UW-Stout has recieved approval from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to offer certification in broadfield science, biology, chemistry and physics. Broadfield science certifies teachers to teach middle school science and any general science course at the high school level (typically ninth grade). The other certifications certify teachers to teach high school biology, chemistry or physics.
Each certification can be taken as a teaching major certification or teaching minor certification.
Major certifications in science
Broadfield Science
Major Certification (33 credits)
- BIO 111 Science, Society, and the Environment (4cr)
- BIO 135 Organismal Biology (5cr)
- CHEM 135 College Chemistry I (5cr) [Pre: Math 120]
- CHEM 136 (5cr) [Pre: Chemistry 135]
- PHYS 241 College Physics I (5cr) [Pre: Math 153]
- PHYS 242 College Physics II (5cr) [Pre: Phys 241]
- PHYS 255 Meteorology (2cr)
- PHYS 258 Intro Geology (2cr)
Biology
Major Certification (32 credits)
- BIO 111 Science, Society, and the Environment (4cr)
- BIO 135 Organismal Biology (5cr)
- BIO 136 Molecular Cell (4cr) [Pre: Bio 135]
Chemistry
Major Certification (32 credits)
- BIO 111 Science, Society, and the Environment (4cr)
- CHEM 135 College Chemistry I (5cr) [Pre: Math 120]
- CHEM 136 College Chemistry II (5cr) [Pre: Chem 135]
Additional 18 credits of chemistry above intro level.
Physics
Major Certification (32 credits) *
- BIO 111 Science, Society, and the Environment (4cr)
- PHYS 241 College Physics I (5cr) [Pre: Math 153]
- PHYS 242 College Physics II (5cr) [Pre: Phys 241]
Additional 18 credits of chemistry above intro level.
* Not enough physics credits offered at Stout.
Minor certifications in science
Broadfield Science
Minor Certification (23 credits)
- BIO 111 Science, Society, and the Environment (4cr)
- BIO 135 Organismal Biology (5cr)
- CHEM 135 College Chemistry I (5cr) [Pre: Math 120]
- PHYS 241 College Physics I (5cr) [Pre: Math 153]
- PHYS 255 Meteorology (2cr)
- PHYS 258 Intro Geology (2cr)
Biology
Minor Certification (22 credits)
- BIO 111 Science, Society, and the Environment (4cr)
- BIO 135 Organismal Biology (5cr)
- BIO 136 Molecular Cell (4 cr)
Additional 9 credits of biology above intro level.
Chemistry
Minor Certification (22 credits)
- BIO 111 Science, Society, and the Environment (4cr)
- CHEM 135 College Chemistry I (5cr) [Pre: Math 120]
- CHEM 136 College Chemistry II (5cr) [Pre: Chem 135]
Additional 8 credits of chemistry above intro level.
Physics
Minor Certification (22 credits)
- BIO 111 Science, Society, and the Environment (4cr)
- PHYS 241 College Physics I (5cr) [Pre: Math 153]
- PHYS 242 College Physics II (5cr) [Pre: Phys 241]
Additional 8 credits of chemistry above intro level.