15 credits

Employers in all fields seek individuals who communicate productively in a multicultural society. An American ethnic studies minor focuses on America’s race relations. You will explore fascinating social interactions between Native Americans, African Americans, Mexican/Latina/o Americans, Asian Americans and White Americans. You will gain and use tools to understand the dynamics of contemporary America’s multiple cultures.

Required Courses (6 credits)

• AMETH 160 - Introduction to American Ethnic Studies Credits: 3
• Select one from the following:
  • AMETH 351 - African American Perspectives Credits: 3
  • AMETH 352 - American Indian Perspectives Credits: 3
  • AMETH 353 - Latina/o Perspectives Credits: 3
  • AMETH 354 - Asian American Perspectives Credits: 3

Electives (9 credits)

• Any three additional courses within AMETH

Minimum of 15 credits
You must complete a petition for admission into the program. You will work with an animal sciences and industry advisor to choose the courses that will best meet your needs and career goals.
Required Courses

• A minimum of two courses at the 300 level or above with the ASI designation (6-9 credits)
• An additional two courses at the 500 level or above with the ASI designation (6 credits)

18 credits

Anthropology is the study of all humans at all times in all places. This online minor takes a holistic approach, exploring the biological, cultural and historical dimensions of human life in search of the full human story.

Required Courses (6 credits)
Select two of the introductory courses to the field:

• ANTH 200 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 credits) OR
  ANTH 204 - A General Education Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 credits) OR
  ANTH 210 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Honors (3 credits)
• ANTH 220 - Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology (3 credits)
• ANTH 260 - Introduction to Archeology (3 credits)
• ANTH 280 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology (4 credits)

Elective Courses (12 credits)
Select four advanced anthropology electives (300 level or above).

15 credits and a 2.5 cumulative GPA

The online business minor is only available to non-business majors who will graduate from a college other than the College of Business. At least three of the five required courses must be completed at K-State.

Required Courses

• ACCTG 231 - Accounting for Business Operations (3 credits)
• ACCTG 241 - Accounting for Investing and Financing (3 credits)
• FINAN 450 - Principles of Finance (3 credits)
• MANGT 420 - Principles of Management (3 credits)
• MKTG 400 - Introduction to Marketing (3 credits)

16 credits with a grade of C or better on all courses and a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher

The online children in group settings (CGS) undergraduate minor provides the theoretical and empirical foundation for best practice in the field of early care and education. Human service professionals are provided with the requisite knowledge of the developmental changes that typically occur in the early childhood years, variations in development that may occur, and how best to support children's learning and development.

Required Courses:

• ECED 310 - Early Childhood Development (3 credits)
• ECED 313 - Pre-Professional Experiences in Early Childhood Unified (1 credit)
• ECED 410 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education (3 credits)
• ECED 420 - Interactions Techniques with Young Children (3 credits)
• ECED 428 - Exceptional Development in Early Childhood (3 credits)
• ECED 450 - Environments in Early Childhood (3 credits)

No more than 6 credits of transfer courses may be used for the CGS minor.

18 credits

This program will help you improve your skills in developing messages that are clear, coherent, reasoned, ethical and fluent. You’ll learn to analyze communication and engage diverse audiences in a variety of settings. Courses in topics such as persuasion and rhetoric will help you achieve your goals through speech and language.

Required Courses (6 credits)

• COMM 320 - Theories of Human Communication (3 credits)
• COMM 330 - Rhetoric in Western Thought (3 credits)

Electives (12 credits)

• COMM 311 - Business and Professional Speaking (3 credits)
• COMM 322 - Interpersonal Communication (3 credits)
• COMM 323 - Nonverbal Communication (3 credits)
• COMM 326 - Small Group Discussion Methods (3 credits)
• COMM 332 - Communication and Technology (3 credits)
• COMM 433 - Communication Research Methods (3 credits)
• COMM 450 - Special Studies in Human Discourse (3 credits)
• COMM 465 - Communication and Conflict (3 credits)
• COMM 480 - Intercultural Communication (3 credits)
• COMM 526 - Persuasion (3 credits)
• COMM 535 - Communication and Leadership (3 credits)

18 credits and a 2.0 cumulative GPA

Required Courses

• ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)
• ECON 120 - Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits)
• Four economics courses at the 500 level or higher (12 credits). ECON 505 may not be used to satisfy this requirement.

15 credits

Develop an entrepreneurial mindset by expanding skills such as critical thinking, working in ambiguity, creative problem solving and effective communication.

The online entrepreneurship and innovation minor will develop your capacity to understand the financial, marketing, managerial and operational sides of starting and running a successful business, as well as focus on how these skills can be utilized in corporate or nonprofit settings.

Required Courses (6 credits)

• ENTRP 340 - Business Innovation and the Entrepreneurial Mindset (3 credits)
• ENTRP 575 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation Capstone (3 credits)

Electives (9 credits)

• ENTRP 411 - Intrapreneurship (3 credits)
• ENTRP 466 - Digital Business (3 credits)
• ENTRP 540 - Entrepreneurial Consulting (3 credits)

15 credits and a 2.5 cumulative GPA in the five required courses. At least 9 credits must be completed at K-State.

