Concordia University Wisconsin offers an accelerated, graduate teacher licensure program known as CAPTL (Concordia Accelerated Programs for Teacher Licensure), for adults who wish to be licensed to teach in:
- Early Childhood: Birth - Grade 3
- Elementary Education: Grades K-9 (Kindergarten is defined as 4-year old Kindergarten)
- Secondary Education: Grades 4-12 or K-12 (depending on content area)
- Special Education: Grades K-12
Individuals interested in these programs must hold a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university, and meet our program entrance requirements. Once students finish the licensing portion of the program and successfully complete both CAPTL Capstone courses (EDC 7440 and EDC 7445), the Master of Science in Education with a Teaching and Learning emphasis will be awarded.
Program Highlights
- CAPTL cohorts begin three times each year
- Online/blended courses are offered in a blended format with 90% of coursework taking place online, and 10% in a Zoom setting
- All CAPTL, provisional (initial) licensure programs require a semester of full-time student teaching
- Students must have a Bachelor’s degree with a cumulative GPA of a 3.0 or higher, as well as a 3.0 GPA in all certification areas which the student is seeking licensure. Students must have an official transcript evaluation conducted by CUW staff to determine if all secondary core requirements have been met
Program Specifications
- Praxis Tests: Students must pass the Praxis I (CORE) exam OR demonstrate proficiency via alternative assessments (grades of B or better in related course content) and the Praxis II exam OR maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 within content courses prior to student teaching. Some secondary content areas require the Praxis II exam for licensure
- Clinical Hours: Clinical hours are aligned and completed concurrently with program coursework prior to student teaching. Observation reflections are due at the end of each clinical experience
- Pre-Student Teaching Field Experience: Students will complete a supervised Pre-Student Teaching Field Experience prior to student teaching
*Please note: changes are occasionally made to the requirements; the information described within this catalog is subject to change without notice
Master’s Degree Eligibility
- Only for students who have successfully completed CUW’s CAPTL - Graduate Program
- The Master of Science in Education - Teaching and Learning is earned when the EDC 7440: CAPTL Capstone Research (2 cr) and EDC 7445: CAPTL Capstone Project (1 cr) courses are successfully completed
- Students have 5 years to complete the Master’s degree following the licensure portion of the program
Plan of Study Grid
| Semester 1 |
|---|
| EDC 5400 |
Foundations of the Teaching Profession |
3 |
| | Hours | 3 |
| Semester 2 |
|---|
| EDC 5405 |
Educational Psychology: Understanding Theory of Teaching and Learning |
3 |
| EDC 5430 |
Language Arts Development and Strategies |
3 |
| | Hours | 6 |
| Semester 3 |
|---|
| EDC 5441 |
Curriculum and Methods: Social Studies |
1 |
| EDC 5442 |
Curriculum and Methods: Language Arts |
2 |
| EDC 5420 |
Teaching Diverse Students, Families, and Classrooms |
3 |
| EDC 7420 |
CAPTL Portfolio I |
0 |
| | Hours | 6 |
| Semester 4 |
|---|
| EDC 5410 |
Interdisciplinary Instruction: Teaching in the Middle School |
3 |
| EDC 5415 |
Analysis of Instruction and Assessment |
3 |
| | Hours | 6 |
| Semester 5 |
|---|
| EDC 6470 |
Writing with Young Children |
3 |
| EDC 5440 |
Curriculum and Methods: STEAM |
3 |
| EDC 5425 |
Co-Planning and Planning for all Students |
3 |
| | Hours | 9 |
| Semester 6 |
|---|
| EDC 7405 |
Pre-Student Teaching Field Experience |
1 |
| EDC 7421 |
CAPTL Portfolio II |
0 |
| EDC 6472 |
Early Childhood Literacy |
3 |
| EDG 6500 |
Books & Pictures |
3 |
| | Hours | 7 |
| Semester 7 |
|---|
| EDC 6474 |
Curriculum for Early Childhood Education |
3 |
| EDC 5445 |
Curriculum and Methods of Mathematics |
3 |
| | Hours | 6 |
| Semester 8 |
|---|
| EDC 7410 |
Student Teaching Placement 1 |
3 |
| EDC 7415 |
Student Teaching Placement 2 |
3 |
| | Hours | 6 |
| Semester 9 |
|---|
| EDC 7440 |
CAPTL Capstone Research |
2 |
| EDC 7445 |
CAPTL Capstone Project |
1 |
| | Hours | 3 |
| | Total Hours | 52 |
Course options and schedule are subject to change.
