Pre-Professional Component (10 credit hours)
For the freshman and sophomore years, or until requirements for admission to teacher education have been satisfied, students in the College of Education will enroll in the appropriate pre-professional curriculum: elementary (EDPPE) or secondary (EDPPS). These students are advised by a College of Education advisor in 13 Bluemont Hall concerning the courses essential for entry into the teacher education program.
Students transferring to K-State after earning credit at another institution will be enrolled in a pre-professional program until it has been determined that requirements for admission to teacher education have been satisfied. Students attending community colleges are encouraged to plan their degree programs in a four-year sequence. The College of Education invites students to seek advice from the Center for Student and Professional Services in 13 Bluemont Hall concerning course selections.
Professional Component - Admission to Teacher Education is required (42 hours completed for admission)
All students must file an application for admission to the teacher education program. When a student’s application has been approved, he or she is admitted to the professional program and is permitted to take the Block A courses, followed by the other blocks and the professional semester.
A grade of C or higher is required in all courses and practica in Block A (EDEL 320, EDCEP 315, EDSP 324, DED 318), Block B (EDEL 410, 411, 412, 413, 414), and Block C (EDEL 460, 461, 462, 463, 464).
Students receiving a grade of less than a C in a Block A course will not be permitted to proceed to Block B until a grade of C is recorded (i.e., must retake the Block A course first). For students who receive a grade of less than a C in a Block B or Block C course or practicum, the student’s instructors will meet to discuss the situation and determine which courses and/or practica are to be retaken or if additional actions are needed; these students will not be permitted to proceed to the next Block until the higher grades are recorded.
To proceed to student teaching, a 3.0 GPA is required in the content methods courses and practica in Block B (EDEL 410, 411, 412) and Block C (EDEL 460, 461, 462, 463), and the EDEL 585 Internship must be completed at K-State.
