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Undergraduate Admission Requirements
The following process must be followed to obtain Formal Admission:
1. As early as possible, complete and submit a Declaration of Major form
indicating the student's desire to obtain a degree and/or a Kansas State
Teacher's Certificate; majors in Early Childhood Education, Elementary
Education and Business Education should submit this form to the Chairperson
of the Education Department; other secondary education or K-12 teaching
majors should submit the form to the Chairperson of the Teaching Specialty
Department. Students pursuing the Associate of Arts Degree in Early Childhood
Education should consult an advisor in the Education Department for other
requirements.
2. Have a faculty member in the Education Department assigned as an advisor
for General Education and Professional Education requirements; secondary
and K-12 teaching majors will also have a Subject Major Advisor in the
Teaching Specialty Department.
3. Degree candidates must file official transcripts of all prior college
work with both the Education Department and the Registrar's Office; certificate-only
candidates must file official transcripts only with the Education Department.
4. Submit an Application for Admission to Professional Teacher Education
Programs to the Education Department: prior to submitting the application,
the student must obtain the approval of the Professional Education Advisor;
Secondary or K-12 Teaching majors must also obtain the approval of the
Teaching Specialty Advisor(s) and the Chairperson(s) of the Teaching Specialty
Department(s).
5. Present an official Kansas State Health Certificate signed by the University
Physician or other licensed physician; this certificate must be obtained
prior to any contact with children.
6. Complete the required number of semester hours of ED 150 and ED 151
Educational Participation in the Community (E.P.I.C.). AA students are
not required to take ED 151.
7. Achieve and maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 or higher
on a scale of 4.0 for each of the following: (a) general education, (b)
teaching specialty or area of concentration, and (c) professional education.
Achieve and maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 for all coursework attempted.
8. Present a satisfactory score on each of the three sections of the Pre-Professional
Skills Test (P.P.S.T) (Mathematics, Reading, and Writing); check with
the Education Department Office to determine the acceptable scores; students
are allowed only three tries to pass these tests. (The PPST is not required
for A.A. students.)
9. Sign a statement about prior criminal activity (see application form)
and submit to a KBI check.
The Undergraduate Education Admissions committee carefully considers each
application and makes one of the following decisions: (a) formal admission,
(b) conditional admission with the conditions and the time limit for meeting
these conditions clearly stated, (c) probationary admission with the terms
of the probation clearly stated, or (d) denial of admission.
The student is notified of the faculty's decision, in writing, within
seven (7) days. The student may appeal any adverse decision by submitting
a written petition to the Chairperson of the Education Department. Upon
receipt of such a petition, the Department Faculty shall promptly review
the case and inform the student of their decision.
Only students who have been formally admitted to Professional Teacher
Education Programs may enroll in 300 or 400-level Professional Education
courses. Associate of Arts students must be formally admitted to enroll
in ED 269. This includes all students who desire Institutional Recommendation
for a Kansas teaching certificate: generic degree students, transfer students,
second degree students, or post-baccalaureate certificate-only students.
Approved Teacher Education Programs
Washburn University has been approved to offer undergraduate degrees and/or
initial teaching certificates in the following areas. Graduate degree
and advanced certificate programs are identified in the graduate section
of this catalog.
TEACHING DEGREE / CERTIFICATE CONTACT SPECIALTY
Art BFA Ms. Taylor
Biology BA or BS Dr. Jander
Business and Off. Adm. BEd Dr. Diffley
Chemistry BA or BS Dr. Barton
Comm Cert Dr. Moore
Computer Studies Cert Dr. Schmidt
Early Childhood Education AA/BEd Dr. McConnell
Elementary Education BEd Dr. Dunwell
English BA Dr. Dimmitt
French BA Dr. Parker
German BA Dr. Parker
General Science BS Dr. Jander
History BA Dr. Goossen
Journalism Cert Dr. Zaharopoulos
Mathematics BA or BS Dr. Blumberg
Music (Vocal/Instrumental) BM Dr. Saville
Physical Ed. BEd Dr. Sparks
Physics BS Dr. Parnell
Psychology BA/BS Dr. Forbach
Spanish BA Dr. Parker
Degree and License Plans
The Department of Education offers the following degree programs:
Associate of Arts (A.A.) in Early Childhood Education
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) in Early Childhood Education
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) in Elementary Education
Satisfactory completion of each of these programs carries the Institutional
Recommendation for the appropriate level of licensure by the Kansas State
Board of Education. Candidates for degrees and licenses in these areas
are advised by Faculty in the Department of Education.
In addition to these degrees, the Department of Education offers programs
of study leading to Institutional Recommendation for the basic teaching
license or license endorsement in several secondary subject areas (grades
7-12) and basic teaching license in all levels (K-12) in Health and Physical
Education, Vocal and Instrumental Music, and Art.
Candidates for the basic teaching license as secondary classroom teachers
or K-12 classroom teachers major in their subject field and receive the
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in their subject
major. To fulfill requirements for Institutional Recommendation for the
teaching license, however, these candidates must also seek separate formal
admission to the professional teacher education program. In addition to
their subject field adviser secondary license candidates are advised by
Faculty in the Department of Education regarding (a) specific general
education requirements for classroom teachers, and (b) professional education
requirements, including student teaching.
Because state license requirements change from time to time, all candidates
for a teaching license must meet the requirements
which are in place at the time they obtain formal admission to the professional
teacher education program. Hence, it is very important for all
candidates for teaching licenses to apply for formal admission to professional
teacher education as early as possible and be assigned an adviser in the
Department of Education. Information on specific license requirements,
including subject field requirements, may be obtained directly from the
Department of Education.
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