College of Education
From the Dean
Welcome to the College of Education!
The College of Education positively contributes to the well-being of future generations by preparing outstanding educators in the present. Our faculty are committed to developing leaders —teachers, school or community counselors, counseling psychologists, coaches, and administrators—committed to serving others.
We equip our graduates with deep knowledge of their subject areas and the critical analytical tools required to convey that to others—effective communication, child and adolescent development and psychology, the science of learning, the role and history of schooling in society, instructional design, assessment, and a variety of teaching models and practices. Marquette’s College of Education graduates emerge as well-prepared, socially just educators who seek to affect meaningful change in individuals, schools, and societies.
Rooted in Jesuit values, Marquette’s College of Education embodies the Jesuit educational principle of “meeting students where they are.” This means recognizing and responding to the complex needs of individual learners. It means understanding how students' backgrounds, strengths, challenges, and aspirations affect their schooling experience. It means supporting the whole student—intellectually, emotionally, and physically—to help them reach their full potential.
We invite you to join us in shaping the future. In the College of Education, you will become a thoughtful, knowledgeable leader who inspires the next generation through the highest ideals of education.
Heather Hathaway, Ph.D.
Acting Dean, Klingler College of Arts and Sciences
College Mission Statement
Consistent with Jesuit tradition, the education programs at Marquette University prepare teachers, school counselors, community counselors, counseling psychologists and administrators to demonstrate a commitment to the development of leadership expressed in service to others. This commitment is expressed through the four tenets of Marquette University’s mission: excellence, faith, leadership and service. The commitment to excellence is foundational because without excellence our candidates cannot effectively serve others. Our candidates exhibit a deep knowledge and understanding of their disciplines as well as how students learn and develop. They master the requisite skills of their profession as effective communicators whose pedagogy, administration or counseling practice – in the form of planning, instruction or intervention, assessment and shaping of learning environments – meet the intellectual, social, emotional, cultural and physical needs of students, in response to their race, social class, gender, ethnicity or ability. They exhibit dispositions that support the development of faith, leadership and professional growth, continually reflect on their practice and their role in society, and consistently attempt to enhance all students’ learning and general well being through service. In all of these endeavors, socially just educators grow in their engagement with critical analysis and advocacy around structural inequities in society and in education and seek to affect change.
Accreditation
The College of Education is a member of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. All programs are accredited by the North Central Association and the state of Wisconsin.
Certification
The State of Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) approves the teacher preparation program offered by Marquette University. This approval includes the Elementary/Middle major, leading to certification for grades K4-9; the Middle/Secondary major, leading to certification for grades 4-12; the special education major, leading to K-12 Cross Categorical Special Education and the majors and minors described in the following pages. A student who satisfactorily completes an education major (professional course sequence) and an academic major, demonstrates mastery of the College of Education standards as evidenced by satisfactory performance on selected assignments and obtains passing scores on the appropriate Praxis Subject Area test (if applicable) as well as the Foundations of Reading Test (Elementary/Middle majors only), can be recommended for certification in Wisconsin. Completion of course work is a necessary but not sufficient condition for certification. The professional judgment of faculty, supervisors, and Teacher Education Program administrators enters into the final decision. A student who is endorsed for certification by Marquette University can complete an online application for licensure via the Wisconsin Educator Licensing Online (ELO) system on the DPI website. A license fee is required and payable at the time of application.
Changes mandated by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction are ongoing. These changes may require revision of the programs of study and the certification procedures described on the pages which follow.
Students who plan to teach in a state other than Wisconsin after graduation should recognize that reciprocal certification agreements with other states change from time to time. Students should directly contact the respective state’s department of education to obtain its certification requirements and licensure application procedures. If specific courses are needed for certification other than those required for Wisconsin, students should plan their programs of study accordingly.