Elementary Education
Program Requirements

» See also Program Description

Elementary Education
   Bachelor of Science in Education
   Minimum of 125 hours required (to include 18 hours UGE)
   Licensure grades K-6

Requirements for the approved program are described in the following sections:
   1. General Education Requirements
   2. Areas of Concentration
   3. Teacher Education Courses
   4. Professional Development Hours

1. General Education Requirements (Elementary)
(53-54 credit hours)

The College of Education requires the following general education hours of all students completing the Bachelor of Science in Education degree at K-State. Any questions should be directed to an advisor in the Center for Student and Professional Services (13 Bluemont Hall, 532-5524).

Communications — minimum 8 semester hours
• ENGL 100 Expository Writing I (3)
• ENGL 200 Expository Writing II (3)
  (Pre-requisite is sophomore standing.)
• COMM 105, 106, or 109 Public Speaking (2-3)
A minimum grade of C is required in all communications courses.

Humanities — 12 semester hours required
• Literature – (3)
  Any Department of English literature course (except ENGL 355 or
  545) or any Department of Modern Languages literature course
• Required literature course: ENGL 355 Literature for Children (3)
  (Pre-requisite is sophomore standing and successful completion of
  one literature course.)
• Required course: ART 425 Art for Elementary Schools (3)
• Required course: MUSIC 405 Music for Elementary Teachers (3)
  (Junior standing)

Social Science — 12 semester hours required
• History (3) – Choose from HIST 251 or 252
• Geography (3) – Choose from GEOG 100 or 200
• Political Science (3) – Choose from POLSC 110 or 325
• Economics (3) – Three hours from the Department of Economics

Natural Science— 12 semester hours required
Select one course for each of the three areas. Each of these areas must include a laboratory.
Recommended:
Biological: BIOL 198 Principles of Biology (4)
Physical: PHYS 106 Concepts of Physics (4) -OR-
    CHM 110 General Chemistry (3) AND
    CHM 111 General Chemistry Lab (1)
Earth Science: GEOL 100 Earth in Action (3) AND
    GEOL 103 Geology Lab (1) -OR-
    GEOG 221 Environmental Geography I (4)

Quantitative Science— 9 semester hours required
The following three courses are required:
• MATH 100 College Algebra or higher level math course* (3)
• MATH 160 Intro. Contemporary Math* (3) OR
  STAT 325 or higher level statistics course* (3)
• MATH 320 Math for Elementary School Teachers I (3)
*Grade C or better required


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2. Areas of Concentration (Elementary)
An area of concentration is a group of courses with related content that will enhance teaching in the elementary classroom. The area of concentration consists of a minimum of 15 semester hours. All courses must earn a letter grade.

Following is a list of the available areas of concentration:

• English (PDF)
• English as a Second Language (PDF)
• Mathematics (PDF)
• Science (PDF)
• Social Science (PDF)
• Special Education (PDF)
  » See also QuickStart Provisional Endorsement brochure (PDF)

A list of required and recommended courses for each area of concentration may be obtained in the Center for Student & Professional Services, 13 Bluemont Hall.


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3. Teacher Education Courses (Elementary)

Pre-Professional Component
Admission to teacher education NOT required for enrollment in the following courses. (See noted requisites.)

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

Professional Component
Admission to Teacher Education is required prior to enrollment in any course or practicum in the Professional Component.

Block A courses must be taken concurrently and completed prior to Block B. Block B courses and practicum must be taken concurrently and completed prior to Block C. Block C courses and practicum must be taken concurrently and completed prior to student teaching.

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).

Content methods courses and practica in Block B (EDEL 410, 411, 412), Block C (EDEL 460, 461, 462, 463), and the EDEL 585 Internship must be completed at K-State.

Block A
(Classes below are co-requisites. They are pre-requisites to Block B)
• EDEL 320 Core Teaching Skills and Lab (3)
• EDCEP 315 Educational Psychology (3)
• EDSP 324 Exceptional Child in the Regular Classroom (3)
• DED 318 Education Technology for Teaching & Learning (1)

Block B
(Classes below are co-requisites. They are pre- requisites to Block C.)
• EDEL 410 Block B Practicum: K-6 (1)
• EDEL 411 Teaching Literacy: K-2 (3)
• EDEL 412 Teaching Science: K-6 (3)
• EDEL 413 Classroom Assessment: K-6 (1)
• EDEL 414 Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners (3)

Block C
(Classes below are co-requisites. They are pre- requisites to the Professional Semester.)
• EDEL 460 Block C Practicum: K-6 (1)
• EDEL 461 Teaching Literacy: Grades 3-6 (3)
• EDEL 462 Teaching Social Studies: K-6 (3)
• EDEL 463 Teaching Math: K-6 (3)
• EDEL 464 Classroom Management and Discipline: K-6 (1)

Professional Semester
(Student Teaching/Teaching Internship)
Application for the Professional Semester must be filed by December 20 of the academic year preceding enrollment in the Professional Semester.

• EDEL 585 Teaching Internship in Elementary Schools (15)


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4. Professional Development Hours

Professional Meetings (20 hours required)
Twenty hours of professional meetings are required. Your attendance at these meetings is intended to supplement information you receive in your teacher education classes and to provide you with a broader perspective about issues related to teaching. The professional meetings may address issues such as students and learning, content, the elementary curriculum, planning, instructional strategies, the learning environment, legal and ethical issues, sociological issues, cultural and linguistic characteristics, and teacher development. The meetings you attend must relate to some aspect of education as outlined here. Examples include attending the Education Symposium, KSNEA, Council for Exceptional Children, Kappa Delta Pi, educational workshops or conferences, school board meetings, Career and Employment Services programs, school district meetings or training programs, and site council meetings. You can select which meetings to attend. Don’t try to complete all the meetings hours in one semester just before the verification forms are due.

Educational Community Service (20 hours required)
Twenty hours of volunteer community service are required. This service is intended to provide you with opportunities to closely interact with children and gain insight into the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that effective teachers must possess. Your duties may involve actions such as planning and preparing for some activities with children, teaching or tutoring children, assessing student progress, and assisting adults or educators in a program for children. Examples include tutoring, teaching, or working with children in a school (e.g., classroom volunteer, tutoring, helping at a science fair); working with children outside of a school (e.g., Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Hand-to-Hand Tutoring at the Douglas Center, Wonder Workshop, Special Olympics, religious education, Child Development Center); assisting the college (e.g., Telefund caller, Open House); helping with a youth sporting team; or assisting in a summer camp. Try to have a variety of volunteer service activities. Don’t try to complete all the volunteer community service hours in one semester just before the verification forms are due.

Forms, Procedures, and Examples
Download the following file for a description of the professional development hour requirement, documentation procedures, due dates, examples of professional meetings and educational community services that count, and the forms needed to submit the information. Completed forms are due when you submit your Student Teaching Assignment Request form.

» Download Elementary Professional Development Hours (PDF)

For details regarding this requirement, contact the Elementary Education Office, 261 Bluemont Hall, 532-5550.