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Department Address & Phone

220 Morris Hall
1725 State Street
La Crosse, WI 54601

Ph: (608) 785-8132
Fax: (608) 785-8128

des@uwlax.edu

Welcome

morrisWelcome to the Department of Educational Studies. The Department is committed to preparing young teachers who can teach all students in all schools - rural, urban or suburban.

The Department includes two undergraduate programs, one that prepares teacher candidates to work with Pre-Kindergarten, elementary and middle school students, and another that prepares teacher candidates for middle level and high school students.

The Department also includes three graduate programs:

  1. The Reading program which prepares educators to become Reading specialists,
  2. The Special Education program which prepares educators to work with special needs students and
  3. The ME-PD program which offers courses
    • To strengthen the knowledge and skills of current teachers and
    • To gain teacher certification for college graduates who want to become teachers.