Plan of Study Grid
| Semester 1 |
|---|
| EDC 5400 |
Foundations of the Teaching Profession |
3 |
| | Hours | 3 |
| Semester 2 |
|---|
| EDC 5405 |
Educational Psychology: Understanding Theory of Teaching and Learning |
3 |
| EDC 5430 |
Language Arts Development and Strategies |
3 |
| | Hours | 6 |
| Semester 3 |
|---|
| EDC 5441 |
Curriculum and Methods: Social Studies |
1 |
| EDC 5442 |
Curriculum and Methods: Language Arts |
2 |
| EDC 5420 |
Teaching Diverse Students, Families, and Classrooms |
3 |
| EDC 7420 |
CAPTL Portfolio I |
0 |
| | Hours | 6 |
| Semester 4 |
|---|
| EDC 5410 |
Interdisciplinary Instruction: Teaching in the Middle School |
3 |
| EDC 5415 |
Analysis of Instruction and Assessment |
3 |
| | Hours | 6 |
| Semester 5 |
|---|
| EDC 7405 |
Pre-Student Teaching Field Experience |
1 |
| EDC 7421 |
CAPTL Portfolio II |
0 |
| EDC 5440 |
Curriculum and Methods: STEAM |
3 |
| EDC 5425 |
Co-Planning and Planning for all Students |
3 |
| | Hours | 7 |
| Semester 6 |
|---|
| EDC 5445 |
Curriculum and Methods of Mathematics |
3 |
| EDC 7410 |
Student Teaching Placement 1 |
3 |
| EDC 7415 |
Student Teaching Placement 2 |
3 |
| | Hours | 9 |
| Semester 7 |
|---|
| EDC 7440 |
CAPTL Capstone Research |
2 |
| EDC 7445 |
CAPTL Capstone Project |
1 |
| | Hours | 3 |
| | Total Hours | 40 |
Course options and schedule are subject to change.
Plan of Study Grid
| Semester 1 |
|---|
| EDC 5400 |
Foundations of the Teaching Profession |
3 |
| | Hours | 3 |
| Semester 2 |
|---|
| EDC 5405 |
Educational Psychology: Understanding Theory of Teaching and Learning |
3 |
| EDC 6400 |
Disciplinary Literacy in Secondary Education |
3 |
| | Hours | 6 |
| Semester 3 |
|---|
| EDC 6405 |
Secondary Teaching Methods () |
2 |
| EDC 5420 |
Teaching Diverse Students, Families, and Classrooms |
3 |
| EDC 7420 |
CAPTL Portfolio I |
0 |
| | Hours | 5 |
| Semester 4 |
|---|
| EDC 5410 |
Interdisciplinary Instruction: Teaching in the Middle School |
3 |
| EDC 5415 |
Analysis of Instruction and Assessment |
3 |
| | Hours | 6 |
| Semester 5 |
|---|
| EDC 7405 |
Pre-Student Teaching Field Experience |
1 |
| EDC 7421 |
CAPTL Portfolio II |
0 |
| EDC 5440 |
Curriculum and Methods: STEAM |
3 |
| EDC 5425 |
Co-Planning and Planning for all Students |
3 |
| | Hours | 7 |
| Semester 6 |
|---|
| EDC 7410 |
Student Teaching Placement 1 |
3 |
| EDC 7415 |
Student Teaching Placement 2 |
3 |
| | Hours | 6 |
| Semester 7 |
|---|
| EDC 7440 |
CAPTL Capstone Research |
2 |
| EDC 7445 |
CAPTL Capstone Project |
1 |
| | Hours | 3 |
| | Total Hours | 36 |
Course options and schedule are subject to change.
