Elementary Education, BSE

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Program Description

• The bachelor’s degree in elementary education teacher education at the University of Kansas School of Education and Human Sciences prepares individuals to teach children in Pre-K through 6th grade.
• The systemwide transfer degree provides a pathway from any Kansas public community college offering the degree to any Kansas public university for individuals desiring to become licensed as a PK6 elementary teacher. The pathway identifies courses/credit hours to be taken at the community college level and reflect the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) General Education framework “buckets” and recommended education coursework.
• JCCC offers an Associate of Arts in Elementary Education degree.
• These courses/credit hours transfer to any KBOR university as the first sixty hours toward a 120-hour PK-6 Elementary Education program degree. The remaining sixty hours at KBOR universities are the required courses to complete the PK-6 Elementary Education degree.

Admission Requirements

• Students can be admitted into teacher education programs as transfer students if they are admitted to KU, declare a teacher education program as their major, and meet the following criteria:
  • A KU + Transfer Cumulative GPA of at least 2.75
• Students must meet requirements to begin and progress through professional coursework blocks. Visit KU's Transition Points #1-#4 to learn more about the professional transition block requirements. 
• A grade lower than a “C-” is not acceptable in any teacher education course. Some programs may have additional minimum grade point requirements for specific classes. Consult the School of Education & Human Sciences for details.
• A maximum of 75 hours may be transferred to KU from community colleges. Students should be aware that 45 junior/senior credit hours are required for completion of the bachelor’s degree; 30 of those hours must be at KU; and community college courses do not transfer as junior/senior hours. 
• Only 6 hours of Credit/No Credit is allowed for general education courses. A student cannot take a class Credit/No Credit for any major requirement.
• Minimum total hours for graduation is 120.

It is the STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY to check for updates to all transfer information. This transfer guide is provided as a service and is updated as needed. Degree requirements at the four-year colleges are subject to change by those institutions. To ensure you have the most accurate information about the program, you must meet with an advisor at the transfer institution.