COEHS Collaborations & Partnership Programs

Accelerated Licensure Program for Early Childhood Professionals 

This accelerated, nontraditional, teacher preparation program allows professionals who have completed an associate's degree within the Wisconsin Technical College System to transition into a Bachelor of Science in Education and teacher licensure program at UW Oshkosh.

act!: Alternative Careers in Teaching

Alternative Careers in Teaching is a teacher licensure program designed specifically for working professionals with a bachelor's degree and at least five years of work experience who desire a career teaching secondary level mathematics or science. It is a cooperative program between the UW Colleges and UW Oshkosh.

Center for Economic Education

The Mission of the UW Oshkosh Center for Economic Education is to improve the quality and expand the reach of economic, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship education in the K-12 schools of East-Central Wisconsin.   We strive to achieve this goal by providing educators with high-quality classes and workshops that increase their knowledge and understanding of economics, by demonstrating the best practices for teaching these concepts to their students, and by providing access to the best curriculum materials available.

CESA

COEHS - K-12 School Advisory Council

 The COEHS & K-12 Schools Advisory Council was created to provide a forum for discussing and resolving educational issues that affect K-12 schools and higher education in the Fox Valley and Wisconsin.  By developing partnerships between K-12 schools and higher education the advisor council hopes to further the education of all students.

Curriculum and Instruction Early/Elementary degree program at UW Sheboygan

UW Oshkosh in partnership with UW Sheboygan, provides a collaborative early/elementary BSE and teaching licensure program entirely on the UW Sheboygan campus and with the additional support of the Sheboygan Area School District.  The program uses a field based model to prepare new teachers primarily for early childhood settings in schools and preschools.

Head Start

 UW Oshkosh runs the largest Head Start program in the state. A federal program, Head Start is designed to help preschool children from low-income families succeed through educational activities, healthy meals and snacks, and free medical and dental care.

Wisconsin Rural Education Initiative

 Supported by the Wisconsin Cooperative Education Services Agency (CESA) districts, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, UW System and rural school districts, the Wisconsin Rural Education Initiative strives to meet the unique needs of rural schools in the state.  This Web site serves as a portal to information about issues and events affecting rural education.