Academics
Edgewood College offers more than 60 majors and 40 minors, as well as individualized undergraduate programs. It also has a graduate program. Many of the graduate classes are held off-site, a few miles west of the main campus. The college also offers international study and internship programs. More than 75% of classes have fewer than 20 students and the average class is 15 students. Edgewood has a student to teacher ratio of 13-1. Edgewood's Career Services Department offers professional help in resume writing, mock interviewing, job assistance and one-on-one student counseling. The college's agreement with the University of Wisconsin system allows Edgewood students to take classes Edgewood does not offer. Edgewood allows the credits and grades to appear on students' transcripts. To participate, students must pay tuition to Edgewood and maintain solid academic standing.
Edgewood belongs to over 30 associations, and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Its business program is accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, its nursing program by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the Wisconsin State Board of Nursing, and its teaching and administration programs by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. The marriage and family therapy program is accredited by the Council on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE), and was ranked the 3rd best MFT program in the nation by U.S. News & World Report in 2008.
Degree programs include:
- Accounting
- Art
- Art and design teaching
- Art therapy
- Biology
- Biology teaching
- Broad field natural science
- Broad field science teaching
- Broad field social studies
- Business
- Business/computer information systems
- Business teaching
- Chemistry
- Chemistry teaching
- Child life
- Communication studies
- Computer information systems
- Computer science teaching
- Criminal justice
- Cytotechnology
- Early childhood education
- Economics
- Elementary education
- English
- English teaching
- French
- French teaching
- Graphic design
- History
- International relations
- Mathematics
- Mathematics teaching
- Music
- Music with business emphasis
- Music education
- Natural science/mathematics with pre-engineering
- Nursing
- Political science
- Psychology
- Religious studies
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Spanish teaching
- Studies in education
- Theatre arts
- Theatre arts teaching
Edgewood offers the Collaborative program option for students who want to take classes that apply to their major through the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Students in this program can take one class per semester and not more than five credits per year from the University.
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