Program: Children in Group Settings Minor - Kansas State University

Apr 03, 2025

2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

The undergraduate minor in Children in Group Settings (CGS) provides the theoretical and empirical foundation for best practice in the field of early care and education. Human service professionals are provided with the requisite knowledge of the developmental changes that typically occur in the early childhood years, variations in development that may occur, and how best to support children’s learning and development.

Minor Requirements: (16 credits)

ECED 310 - Early Childhood Credits: 3
ECED 313 - Pre-Professional Experiences in Early Childhood Unified Credits: 1
ECED 410 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education Credits: 3
ECED 420 - Interaction Techniques with Young Children Credits: 3
ECED 428 - Exceptional Development in Early Childhood Credits: 3
ECED 450 - Environments in Early Childhood Credits: 3
No more than six (6) credit hours of transfer courses may be used for the ECE minor.

Graduation Requirements:

The minor in Children in Group Settings will be available upon the completion of the sixteen (16) required hours. To be awarded a minor, the student must a) not be on probation, b) have a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher on coursework applied to the minor, and c) have a C or better in all coursework applied to the minor.

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Minor Requirements: (16 credits)

Graduation Requirements:

Total Hours Required: 16