With nearly 160 years of experience training the best teachers for K-12 classrooms, Emporia State University continues to build on its legacy through continued investment in The Teachers College education programs.

Emporia State University’s renowned education program in The Teachers College, continues to offer these excellent teacher education programs:

• Elementary Education for Grades K-6
• Certification areas for Grades Pre-K through 12
  • Art
  • Spanish
  • Health
  • Music
  • Physical Education
• Certification areas for Middle-Level Education (Grades 5-8)
  • Mathematics
  • Social Sciences
  • English Language Arts
  • Science
• Certification areas for Secondary Education (Grades 6-12)
  • Biology
  • Business
  • Chemistry
  • Earth Science
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Speech + Theatre

Emporia State University’s education programs for both the elementary and secondary levels focus on immersing students into in-classroom training and providing a thorough knowledge of their content areas.

For elementary education majors, their final two semesters of college are spent in classrooms working with mentor teachers. Secondary education majors, who plan to teach in Grades 6 through 12, are majors in both The Teachers College and their subject content area.

At a time when quality teachers are in great need in both Kansas and across the United States, Emporia State also offers alternate ways to become teachers. The Restricted Licensure program is designed for an individual who has a degree in a content area, such as physics or mathematics, to work toward initial teacher licensure while also working as a full-time teacher in an accredited Kansas school. The Master’s in Elementary Education allows an individual with any bachelor’s or master’s degree to pursue initial licensure to teach elementary education.

And the university stands behind its graduates through a unique guarantee program. If a graduate of The Teachers College is not meeting the expectations of their school district, ESU faculty will provide remediation for that graduate to reach the desired level.

In addition, educators already in classrooms may use the resources of The Teachers College Resource and Outreach Center. The Teachers College also is home to the National Teachers Hall of Fame, the National Memorial to Fallen Educators, and the The Teachers College Literacy Center.

The high quality of ESU education graduates are a key reason why so many school districts across Kansas and the United States participate in career fairs twice a year for education majors. The most recent education career fair drew recruiters from 48 school districts in Kansas and nine from three other states — including Alaska.