Early Childhood-Middle Childhood (EC-MC Certification) Program
Due to COVID-19, our physical office is closed. However, all classes will be held online and instructors and staff are working remotely. We recommend email or Canvas to reach instructors and email or phone for departmental business.
EC-MC is a teacher education program for developmental range birth through age 11. Students pursuing this major may earn an EC-MC certification. This program is housed within the Department of Educational Studies, which is itself housed within the School of Education (SOE). EC-MC majors are not required to complete a minor.
Students are encouraged to declare their education major as soon as they realize they want to be an educator, typically, but not necessarily, in their first year at UW-La Crosse. Once an education major is declared, students are assigned to a specific academic advisor in their chosen major. Though students may declare EC-MC as their major at any time after enrollment at UW-La Crosse, students must apply to be accepted into any teacher education program. In addition to coursework, students must complete the portfolio and content test requirements. The Eligibility Criteria and a link to the online application are available on the Admission Requirements page.
Contact information-Program Director
Assistant Professor
340B Morris Hall
drouse@uwlax.edu
608.785.5412
Specialty areas:
Early Childhood Education, Vygotsky, Social Cognition, Embodied Play, Reggio Emilia, Infant and Toddler Curriculum, R.I.E , Administration & Accreditation of Child Care Programs