Program: Secondary Education (B.S. in Education) - Kansas State University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Mar 17, 2025

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

Minimum of 120 credit hours required

Bachelor’s degree requirements

General Education Requirements (33 credit hours minimum)

Communications (8–9 credit hours)

(A grade of C or better is required)

COMM 105 - Public Speaking IA Credits: 2
or
COMM 106 - Public Speaking I Credits: 3
or
COMM 109 - Public Speaking 1A, Honors Credits: 3
ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I Credits: 3
ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II Credits: 3

Humanities (6 credit hours)

Literature

Any department of English literature or Department of Modern Languages literature course Credits: 3

Fine arts

Any class in the Departments of Art, Modern Languages, Philosophy or the School of Music, Theatre and Dance Credits: 3

Social science (6 credit hours)

Global Issues and Perspective course (tagged as meeting the K-State 8 requirements) from Departments of AMETH, ANTH, ECON, GEOG, GWSS, HIST, POLSC, PSYCH, SOCIO Credits: 3

Human Development Course Credits: 3

Natural science (7 credit hours)

One lab required.

Quantitative sciences (6 credit hours)

MATH 100 - College Algebra Credits: 3
(or higher level math course) (Grade of C or better)
STAT 325 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: 3

Teacher Education Courses (37 credit hours)

A grade of C or higher is required in all Teacher Education courses and practica. A 3.0 or higher grade point average in Teacher Education courses and practica is needed before the Professional Semester.

Pre-Professional Component (5 credit hours)

EDCI 200 - Teaching as a Career Credits: 1
EDCI 230 - Early Field Experience Credits: 1
EDCI 310 - Foundations of Education Credits: 3

Professional Education Component (32 credit hours)

Admission to teacher education required.

Non-blocked courses (Must be completed before student teaching)

EDCI 318 - Educational Technology for Teaching and Learning Credits: 1
(Must be completed before Block II.)
EDSEC 405 - Middle-Level Education Credits: 2
(Not required for K-12 majors in art, modern languages, music, or physical education/health.)

Students receiving a grade of less than C in a Block 1 course will not be permitted to proceed to Block 2 until a grade of C or higher is recorded (i.e., must retake the Block 1 course first).

Block 1 (8 credit hours)

Courses must be taken concurrently and prior to Block II.

EDCEP 315 - Educational Psychology Credits: 3
EDCI 320 - Core Teaching Skills and Lab Credits: 3
EDSP 323 - Exceptional Students in the Secondary School Credits: 2

Block II (9 credit hours)

Courses must be taken concurrently and prior to Student Teaching.

EDCEP 525 - Interpersonal Relations in the Schools Credits: 1
EDSEC 455 - Teaching in a Multicultural Society Credits: 1
EDSEC 477 - Content Area Literacies and Diverse Learners Credits: 2

Choose one of the following that corresponds to your teaching field:

EDSEC 530 - Art Methods for Secondary and Middle Schools Credits: 3
EDSEC 532 - Business Methods for Secondary and Middle Schools Credits: 3
EDSEC 534 - Family and Consumer Science Methods for Secondary and Middle Schools Credits: 3
EDSEC 536 - Language Arts Methods for Secondary and Middle Schools Credits: 3
EDSEC 538 - Mathematics Methods for Secondary and Middle Schools Credits: 3
EDSEC 540 - Modern Language Methods for Secondary and Middle Schools Credits: 3
EDSEC 542 - Science Methods for Secondary and Middle Schools Credits: 3
EDSEC 544 - Social Studies Methods for Secondary and Middle Schools Credits: 3
EDSEC 546 - Physical Education/Health Methods for Secondary and Middle Schools Credits: 3
EDSEC 548 - Technology Education Methods for Secondary and Middle Schools Credits: 3

Choose one of the following that corresponds to your teaching field:

EDSEC 531 - Art Methods Practicum Credits: 2
EDSEC 533 - Business Methods Practicum Credits: 2
EDSEC 535 - Family and Consumer Science Methods Practicum Credits: 2
EDSEC 537 - Language Arts Methods Practicum Credits: 2
EDSEC 539 - Mathematics Methods Practicum Credits: 2
EDSEC 541 - Modern Language Methods Practicum Credits: 2
EDSEC 543 - Science Methods Practicum Credits: 2
EDSEC 545 - Social Studies Methods Practicum Credits: 2
EDSEC 547 - Physical Education/Health Practicum for Secondary and Middle Schools Credits: 2
EDSEC 549 - Technology Education Practicum for Secondary and Middle Schools Credits: 2

Professional Semester (12 credit hours)

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

EDSEC 586 - Teaching Internship in Secondary Schools Credits: 1-12

Internship Requirements

Internship requirements vary be teaching field. The following courses may also be used to complete the 12 credit minimum.

EDSEC 582 - Teaching Internship in Music Credits: 6-12
EDEL 585 - Teaching Internship in Elementary Schools Credits: 1-15

Teaching Field (One of the following areas must be selected)

Art (49 credits)
Biology (62 credits)
Business (50 credits)
Chemistry (58 credits)
Earth and Space Science (62 credits)
English (42 credits)
English and Journalism (48 credits)
Journalism (42 credits)
Mathematics (40 credits)
Modern Languages (34-36 credits)
Physical Education/Health (48 credits)
Physics (58 credits)
Social Studies (57 credits)
Speech (47 credits)
Technology Education (60 credits)

Total hours required for graduation (120)

Teacher Education programs are also available from Agriculture, Family and Consumer Sciences, Early Childhood, and Music.