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2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Elementary Education (B.S. in Education)


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Minimum of 125-126 credit hours required
Licensure K–6

Bachelor’s degree requirements

General Education Requirements (53 credit hours minimum)


Communications (8–9 credit hours)


Choose one from the following:


Humanities (12 credit hours)


(Recommended courses are available in 13 Bluemont Hall.)

  • Literature Credits: (3)

Natural Science (12 credit hours)


(Recommended courses are available in 13 Bluemont Hall.)
Each Area must include a lab.

  • Biological Credits: (4)
  • Physical Credits: (4)
  • Earth science Credits: (4)

Quantitative Sciences (9 credit hours)


Choose from the following:


Pre-Professional (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 (47 credit hours)


 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.

Block A


 Block A courses must be taken concurrently and before Block B.

Block B


 Block B courses and practicum must be taken concurrently and before Block C.

Block C


 Block C courses and practicum must be taken concurrently and before the professional semester.

Professional semester (15 credit hours)


Requirements for admittance to student teaching: Minimum 3.0 GPA in all Block A and Block B courses, with no grade lower than a C in any blocked course or field experience. Students may re-take blocked methods courses one time only.

Area of concentration (15 credit hours)


The 15 credit hours selected in the area of concentration are in addition to those taken to meet general education requirements. Guidelines for applicable courses are available in the Center for Student and Professional Services. Concentrations are offered in the following fields: English, English as a second language, science, mathematics, social science, and special education.

  • Minimum hours required in the area of concentration Credits: (15)

English as a second language endorsement


An endorsement for English as a second language may be added to the elementary education program. See your advisor for information on specific requirements.

Total credit hours required for graduation (125-126)


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