Licensing Programs

Teaching License — Early Childhood
There are many changes occurring with Early Childhood Education right now. Contact Mary Deluccie to see the current status of the program.

Teaching License — Elementary K-6
If you complete the elementary education program, you will be eligible to teach in a K-6 self-contained classroom. To be licensed, you must pass the PRAXIS Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) test as well as the Elementary: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (CIA) test. Your license will say Early/Late Childhood Generalist. Additional endorsements are available with extra coursework in ESL, Adaptive and Functional Special Education.

Teaching License — Middle Level 5-8
Middle Level Endorsements cover Grades 5-8 in Social Studies (History Comprehensive), General Science, English, or Math. For K-State to recommend you for this endorsement, you must be licensed in either Elementary or Secondary Education first. To be endorsed to teach Middle School, the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) requires that you have 15 hours in the content area, a middle level pedagogy class or at least one year experience teaching in grades 5-8, and a passing score on the appropriate middle level content test. If you have passed the Math, English or Social Studies test for the Secondary level, you do not need to take the Middle Level test to be licensed in the area. To be licensed in 5-8 Science, you must take the 5-8 General Science test. The Middle Level regulations will go into effect in August 2007, and will be reviewed by KSDE in 5 years.

Teaching License — Secondary 6-12
If you complete the secondary education program, you will be licensed for grades 6-12 with an endorsement in your teaching field. To be licensed, you must pass the PRAXIS Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) test as well as the PRAXIS II subject assessment test in your teaching field. Licensure for an additional subject area is possible by completing at least 50% of the required classes in the teaching field, including the methods, and passing the subject assessment test. If you are endorsed in one science area (biology, chemistry, earth science or physics) you can add an endorsement in the other areas by passing the content test in the area.

Teaching License — PK-12
If you complete an Education program in Art, Music, or Modern Language Education, you will be licensed to teach in Pre-Kindergarten – Grade 12. To be licensed, you must pass the PRAXIS Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) test as well as the PRAXIS II subject assessment test in your teaching field. You can work at an Early Childhood, Elementary or Secondary school, teaching in your subject area. Additional endorsements can be added at any level.

School Specialist — Reading Specialist
(Professional Teaching license required)
K-State offers a licensure program for Reading Specialists. You must have a graduate degree, complete the requirements for the Reading Specialist program with a 3.25 or higher GPA, have a current Professional Teaching License and pass the PRAXIS subject assessment test. Like the Teacher License, the Specialist license will begin as a Conditional License. You must complete a two-semester practicum, monitored by K-STATE to be recommended for the Professional License. For more information about the requirements, contact Dr. Catherine Maderazo. The Reading Specialist program is one option in the M.S. in Curriculum and Instruction and you can read more about this through the Graduate Degree programs web page.

School Specialist — School Counselor
(Professional Teaching license required)
K-State offers a licensure program for School Counselors. You must have a graduate degree, complete the requirements for the School Counselor program with a 3.25 or higher GPA, have a current Professional Teaching License and pass the PRAXIS subject assessment test. Like the Teacher License, the Specialist license will begin as a Conditional License. You must complete a two-semester practicum, monitored by K-STATE to be recommended for the Professional License. For more information about these requirements visit the Counselor Education web page or contact Dr. Fred Bradley.

School Leadership — Building Leadership Licensure
(Professional Teaching license required)
This endorsement qualifies you to be the building principal at the PK–12 level. You must have a graduate degree, complete the requirements for the Building Leadership program with a 3.25 or higher GPA, have a current Professional Teaching License and pass the PRAXIS subject assessment test. You must also have 3 years of experience in the school while on a Professional License. Like the Teaching License, you begin your Leadership career with a two-year Conditional License. You must complete a two-semester internship to apply for the Professional license. For more information contact Dr. Teresa Miller or visit the Department of Educational Leadership web page.

School Leadership — District Leadership Licensure
(Professional Teaching license required)
This endorsement qualifies you to be the District Superintendent at the PK–12 level. You must have a graduate degree, complete the requirements for the District Leadership program with a 3.25 or higher GPA, have a current Professional Teaching License and pass the PRAXIS subject assessment test. You must also have 3 years of experience in the school while on a Professional License. Like the Teaching License, you begin your Leadership career with a two-year Conditional License. You must complete a two-semester internship to apply for the Professional License. For more information visit the Department of Educational Leadership web page or contact Dr. Mary Devin.