Fort Hays State University
TRADITIONAL PATHWAYS:
The traditional pathway requires completion of all major coursework, education coursework and a semester of student teaching prior to obtaining a teaching license. More information is available at https://www.fhsu.edu/cert/ or 785-628-4148.
· Art
· Biology
· Early Childhood Unified (online)
· Elementary Education (online)
· Elementary Education with Special Education Minor (online)
· Health (added endorsement only)
· History and Government(online)
· Music
· Physical Education
· Physics
· Technology Education - Comprehensive Technology
MSE-Elementary Education: https://www.fhsu.edu/teachereducation/academic-programs/mse-k6 or 785-628-4204.
- Offered 100% online
- Qualifies candidates to seek licensure in elementary education (kindergarten through 6th grade).
- Candidates will not be eligible to serve as the teacher of record in a K-6 classroom until after successful completion of licensure courses and passing the required exams.
- While all of the required courses are offered online, candidates will be required to complete a practicum of approximately 80 clock hours over the course of a semester in an approved K-6 classroom. Additionally, candidates will also have to student teach, full-time for an entire semester, in an approved K-6 classroom.
- Admission requires minimum GPA of 3.0 on the last 60 undergraduate hours.
MSE-Secondary Education (for licensure in Business, Science, History, Physical Education, English, Foreign Language): https://www.fhsu.edu/teachereducation/academic-programs/mse-secondary-education or 785-628-4204.
· Offered 100% online
To qualify, you must hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in the appropriate teaching subject area or the equivalent.
* Candidates will not be eligible to serve as the teacher of record in a K-12 or 6-12 classroom until after successful completion of licensure courses and passing the required exams.
· While all of the required courses are offered online, candidates will be required to complete a field experience practicum of approximately 80 clock hours over the course of a semester in an approved K-12 or 6-12 classroom. Additionally, candidates will also have to student teach, full-time for an entire semester, in an approved K-12 or 6-12 classroom.
* Admission requires minimum GPA of 3.0 on the last 60 undergraduate hours.
ALTERNATIVE PATHWAYS:
Transition to Teaching is available for middle school (5-8), secondary (6-12) and PreK-12 subject areas. More information is available at www.fhsu.edu/cert/t2t/ or 785-628-4542.
* Offered 100% online.
Must hold a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific subject area or have completed enough coursework to be equivalent to having a major in a content area.
* This licensure is for middle school, secondary, and PreK-12 endorsement areas – it does not include Elementary Education, Early Childhood or Special Education.
* The candidate must have passed the relevant Praxis content exam.
* The candidate must be hired under contract in Kansas to teach the subject they qualify for to enter the program.
* Admission requires minimum GPA of 2.75 on the last 60 credit hours.
The High Incidence Special Education Limited Apprentice License alternative route has three requirements to begin the program:
- one year experience as a paraprofessional
- a bachelor’s degree (from an accredited institution) with a minimum 2.5 GPA on the most recent 60 hours
- employment as a special education teacher in Kansas
Completers finish the program in either two or three years with a Master of Science in Special Education High Incidence and are fully licensed to teach high incidence special education (PreK-12) in Kansas. The program offers two start dates, June and August and is offered 100% online. More information is available at https://fhsu.edu/aep/high-incidence-special-education/index.html or 785-628-4738.
GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS:
FHSU offers many online graduate education programs for already licensed teachers. These include High Incidence Special Education, Gifted Education, School Counseling, Library Media Specialist, Reading Specialist, School Psychologist, Instructional Technology, Higher Education Student Affairs, ESOL and Driver’s Education. Leadership programs include Building Leadership and District Leadership, Data Literacy certificate. More information is available at
https://www.fhsu.edu/aep/academic-programs/index or 785-628-4283.