Secondary Education
Curriculum Planning Guide (Grad Plan)
» Download the Sample Curriculum Planning Guide (PDF)Creating a Graduation Plan
A graduation plan is a comprehensive list of all the courses to be taken semester by semester and requirements needed to graduate from KSU with a degree in education.
This sample plan is to assist you in making your own personal graduation plan. You will put together your graduation plan in the Orientation to Teacher Education at Kansas State University course. Remember: as your personal plans change, so will your graduation plan. A graduation plan continues to evolve and change according to your situation. Don’t hesitate to make revisions.
| First Semester | Hrs. | Second Semester | Hrs. |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRESHMAN | |||
| DED 075 Orientation to Teacher Education at KSU |
0 |
Natural Science with Lab | 4 |
| MATH 100 College Algebra |
3 |
Fine Arts Appreciation | 3 |
| ENGL 100 Expository Writing I |
3 |
COMM 105, 106 Public Speaking |
2-3 |
| HIST (any course Dept. of History) |
3 |
Teaching Field | 6 |
| FSHS 110 Intro. to Human Develop. |
3 |
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| Teaching Field | 3 |
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| TOTAL | 15 |
TOTAL | 15-16 |
| SOPHOMORE | |||
| STAT 325 or higher level Statistics |
3 |
Literature Elective | 3 |
| EDSEC 200 Teaching as a Career |
1 |
International Studies Overlay | 3 |
| EDSEC 230 Early Field Experience |
1 |
Teaching Field | 12 |
| ENGL 200 Expository Writing II |
3 |
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| Teaching Field | 9 |
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| TOTAL | 17 |
TOTAL | 18 |
| JUNIOR | |||
| EDSEC 310 Foundations of Education |
3 |
BLOCK I | |
| Natural Science | 3 |
EDCEP 315 Educational Psychology |
3 |
| Teaching Field/Elective | 11 |
EDSEC 376 Core Teaching Skills |
3 |
| EDSP 323 Exceptional Student in Sec. School | 2 |
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| DED 318 Education Tech. for Teaching and Learning |
1 |
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| Teaching Field/Elective | 6 |
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| TOTAL | 17 |
TOTAL | 15 |
| SENIOR | |||
| BLOCK II | Professional Semester | ||
| EDCEP 525 Interpersonal Rel. School |
1 |
EDSEC 586 Teaching Participation in the Secondary School | 12 |
| EDSEC 455 Teaching in a Multicultural Society |
1 |
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| EDSEC 477 Mid. Level Sec. Reading |
2 |
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| EDSEC 500 Content Area Methods Sec. and Middle Schools |
3 |
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| EDSEC 520 Block II Lab | 2 |
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| EDSEC 405 Middle-Level Education | 2 |
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| Teaching Field/Elective | 6 |
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| TOTAL | 17 |
TOTAL | 12 |
