The early adolescence/adolescence teacher education program leads to a teaching license for grades 6 through 12. Students who select this program must meet the College of Education’s admission and retention requirements and must complete the following components:

1. The University Core of Common Studies (UCCS).
2. A Middle/Secondary Education major, which includes specific state-mandated education requirements.
3. An academic major from the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences or the Diederich College of Communication.

The approved majors and minors for teaching certification through Marquette have been cooperatively developed by the College of Education and the colleges and departments of the university. All students intending to teach at the early adolescence/adolescence level must complete at least one academic major in addition to their Middle/Secondary Education major.

Students who intend to complete the teacher education program through the Marquette University College of Education are strongly encouraged to meet with the director of undergraduate advising in the Office of Teacher Education as early as possible to avoid delays in their program.

Academic Majors

Klingler College of Arts and Sciences Academic Majors

• Biology
• Broad Field Science
• Chemistry
• Economics
• English
• French
• German
• History
• Latin
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Spanish

Diederich College of Communication Majors

• Communication Studies
• Journalism
• Theatre Arts

Certifiable Minors at the Secondary Level

• Biology
• Broad Field Social Science
• Chemistry
• Economics
• English
• History
• Latin
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sociology

University Core of Common Studies / Education Core Requirements

Rhetoric (R)

Mathematical Reasoning (MR)

Individual and Social Behavior (ISB)

Diverse Cultures (DC)

Literature and Performing Arts (LPA) 3 credits

Histories of Cultures and Societies (HCS)

Science and Nature (SN)

Human Nature and Ethics (HNE)

Theology (T)

Additional College Curriculum Requirements 0-8 credits

Foreign Language competence through the elementary college level (1001 and 1002).

Additional Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Requirement 3 credits

Fine Arts

Broad Field Science Major with Teaching Minors in Biology, Chemistry or Physics

Interested students should see the chairs of biology, chemistry, or physics, their advisers, and the College of Education director of undergraduate advising.

Students completing all of the course work earn a broad field science teaching major and a teaching minor in the specific science area of study.

Courses common to all broad field science majors are:

Biology minors must take the following:

Chemistry minors must take the following:

Physics minors must take the following:

Noyce Scholar Program

The Noyce Scholar Program provides a unique educational scholarship opportunity for students to become middle/secondary STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) teachers. This program is available to students in the Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education, and the College of Engineering. Students must apply to the program during the second semester of their sophomore year. Admission is competitive, and space is limited. For more information, students should contact the Office of Teacher Education.

Middle/Secondary Education Major

To be eligible for an early adolescence/adolescence teaching license, students must complete the following courses in the College of Education:

Students must check with their advisers in the College of Education in regard to sequence and admission requirements. EDUC 4965 Student Teaching: Middle/Secondary, is the last course to be completed in the program. Students must apply and be approved by the Office of Teacher Education to student teach.

Broad Field Social Science Minor

The Interdisciplinary Minor in Broad Field Social Science is open only to students majoring in education with a second major in history, political science (only Track I: Politics, according the Political Science section of this bulletin), psychology or sociology. This minor allows students to prepare for the license extension offered by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction for Broad Field Social Studies. In order to complete the minor, students must take seven courses (21 credits) from among only those in the six groups of courses listed below. Students’ courses for the minor must come from five of the six groups. None of the seven courses taken for the minor can be in a group that corresponds to the student’s major.

A person with a Broad Field Social Studies license may teach any social studies class at the early adolescence-adolescence level, up through grade 10 and any basic or fusion social studies class in grades 11-12 that is not: A) a semester-long discrete course in a social studies subcategory – e.g. psychology; B) an honors, IB, or advanced placement course; C) part of the college preparatory sequence and/or an elective course with more depth of content than basic courses. To teach a course under the criteria in A, B, or C (above), the candidate must hold a license in that subject area

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