University of Wisconsin Stout | Wisconsin's Polytechnic University

• Earn your Early Childhood – Middle Childhood Certification (Wisconsin #71) upon successful completion of the five-course sequence.
• Coursework prepares participants to teach children from birth through age 11 in self-contained classrooms.
• Courses are distance delivered and can be completed from anywhere and at your own pace.
  
• Courses can be completed in one or more semesters.
• Clinical experiences involving teaching and observation can be completed at a local school district.
• License requirements may be completed as a non-degree seeking student or may be completed as part of a graduate degree.
• Financial aid options are available.
  

To be eligible for Early Childhood – Middle Childhood certification, an individual must have:

• Earned or be eligible for Early Childhood Certification (Wisconsin’s #70)
• Successfully completed the Praxis II Elementary Knowledge Content Test (ETS# 10014)
• A satisfactory and recent background check (not necessary if currently teaching)

Five two-credit, graduate-level courses (offered Spring and Fall semesters only) are required for the Early Childhood – Middle Childhood certification.