Secondary Education
Program Requirements
Secondary Education
Bachelor of Science in Education
Minimum of 126 hours required
Licensure grades 6-12
See Curriculum Guides for specific teaching fields below
Requirements for the approved program are described in the following sections:
1. General Education Requirements (Secondary)
2. Teacher Education Courses (Secondary)
3. Teaching Fields
4. Professional and Educational Service Hours
5. K-State 8 General Education
1. General Education Requirements (Secondary)
Courses in communications, humanties, social sciences, quantitative sciences, and natural sciences provide the prosepective secondary teacher with broad content background. A teacher is, first of all, a well-educated citizen. The general education portion of the program is directed toward this goal. The following are the general education requirements for secondary education.
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 – 6 semester hours required
1. Literature (3)
Any department of English literature course (except ENGL 230, 231, 233, 234, 355, 545) or Department of Modern Languages literature course.
2. Fine Arts Appreciation (3)
Any nonperformance appreciation class in the Departments of Art, Music, Communications (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 Science – 6 semester hours required
1. History - Any course from the Department of History (3)
2. International Studies Overlay (3)
Recommended: ANTH 204 or GEOG 100
• Anthropology – ANTH 200, 204, 220, 260, 505, 508, 511, 512, 515, 516, 517, 536, 545, 550, 604, 618, 630, 634, 673, or 676
• Communication Studies – COMM 480, 756, or 780
• Economics – ECON 505, 507, 536, 681, or 682
• English – ENGL 580
• Geography – GEOG 100, 200, 201, 505, 620, 622, 640, 650, or 715
• History – HIST 112, 250, 303, 330, 332, 501, 504, 505, 509, 510, 514, 543, 544, 545, 560, 561, 562, 576, 577, 578, 591, 592, 593, or 598
• Journalism and Mass Communications – MC 662 or 725
• Management – MANGT 690
• Marketing – MKTG 544
• Modern Languages – Any Level 4 or above language course in French, German, and Spanish, including translation courses
• Political Science – POLSC 333, 505, 511, 541, 543, 545, 622, 623, 624, 626, 627, 629, 643, 645, 647, 651, 652, 653, or 655
• Sociology – SOCIO 363, 505, 507, 522, 535, 618, or 742
• Women’s Studies – WOMST 380 or 580
Natural Science – 7 semester hours required
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 Science – 6 semester hours required
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
2. Teacher Education Courses (Secondary)
(All graded courses require a C or higher)
The teacher education portion of the secondary education program includes courses in human development, psychology, methods of teaching, foundations, exceptionalities, technology, multicultural and interpersonal relations. In addition to college class work, there are practica experiences that enable you to observe and assist in the middle and secondary classrooms. If you have documented disabilities, you should request accommodations prior to each field experience.
Student teaching occurs near the end of the program. With the guidance and support of a cooperating teacher and a college supervisor, you will gradually assume responsibility for planning and teaching in the secondary classroom for a full semester or more.
Pre-Professional Component
Admission to teacher education is NOT required for enrollment in the following courses.
(See noted requisites.)
• DED 075 Orientation to Teacher Ed. at KSU (0)
• FSHS 110 Introduction to Human Development (3)
(Pre-requisite to EDCEP 315)
• 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 is required prior to enrollment in any course or practicum in the Professional Component.
Non-Blocked Courses
• 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 Content Area Literacies and Diverse Learners (2)
• EDSEC 5-- (Content Area) Methods in Secondary and Middle Schools (3)
• EDSEC 5-- (Content Area) Methods and Field Experience (2)
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.
EDSEC 586 Teaching Participation in the Secondary School (12)
3. Teaching Fields
In-depth preparation in one teaching field (subject/content area) is required as a part of your preparation to be a secondary education teacher. One of the following teaching fields must be selected. Please click on the links to see the Curriculum Guides for each area.
- Agricultural Education (College of Agriculture)
- Art (PDF)
- Biological Science (PDF)
- Business (PDF)
- Chemistry (PDF)
- Earth Science (PDF)
- English (PDF)
- English/Journalism (PDF)
- Family and Consumer Sciences (College of Human Ecology)
- Journalism (PDF)
- Mathematics (PDF)
- Modern Languages:
Chinese (PDF)
French (PDF)
German (PDF)
Japanese (PDF)
Spanish (PDF) - Music (College of Arts & Sciences)
- Physics (PDF)
- Social Studies (PDF)
- Speech/Theatre (PDF)
Additional Teaching Field(s)
In today’s market, teachers prepared to teach in more than one subject area are in greatest demand. Therefore, it is highly advisable to prepare for a second teaching field. This is accomplished with the wise selection of general education electives and other free electives. You should work closely with an advisor to plan the additional teaching field. Kansas State Department of Education currently allows licensed teachers to add another endorsement by passing the required Praxis test. This policy will be reviewed by KSDE in June 2012. Please talk to your advisor for more information. Kansas State University encourages you to complete the required course work and methods, as well as the test.
4. Professional Development Hours
There are two areas in this professional development component of your teacher preparation:
• Professional growth/service to the profession and
• Educational service to youth and families or caregivers.
Forty hours of service are required. There is more information on-line on the Forms page.
5. K-State 8 General Education
Kansas State University requires all graduates to meet the K-State 8 General Education requirements as part of their program. The K-State 8 encourages students to explore coursework from 8 different perspectives. The College of Education curriculum meets all 8 requirements in our General Education, Teacher Education, and Area of Concentration coursework. More information is found at the K-State 8 website.
