2015‐16
UW Colleges Transfer Advising Guide Bachelor of Science degree in
Early Childhood Education – Special Education Concentration College of Education Health and Human Sciences• University of Wisconsin‐Stout Last updated/reviewed 09/26/2015 The following guide is intended to assist you in planning for your eventual transfer to and graduation from UW‐Stout. This guide includes only the requirements that can be completed at the two‐year UW Colleges. It is not a requirement, nor always advisable, to complete all courses listed in this guide prior to transfer. For a full list of requirements refer to the additional resources included in the pages below. Note that this guide is an advisory tool only and subject to change. Application Procedure o
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Submit the UW System application, available online at: https://apply.wisconsin.edu. Send official transcripts from all post‐secondary institutions attended. Send official high school transcripts if you have not already earned your bachelor’s degree at the time you apply. If any Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate tests were taken while in high school and received a score of 3 or higher, a copy of your score report is required to be considered for college credit. Admissions Requirements The Transfer Admission Requirements state that are you are likely to be admitted in good standing if you have a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 or greater. A comprehensive review is completed and everything, including your applicant statement, is taken into consideration when a decision is made. Students indicating XXX Education will be admitted as a pre‐education major at UW‐Stout. "Pre‐Education" is the initial designation for all students interested in being a certified teacher through one of our education majors. Subsequent acceptance into a teacher education major and enrollment in professional education coursework will require successful completion of Benchmark I requirements. Additional information can be found at http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/current/praxisi.cfm UW Stout Graduation Requirements All students graduating from UW‐Stout must also meet Racial and Ethnic Studies as well as Global Perspective requirements. Students transferring from one of the UW Colleges having already earned their Associate of Arts & Sciences degree have these two categories automatically met. Students that have not completed their degree at the time they transfer will have to meet the requirements for the Racial & Ethnic Studies and Global Perspective areas identified below. UW‐Stout courses that meet these requirements are listed in the UW‐Stout General Education Requirements (choose GE/RES/GLP course list [PDF]) approved listings on page 7‐9. Students are encouraged to meet these requirements with courses that also apply to either general education or major requirements. Potentially a single course could apply to 2‐3 program requirements. Graduation requirements continue on page 2 Page1of5
Racial & Ethnic Studies (RES): Six credits are required with a minimum of three credits from the Category RES‐A course list. The remaining three credits may be from either the RES‐A or RES‐B course list. At the UW Colleges courses that may meet some of these requirements are listed with the ES (Ethnic Studies) designation. Courses that may apply to this requirement are courses that transfer as equivalencies to courses listed in the UW‐Stout General Education Requirements (choose GE/RES/GLP course list [PDF]) approved listings on page 7. Global Perspective (GLP): Completed by either completing a program of university‐approved work or study abroad, or completing six credits of courses approved as fulfilling the global perspective requirement. Courses that may apply to this requirement are courses that transfer as equivalencies to courses listed in the UW‐Stout General Education Requirements (choose GE/RES/GLP course list [PDF]) approved listings on page 8‐9. General Education requirements begin on page 3. Page2of5
General Education Requirements met by completing courses at the UW Colleges UW‐Stout General Education Requirements approved listings Courses listed specifically indicate they are required for the major and must be taken at UW‐Stout if they were not taken as part of the student’s associate degree. * = Automatically met with completion of Associate Degree COMMUNICATION SKILLS » 9 credits required UW‐Stout Course UW‐Colleges Course
~ENGL 101 Composition 1  ENG 101 College Writing & Critical Thinking
(grade of C‐ or higher required) ~ENGL 102 Composition 2  ENG 102 Critical Writing & Critical Reading
~SPCOM 100 Fundamentals of Speech  CTA 103 Intro to Public Speaking ANALYTICAL REASONING & NATURAL SCIENCE » 10 credits required UW‐Stout Course UW‐Colleges Course
MATH 118 Concepts of Math or higher  MAT 108 Quantitative Reasoning STAT 130 Elementary Statistics  MAT 117 Elementary Statistics ~BIO 101 Introductory Biology  BIO 101 Concepts of Biology ARTS & HUMANITIES » 6 credits from minimum of 2 different areas required UW‐Stout Course UW‐Colleges Course
HIST 210 Modern World History  HIS 127 The World in the Twentieth Century
~LIT 300 Children’s Literature  ENG 271 Children’s Literature –OR‐  EDU 283 Literature for Children SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES » 6 credits from minimum of 2 different areas required UW‐Stout Course UW‐Colleges Course
~PSYC 110 General Psychology  PSY 201 Introductory Psychology –OR‐  PSY 202 Introductory Psychology ANTH 220 Cultural Anthropology  ANT 104 Cultural Anthropology Contemporary Issues » 3 credits required UW‐Stout Course UW‐Colleges Course
EDUC 210 Impacts of Technology on Education No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
Social Responsibility & Ethical Reasoning » 3 credits required UW‐Stout Course UW‐Colleges Course
EDUC 330 Multiculturalism No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
GENERAL EDUCATION SELECTIVES * » 3 credits required (*Automatically met with completion of Associate Degree) UW‐Stout Course UW‐Colleges Course
Three credits from any General Education area with the exception of any of the HES Application & Performance (AP) courses.
