Community Education (CED)
Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements
CED Lower Division Coursework: 81 credits
I. General Education Requirements (GER) 24 credits
UWM Milestones:
  • English Competency: Placement level of 4 or higher on the English Proficiency Test or complete English 102 or an equivalent course with a "C" or better.
  • Math Competency: Placement level of 30 or higher on the Math Placement Test, or complete Math 105, 106, 175, or an equivalent course with a "C" or better.
  • UWM Cultural Diversity: Complete 3 units from GER list in the current Schedule of Classes.
  • Foreign Language: Two semesters of one foreign language, or two years of one foreign language in high school.
GER Distribution: 24 credits
  • 3 credits English
  • 3 credits Fine Arts (GERA)
  • 6 credits Humanities (GERH)
  • 6 credits Social Science (GERS)
  • 6 credits Natural Science (GERN; GERL-one course must be a science lab)
II. Advanced Expository Writing: 3 credits
Choose one of the following 3 credit courses: ENG 201, 202, 205, 206, 207, 208, 214, 230.

III. Lower Division Electives: 42 credits
Choose courses from any UWM school or college; lower or upper division may be used to fill this requirement.

IV. Community Education (CED) Lower Division Core: 12 credits
  • 3 credits ED POL 111-Organizing for Social Action in Urban Communities
  • 3 credits ED POL 112-Introduction to Community Education
  • 3 credits ED POL 113-The Milwaukee Community 
  • 3 credits ED POL 114-Community Problems 

Upper Division Coursework: 39 credits
 V. Community Education (CED) Upper Division Core: 9 credits
Required Courses: 6 credits
  • 3 credits ED POL 401 (formerly 503)-Foundations of Community-Based Organizations 
  • 3 credits ED POL 506-Research Techniques for Community Organizers and Community Organizers 
ED POL Cultural Diversity: 3 credits
  • ED POL 314-The School in African American Life
  • ED POL 460-The Chicano Experience
  • ED POL 532-Male Identity
  • ED POL 533-Educating Black Males: Theories, Methods, and Strategies
  • ED POL 560-Education and Hispanics
  • ED POL 561-Education Issues in American Indian Communities
  • ED POL 610-Reproduction in Minority Communities
  • ED POL 620-History of Education of African Americans
  • ED POL 621-History of Native Education and Policy Development
  • ED POL 625-Race Relations in Education
  • ED POL 630-Race & Public Policy in Urban America
VI. Educational Policy Foundations : 15 credits
Choose ED POL courses, 300 level and above. Maximum 6 units of fieldwork allowed (ED POL 409, 688, 698). Independent Reading courses may not be used for this requirement.

VII. Upper Division Electives: 15 credits
Choose courses from any UWM school or college, 300 level and above. Independent Reading course may be used for this requirement.

GPA Requirements
2.5 overall

 
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