University of Wisconsin Stout | Wisconsin's Polytechnic University

Description

UW-Stout graduates are known nationally and internationally for their ability and leadership. Graduates can be certified to teach K-12 with most teaching at the middle and high school level. Teachers at the middle and high school level instruct students about nutrition and food preparation, interpersonal relationships, human development, child care and parenting, family relationships, textiles and apparel construction, home environments, financial management, consumer purchasing and resource management.

Students who plan to teach may wish to consider the TEACH Grant, a new federal program that provides grants of up to $4,000 per year to students who intend to teach in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves students from low-income families. UW-Stout currently participates in the TEACH Grant program. [/soe/prospective/scholarships.cfm]

High School Preparation

• General admissions criteria
  
  
• Take family and consumer science courses
  
• Participate in 4-H, FCCLA
  
• Be a teaching assistant
  
• Work in food service.
  

Careers

• Middle or High School Teacher
  
• School-to-Work Coordinator
  
• Food Service Teacher
  
• Parent Educator
  
• Family Life Educator
  
• Financial Consultant
  
• Family Resource Center Educator

Average beginning salary for UW-Stout graduates in this major — $33,000
100% employed in 2011-12

View our Annual Employment Report for more details.

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