Early Childhood Education (ECE: birth-grade 3)
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
Associate Teaching Professor
340A Morris Hall
vkrage@uwlax.edu
608.785.8136
Specialty areas:
Early childhood education, family engagement in education, impact of poverty on development and learning.