Secondary Education
Program Requirements

Secondary Education
   Bachelor of Science in Education
   Minimum of 126 hours required (to include 18 hours UGE)
   Licensure grades 6-12

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

1. General Education Requirements (Secondary)
The College of Education requires the following general education hours of all students completing the Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education degree offered by K-State. Any questions should be directed to the Center for Student and Professional Services (13 Bluemont Hall, 532-5524). In the section below write in your grades and the names of courses you choose to take for your requirements.

Communications (8-9 semester hours)
• ENGL 100 Expository Writing I (3)
• ENGL 200 Expository Writing II (3) (Sophomore standing)
• COMM 105, 106, or 109 Public Speaking (2-3)
A minimum grade of C is required in all communications courses.

HUMANITIES (6 semester hours)
• Literature (3)
Any department of English literature course (except ENGL 230, 231, 233, 234, 355, 545) or Department of Modern Languages literature course.
• Fine Arts Appreciation (3)
Any nonperformance appreciation class in the Departments of Art, Music, Speech (Theater or Dance) or the College of Architecture, Also may include modern language classes, ENGL 230, 231, 233, 234, and Honors Humanities, ARCH 301, ART 195, ART 196, DANCE 205, MUSIC 170, MUSIC 245, MUSIC 250, THTRE 270.

SOCIAL SCIENCES (6 semester hours)
• History (3)
  Any course from the Department of History
• International Studies Overlay (3)
  Recommended: ANTH 204
  See http://courses.ksu.edu/catalog/undergraduate/as/bachelor.html
  or your advisor for approved courses.

NATURAL SCIENCES (7 semester hours)
One laboratory course is required.
In addition to courses in the Division of Biology, Departments of Biochemistry, Chemistry, Geology, or Physics, the following may be used to satisfy part of the natural science requirement: ASI 500, ENTOM 301, 312, 313, GEOG 221, 321, DEN 425, ANTH 280, 281.

QUANTITATIVE SCIENCES (6 semester hours)
MATH 100 College Algebra or higher level math course* (3)
and
STAT 325 or higher level statistics course* (3)
*Grade C or better in both courses
 

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2. Teaching Fields (Major)
One of the following teaching fields must be selected:

• Art (PDF)
• Biological Science (PDF)
• Business (PDF)
• Chemistry (PDF)
• Earth Science (PDF)
• English (PDF)
• English/Journalism (PDF)
• Journalism (PDF)
• Mathematics (PDF)
• Modern Languages:
     French (PDF)
     German (PDF)
     Spanish (PDF)
• Physics (PDF)
• Social Studies (PDF)
• Speech/Theatre (PDF)

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3. Teacher Education Courses
(All courses require a C or higher)

Pre-Professional Component
(Required for admission to teacher ed. and pre-requisite for Block I.)
• DED 075 Orientation to Teacher Ed. at KSU (0)
  (Class does not require a C or higher. It is for credit only.)
• FSHS 110 Introduction to Human Development (3)
• EDSEC 200 Teaching as a Career (1)
  (Co-requisite with EDSEC 230 and sophomore standing)
• EDSEC 230 Early Field Experience (1)
  (Co-requisite with EDSEC 200 and sophomore standing)
• EDSEC 310 Foundations of Education (3)
  (EDSEC 200 is a co-requisite or pre-requisite.)
  (EDSEC 310 is a co-requisite or pre-requisite with Block I.)

Professional Component
(Admission to Teacher Education required.)
• DED 318 Education Technology for Teaching and Learning (1)
  (Co-requisite or pre-requisite to Block I)
• EDSEC 405 Middle Level Education (2)
  (Pre-requisite to Professional Semester)

BLOCK I
(Classes below are co-requisites. They are pre-requisites to Block II.)
• EDCEP 315 Educational Psychology (3)
• EDSEC 376 Core Teaching Skills and Lab (3)
• EDSP 323 Exceptional Students in Secondary Schools (2)

BLOCK II
(Classes below are co-requisites. They are pre-requisites to Professional Semester.)
• EDCEP 525 Interpersonal Relations in the School (1)
• EDSEC 455 Teaching in a Multicultural Society (1)
• EDSEC 477 Middle Level/Secondary Reading (2)
• EDSEC 500 Content Area Methods in Secondary and Middle
  Schools (3)
• EDSEC 520 Content Area Methods and Field Experience (2)

Professional Semester (Student Teaching)
EDSEC 586 Teaching Participation in the Secondary School (12)

Total Required Semester Hours in Teacher Education = 40


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4. Professional Development Hours
There is no higher title in our land than being known as a professional teacher. Since we all know achieving this title does not happen overnight, it is important to start early in making progress toward this goal. The College of Education wants to provide opportunities for this journey to begin upon your admission to the College of Education. There are two areas in this professional development component; attending professional meetings and educational community service.

Professional Meetings
(Student Centered, School Related or Content Specific)
Experiences in the professional meeting component may be achieved by attending meetings of KSNEA, CEC, Education Council, Ambassadors, content specific professional meetings, honor groups, and other appropriate organizations. Other opportunities are available such as attending sessions at the Education Symposium, School Board meetings, site council meetings, and local, state, regional, and national conferences. The requirement for attending professional meetings is 20 hours.

Educational Community Service
(Student Centered or School Related)
Experiences as a volunteer (not for pay or as a requirement for Teaching as a Career, Block I or Block II) to an educational agency may be done with the YES Organization, Girl and Boy Scouts, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Boys and Girls Clubs, Manhattan Emergency Shelter, Fort Riley Child Development Services or Youth Center, UFM Teen Mentoring Program, Wonder Workshop, Religious Education, and other activities as approved by your academic advisor. You may also complete this requirement by volunteering to help in a number of school related experiences such as: supervising after school programs, release day programs, or field trips; extended learning time or tutoring programs; helping to organize or judge science fairs, KATM math contest, etc. The requirement for the educational community service is 20 hours.

Details regarding this requirement are available in the 3rd floor hallway of Bluemont Hall or contact the Secondary Education Office (364 Bluemont Hall, 532-5904).