Associate of Science in Education (ASEd)

Degree Type
Degree/Major
Area of Interest
Education
Degree Level
Undergraduate
College
College of Engineering, Letters, and Sciences

Associate of Science in Education is a credential awarded to a student in a Viterbo University education program who satisfies the requirements of the degree as outlined below. With this earned Associate of Science in Education degree, students are eligible to apply for a substitute teaching license in the state of Wisconsin.

Policy

A maximum of 45 credits may be transferred into the program.
 

Learning Outcomes
  • Ethical Reasoning: Students respond to ethical issues, using informed value systems.
  • Critical Thinking: Students comprehensively explore issues, ideas, artifacts, and events before accepting or formulating and opinion or conclusion.
  • Oral Communication and Written Communication: Students speak and write to suit varied purposes, audiences, disciplines, and contexts.
  • Develop foundational professional knowledge of theory and pedagogy appropriate for PK-12 school settings.
  • Describe and apply child development principles in planning lessons for children from PK-12 school settings.
     

    Complete ENGL 103 or 104 or 105, and approved Core Curriculum Foundations Oral Communication course, an approved Core Curriculum Foundations Quantitative Literacy course, an approved Core Curriculum Ways of Thinking Historical Analysis course, an approved Core Curriculum Ways of Thinking Literary Analysis course (recommended EDUC 280), an approved Core Curriculum Ways of Thinking Scientific Reasoning in the Natural Sciences Course (recommended BIOL 100 or PHYS 102 or ENVS 101), an approved Core Curriculum Ways of Thinking Scientific Reasoning in the Social Sciences Course, an approved Core Curriculum Ways of Thinking Philosophical Inquiry course, EDUC 150 or 303, EDUC 290 or 304, EDUC 255 or 307 or ARTS 206. (60 credits)