more than 170 undergraduate programs in 80 majors and 90 minors and 18 graduate programs.
UW-Stevens Point has a long history of pioneering new educational fields. UWSP was one of the first schools in the US to educate young women in “domestic science” or home economics, the first university in the US to offer a major in environmental conservation, and the first in the world to offer wellness as a college degree program.
The UW-Stevens Point Pointers compete in 12 intercollegiate sports in NCAA Division III and have won 13 championships.
== History ==
=== Establishment ===
The Wisconsin State Constitution, ratified in 1848, called for a state university as well as a teacher training department in that school. Thus, the University of Wisconsin-Madison was established, yet a teacher training department did not start officially till 1852. In 1857 a Normal School Board of Regents was established to allocate funds to institutions in the state that supported teacher training. Madison's teacher training program …
