Program: Elementary Education (B.S. in Education) - Kansas State University

Mar 12, 2025

2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog

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)

ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I Credits: (3)
ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II Credits: (3)

Choose one from the following:

COMM 105 - Public Speaking IA Credits: (2)
or
COMM 106 - Public Speaking I Credits: (3)
or
COMM 109 - Public Speaking 1A, Honors Credits: (3)

Humanities (12 credit hours)

Literature Credits: (3)

ENGL 355 - Literature for Children Credits: (3)
ART 425 - Art for Elementary Schools Credits: (3)
MUSIC 405 - Music for Elementary Teachers Credits: (3)

Social Science (12 credit hours)

HIST 251 - History of the United States to 1877 Credits: (3)
or
HIST 252 - History of the United States Since 1877 Credits: (3)
GEOG 100 - World Regional Geography Credits: (3)
or
GEOG 200 - Human Geography Credits: (3)
POLSC 110 - Introduction to Political Science Credits: (3)
or
POLSC 115 - United States Politics Credits: (3)
Economics course Credits: (3)

Natural Science (12 credit hours)

Each area requires a lab.

Biological Science Credits: (4)
Physical Science Credits: (4)
Earth Science Credits: (4)

Quantitative Sciences (9 credit hours)

MATH 100 - College Algebra Credits: (3)
Grade C or better required.
MATH 320 - Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers I Credits: (3)

Choose from the following:

Grade C or better for either course

MATH 160 - Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics Credits: (3)
or
STAT 325 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: (3)

TEACHER EDUCATION COURSES

A grade of C or higher is required in all Teacher Education courses and practica.

A 3.0 or higher GPA in Teacher Education courses and practica is needed before the Professional Semester.

Pre-Professional Component (10 credit hours)

DED 075 - Orientation to Teacher Education at KSU Credits: (0)
EDEL 200 - Teaching as a Career Credits: (1)
EDEL 230 - Early Field Experience Credits: (1)
EDEL 250 - Health and Movement Education in Elementary Classrooms Credits: (2)
EDEL 310 - Foundations of Education Credits: (3)
FSHS 110 - Introduction to Human Development Credits: (3)

Professional Component - Admission to Teacher Education is required (47 credit hours)

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 or higher is recorded (i.e., must retake the Block A course first).

Students receiving a grade of less than C in a Block B course or practicum will not be permitted to proceed to Block C until a grade of C or higher is recorded.

Students receiving a grade of less than C in a Block C course will not be permitted to proceed to the professional semester until a grade of C or higher is recorded.

Block A (10 credit hours)

Must be taken concurrently and prior to Block B.

DED 318 - Educational Technology for Teaching and Learning Credits: (1)
EDCEP 315 - Educational Psychology Credits: (3)
EDEL 320 - Core Teaching Skills and Lab Credits: (3)
EDSP 324 - Exceptional Child in the Regular Classroom Credits: (3)

Block B (11 credit hours)

Must be taken concurrently and prior to Block C.

EDEL 410 - Block B Practicum: K-6 Credits: (1)
EDEL 411 - Teaching Literacy: K-2 Credits: (3)
EDEL 412 - Teaching Science: K-6 Credits: (3)
EDEL 413 - Classroom Assessment: K-6 Credits: (1)
EDEL 414 - Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners Credits: (3)

Block C (11 credit hours)

Must be taken concurrently and prior to the Professional Semester.

EDEL 460 - Block C Practicum: K-6 Credits: (1)
EDEL 461 - Teaching Literacy: Grades 3-6 Credits: (3)
EDEL 462 - Teaching Social Studies: K-6 Credits: (3)
EDEL 463 - Teaching Mathematics: K-6 Credits: (3)
EDEL 464 - Classroom Management and Discipline: K-6 Credits: (1)

Professional Semester (15 credit hours)