~Grade of C or higher required Program requirements begin on page 4. Page3of5
Program, major, school courses available in Colleges' curriculum not part of General Education EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CORE COURSES » 80 credits required UW‐Stout Course UW‐Colleges Course ECE 100 Intro to Early Childhood Program No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
ECE 105 Infant/Toddler Education No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
ECE 200 Expressive Curriculum for the Young Child
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
ECE 264 Child Guidance in Preschool ‐ K No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
ECE 305 Primary Education No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
ECE 313 Language Arts & Emergent Reading B‐K No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
ECE 411 Early Childhood Curriculum: Math No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
ECE 415 Early Childhood Curriculum: Science/Social Studies
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
ECE 421 Admin of Early Childhood Programs No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
ECE 426 Classroom Management in the Primary No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
ECE 435 Children, Families, Schools & Communities
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
CHEM 105 Visualizing Chemistry  CHE 112 Foundations of Chemistry EDUC 303 Educational Psychology  EDU 230 Educational Psychology FN 102 Nutrition for Healthy Living  HES 209 Nutrition and Weight Control HDFS 124 Human Development: Early Childhood No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
PHYS 258 Introduction to Geology  GLG 100 Introduction to Geology RDGED 414 Literacy Instruction & Assessment in the Primary No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout Grades SPED 305 EC Inclusion of Children w/Exceptional Needs
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
Fine Arts Selective  Any Art or Music Application & Performance (AP) course
ECE 480 Student Teaching: Infancy‐Preschool No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
ECE 493 Student Teaching: Kindergarten No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
ECE 494 Student Teaching: Primary
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
(Minimum grade of “C” in all ~ and core courses is required.) Special Education Concentration Requirements » 19 credits required UW‐Stout Course UW‐Colleges Course SPED 310 Methods, Materials & Curriculum for the No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout Exceptional Child SPED 336 ECSE Pre‐Student Teaching No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
SPED 315 Early Childhood Special Education Organization
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout & Implementation SPED 320 Early Childhood Special Education Assess
No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
SPED 482 Student Teaching No equivalent at UWC – Must be taken at UW‐Stout
Program requirements continue on page 5. Page4of5
Total Credits for Graduation: 120
Minimum Cumulative GPA for Graduation: 2.75
 Requirements: Course and “other” requirements described here are in the Undergraduate Bulletin. They are
also shared in ECE-100 Introduction to Early Childhood Programs, posted on official bulletin boards, shared
mailings, and advisement meetings. Students are responsible for knowing/meeting all program requirements.
Program related questions should be directed to Faculty Advisor or Program Director.
 Special Note: All transfer students must meet with their faculty advisor or the program director by the end of
their first semester in the ECE program. Bring all transcripts from other schools and transcript evaluation done at
UW-Stout. Transfer students must meet the minimum grade requirements as set forth by the ECE program for
every course. If you took a class at another college and received a grade lower than the program requirements,
the course must be repeated.
 Course Substitutions: Protect yourself. Please do NOT make assumptions about one course substituting for
another. There is an official process for processing course substitutions. See your faculty advisor. Complete all
paperwork for substitutions promptly; otherwise the degree progress report will be inaccurate.
 Benchmark Requirements: Benchmark I, II and III must be met prior to Graduation. Information on these
Benchmarks can be found on the School of Education Website (www.uwstout.edu/soe).
 First Aid Requirement: Demonstrate proficiency in American Red Cross First Aid procedures and
Infant/Child/Adult CPR, either by verifying current certification or by satisfactory completion of HWF- 340
Community CPR, Automatic External Defibrillation and First Aid.
Additional Resources Bulletin, Program Plan and Program Website The Program Plan site also gives information on four‐year plans and links to course descriptions. The four‐year (or eight semester plan) can help in planning in what order to take courses. Transfer Information System (TIS) equivalences (to the General Education "Wizard") Use this page to determine the equivalent College courses to UW‐Stout GE courses. Contact Information: transfer@uwstout.edu Or check our website at www.uwstout.edu/admissions/people/ for specific counselors, or go to tinyurl.com/StoutTransferWizard where you can find additional equivalencies. Page5of5