chemistry with Science Education
- Geology with Science Education
- Physics and General Science Education
Teacher Licensing Grades K - 12 Subject Areas:
- Adapted Physical Education (requires a major in health and physical education)
- Agricultural Education
- Art Education
- English as a Second Language (teaching English to speakers of other languages major)
- Health and Physical Education
- Music Education
- Spanish Education (modern language major)
We make it easy to choose a major area that interests you and in addition to our variety of major options, we’ve got a broad selection of minors, allowing you to personalize your education and focus on passions. Minor options include:
- Adapted Physical Education (EA-C)
- Anthropology (EA-A)
- Biology (EA-A)
- Chemistry (EA-A)
- Coaching (EA-A, EA-C)
- Earth Science (EA-A)
- Economics (EA-A)
- English (EA-A)
- Geography (EA-A)
- German (EA-A, EA-C)
- Health Education (EA-A)
- History (EA-A)
- Mathematics (EA-A)
- Physics (EA-A)
- Political Science (EA-A)
- Spanish (EA-A, EA-C)
- Sociology (EA-A)
- TESOL (EA-A, EA-C)
(*EA-A denotes Early Adolescence – Adolescence, EC-A denotes Early Adolescence – Childhood)
$2.3M
Scholarship Dollars Awarded in 2022-2023
99%
Of Grads are Employed or Attending Grad School
20+
Countries Represented in Student Body
The best experience I had was my student teaching experience. I was paired with an amazingly smart, professional educator who taught me everything I need to know to be a teacher! She trusted me and pushed me to try new things – even letting me teach on the second day of school. As a student teacher, I had the whole experience of a real classroom teacher: going to meetings, teaching students, writing tests and worksheets, creating classroom activities and even lunch duty a couple of times!
Nick McGrath
Secondary Education
cebah@uwrf.edu // 715-425-3774
Your Degree:
Undergraduate
Area of Study:
Education
Skills and Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate proficiency in best practices and implement them in the preparation and development of classroom materials, schedules and lessons for students.
- Design, implement and assess teaching tools.
- Develop and use assessments to evaluate student performance and promote intellectual, personal and social growth of students.
- Communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
- Understand students’ diverse needs and utilize tools to meet needs through instruction
Potential Careers
UWRF’s secondary education program prepares you for a career in secondary education. Our graduates land teaching positions each year in Wisconsin, Minnesota and beyond.
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