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Cooperative MS Program Admissions

Special Student Status Admission

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International Student Funding

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CONTACTING US

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Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis
School of Education
UW-Madison
253 Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Madison, WI 53706-1326

Tel: 608/262-3106
Fax: 608/265-3135

Email: elpa@education.wisc.edu
or by contact form

Education is not the piling on of learning, information, data, facts, skills, or abilities—that’s training or instruction—but is rather making visible what is hidden as a seed. —Thomas Moore

Cooperative Programs

General Admission Conditions

Students must be admitted simultaneously to the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Program admission will be to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Department of Curriculum and Instruction as a special student. Upon completion of the approved program students will be awarded a Master's of Science Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The following information is listed following the UW-Whitewater cooperative program.

Exceptions, Equivalencies, and Competencies
Licensure Requirements
Institutional Endorsement
Special Student Course Work
Program Approval
Responding to PI 34: Implications for Certification and Licensure
Minimum Standards and Progress Toward Certification
Field Experience/Practicum
Portfolio
Obtaining and Submitting a Wisconsin License Application

UW-Whitewater Cooperative Programs

Master’s of Science Degree (with or without certification)
Principal Certification
Director of Instruction Certification
Director of Special Education and Pupil Services

Master’s of Science Degree and Principal Certification

36 credit program
(If seeking certification only delete elective in ELPA)

UW-Whitewater Course Work (UW-Madison Course Equivalent in Parentheses)

EDADMIN 728 Introduction to Elementary and Secondary Education (UW-Madison 305-702)
EDADMIN 725 Curriculum Development and Integration (UW-Madison C&I 830 or C&I 662)
EDADMIN 769 Supervision of Instruction (UW-Madison 305-703)
EDADMIN 776 The School Principalship (UW-Madison 305-845)
SCHLBUSMG 770 School Finance and Accounting (UW-Madison 305-830)
EDADMIN 793 Practicum in ELPA (UW-Madison 305-700 or 305-900)

UW-Madison Course Work

ELPA 305-725 Research Methods
ELPA 305-735 Student Services and Diversity in Elementary/Secondary Education
ELPA 304-840 Legal Aspects of Elementary and Secondary Education
ELPA 305-848 Professional Development and Organizational Learning
ELPA 305-847 Instructional Leadership and School Improvement
Elective in ELPA

Master's of Science Degree and Director of Instruction Certification

39 credit program

(If seeking certification only delete UW-Madison elective in ELPA)

UW-WHITEWATER COURSE WORK (UW-MADISON COURSE EQUIVALENT IN PARENTHESIS)

UW-MADISON COURSE WORK

Master’s of Science Degree and Director of Special Education and Pupil Services Certification

42 credit program

(If seeking certification only delete UW-Madison elective in ELPA)

UW-WHITEWATER COURSE WORK (UW-MADISON COURSE EQUIVALENT IN PARENTHESIS)

UW-MADISON COURSE WORK

UW-Madison and UW-Whitewater 2010-2015

Additional Requirements for Initial Educator Administrative License

Master’s degree or an approved equivalent in Education Administration (PI 34.32)
Eligible to hold teacher, counselor, school psychologist, or social worker licenses in the State of Wisconsin.
Three years successful experience at the elementary/middle/secondary level, or three years successful experience as a school counselor, psychologist, or social worker which included 540 hours of classroom teaching experience.
Completion of the human relations requirement of PI4.11.
Undergraduate or graduate course in human growth and development including child psychology, early adolescent psychology, or adolescent psychology. (Ed Psych 301, 303, 320, 321, 502, 520, 521, or 701)

(From Department of Public Instruction FAQ website)

25) Q: Can a teacher who holds an Initial Educator License and who completes an approved principal program apply for and be issued an Initial Educator License as a principal?

A: No. The educator would first have to complete all requirements to advance his/her non-renewable Initial Educator License for teaching to the professional educator license stage. If an Initial Educator License was issued in an administrative category to an educator who still was licensed at the initial educator stage as a teacher, there is no assurance that the educator would complete requirements for advancement to the professional educator stage as a teacher. The educator would therefore no longer be eligible for the administrator license since eligibility for a teaching license is a prerequisite.

Program Approval

Prior to or during the semester in which students are completing the 10^th semester hour of coursework, each student and advisor will prepare, submit, and obtain Department Chair approval for a master’s degree program plan. The program plan form can be downloaded from the Department website.

Occasional exceptions to the minimum M.S. program requirements may be made by the Department upon request by the student and major professor through the Department Chair.

Program Completion Options

Portfolio Option

K-12 Leadership Students Seeking Administrative Certification and/or a Master’s Degree

In accordance with PI 34, the Department has created a portfolio requirement for all certification students. Beginning September 1, 2004, students seeking certification as Principal, Director of Instruction, Director of Special Education and Pupil Services, or Superintendent, will be able to take part in the processes leading to the successful completion and presentation of their own portfolio. Each portfolio is comprised of five components: four dimensions of leadership, and a professional vision statement. Students will create exhibits for the components that will help to demonstrate their leadership proficiency in each of the dimensions that coincide with the Department’s mission and vision. Information on this requirement can be found on the Department website. Students enrolled in the UW-Whitewater Cooperative Program should contact the UW-Whitewater coordinator for information on completing the portfolio requirement.

All students seeking University endorsement for initial licensure as a K-12 administrator from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction must complete a portfolio based on Wisconsin State standards for administrators. Students seeking licensure who are also officially admitted to the Master’s degree program in ELPA, AND are completing the course requirements for the ELPA Master’s degree program and the K-12 licensure program must also submit a porfolio. If a student is seeking a Master's degree only, no certification, the student has the option of completing a portfolio or a Master's thesis paper.

Minimum Standards and Progress Toward the Degree

A minimum of thirty (30) graduate credits must be completed in the Master of Science (M.S.) program with an overall GPA of at least 3.00. The student must maintain a minimum overall 3.00 GPA in Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis courses at all times.

The M.S. degree program must be completed within five (5) years from the date of admission to the program. Failure to complete the program in 5 years will result in the student being declared "inactive." Students declared "inactive" will be ineligible to receive the degree until a new graduate program has been approved by the Department and any new or different program requirements then in effect have been met.

Students declared "inactive" for three (3) years may be dropped from the M.S. program. Students who have been dropped must seek readmission to a specific degree program in the Department and meet all existing admission and program requirements.

Transfer Credits

No more than six (6) graduate credits in other than educational administration courses may be transferred to the M.S. program in Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
No more than nine (9) graduate credits in Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis courses may be transferred from other universities to the M.S. program in Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Graduate School regulations state that a master’s degree candidate must complete a minimum of 16 graduate level credits* on the Madison campus in order for the degree to be considered a Madison degree. Cooperative Master’s degree students must check with the Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis.
All transfer credits must have been taken in accredited graduate level programs.

DPI Licensure

Information on Licensure is available on the Department of Public Instruction website.