Early Childhood Education
Distance Program
This program is for students who wish to work in prekindergarten education programs in administrative or teaching positions, including work with parents and community resources as well as with young children.
The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education has approved K-State's early childhood education program. Students completing the early childhood education program in the School of Family Studies and Human Services are eligible for licensure by the Kansas State Department of Education in early childhood education. Program requirements are subject to change to meet new licensure requirements. Early childhood special education licensure is available with advanced study. To complete the ECE program, students must have full admission into the teacher education program.
K-State offers 72 hours of general education and professional teacher education courses through distance education. Up to 62 credit hours of additional course work may be completed at the local community college level and transferred, as applicable, to meet K-State degree requirements.
For more information about this program, please contact:
- Janice Nikkel, Program Coordinator
- Kansas State University
Division of Continuing Education
244 College Court
Manhattan, KS 66506
(785) 532-5575
(800) 622-2KSU
- Mary DeLuccie, Associate Professor
- Kansas State University
Family Studies and Human Services
307 Justin Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
(785) 532-1475