Returning students interested in teacher certification may also be admitted into the School of Education to pursue teacher certification in their original area of study. All returning students must apply and will complete equally with other applicants for admission to programs. Consequently, each year some of the students selected to a specific program may be completing their first degrees, some may be second degree candidates, and others may be classified as Education Special students if the program leads to teacher certification. Completion of the PPST is required to gain a teaching license in the State of Wisconsin. Students planning to apply to any teacher certification program at UW-Madison must take the PPST early enough so that their scores are received by EAS by the program application deadline.
Most students complete the test in the Fall Semester of their sophomore year.
EAS has PPST registration booklets available for distribution. This booklet is free and can be ordered off their website. There are additional test preparation guides available at most college or large bookstores. UW-Madison also sponsors a practice PPST, generally held only once per year, early in the Fall semester. Your liberal studies requirements need to be completed sometime before you graduate, but not before you apply to a professional program.