The online financial counseling minor provides an overview of the content needed to prepare for a career as a financial counselor and is designed for students not enrolled in the personal financial planning major. The program also satisfies the educational requirement for non-major students who want to earn the Accredited Financial Counselor® designation.

Required Courses (9 credits)

• PFP 105 - Introduction to Personal Financial Planning (3 credits)
• PFP 315 - Love and Money (3 credits)
• PFP 456 - Financial Counseling and Communication (3 credits)

Elective Courses (6 credits)

• PFP 300 - Problems in Personal Financial Planning (3 credits)
• PFP 305 - Advanced Personal Financial Planning (3 credits)
• PFP 320 - Applied Behavioral Finance (3 credits)
• AMETH 300 - Intercultural Competence in Institutions (3 credits)
• GERON 315 - Introduction to Gerontology (3 credits)
• HDFS 350 - Family Relationships and Gender Roles (3 credits)
• SOCWK 315 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment I (3 credits)
• PSYCH 505 - Abnormal Psychology (3 credits)
• PFP 460 - Retirement Planning Concepts (3 credits)
• PFP 462 - Personal Investment Concepts I (3 credits)
• PFP 464 - Estate Planning Concepts (3 credits)
• PFP 466 - Personal Risk Management and Insurance Planning (3 credits)
• PFP 472 - Personal Income Tax Concepts (3 credits)

Minimum of 15 credits

You must complete a petition for admission into the program. You will work with a food science and industry advisor to choose the courses that will best meet your needs and career goals.

Available Courses
Select 11-15 credits:

• FDSCI 302 - Introduction to Food Science (3 credits)
• FDSCI 305 - Fundamentals of Food Processing (3 credits)
• FDSCI 501 - Food Chemistry (3 credits)
• FDSCI 600 - Food Microbiology (2 credits)
• FDSCI 601 - Food Microbiology Lab (2 credits)
• FDSCI 690 - Principles of HACCP and HARPC (3 credits)
• FDSCI 695 - Quality Assurance of Food Products (3 credits)
• FDSCI 727 - Chemical Methods of Food Analysis (2 credits)
• FDSCI 728 - Physical Methods of Food Analysis (2 credits)
• FDSCI 740 - Research and Development of Food Products (4 credits)

Select 0-4 credits:

• Processing Electives (300 level or higher)
• FDSCI prefix (300 level or higher)

15 credits

Required Courses (3 credits)

• GWSS 105 - Introduction to Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies (3 credits) OR
  GWSS 305 - Fundamentals of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies (3 credits)

Electives (12 credits)

• One course must be designated GWSS
• Once course must be 500 level or higher

18 credits and a 2.0 cumulative GPA

The online hospitality management minor will provides you with a basic understanding of the practice and theoretical underpinnings of food and beverage, lodging, or meeting and event management.

Required Courses (9 credits)

• HM 120 - Introduction to the Hospitality Industry (3 credits)
• HM 341 - Principles of Food Production Management (3 credits) OR
  HM 361 - Introduction to Hotel Operations (3 credits) OR
  HM 363 - Introduction to Business Events (3 credits)
• HM 482 - Human Resource Management in the Hospitality Industry (3 credits) OR
  HM 621 - Hospitality Law (3 credits)

Elective Courses (9 credit hours)

• At least two courses must be at the 400-level or above.

15 credits with a grade of C or better on all courses

The online human development and family science minor allows you to integrate the study of families, human development and relationships with your major.

Required Courses (9 credits)

• HDFS 110 - Introduction to Human Development (3 credits)
• HDFS 302 - Introduction to Human Sexuality (3 credits)
• HDFS 350 - Family Relationships and Gender Roles (3 credits)

Elective Courses (6 hours)

• ECED 310 - Early Childhood (3 credits)
• HDFS 506 - Middle Childhood and Adolescence (3 credits)
• HDFS 510 - Human Development and Aging (3 credits)
• HDFS 550 - Family Theory and Science (3 credits)
• HDFS 552 - Families and Diversity (3 credits)
• HDFS 670 - Working with Parents (3 credits)
• PFP 105 - Introduction to Personal Financial Planning (3 credits)

16 credits with a grade of C or better on all courses and a cumulative GPA of 2.2 or higher

The kinesiology program will challenge you to explore how physical activity, human physiology and behavior merge with health. Choose from two emphasis areas: exercise behavioral science or exercise physiology.

Exercise Behavioral Science Required Courses:

• KIN 220 - Biobehavioral Bases of Physical Activity (4 credits)
• KIN 310 - Measurement and Research Techniques in Kinesiology (4 credits)
• KIN 345 - Exercise Behavioral Science (5 credits)

Elective Courses (select one):

• KIN 600 - Interpersonal Aspects of Physical Activity (3 credits)
• KIN 602 - Social Structural Determinants of Physical Activity (3 credits)
• KIN 610 - Program Planning and Evaluation (3 credits)
• KIN 612 - Policy, Built Environment and Physical Activity (3 credits)
• KIN 616 - Obesity and Physical Activity: Behavioral, Environment and Policy Influences
• KIN 655 - Individual Physical Activity Promotion (3 credits)
• KIN 797 - Topics in Public Health Physical Activity Behavior (3 credits)

Exercise Physiology Required Courses:

• KIN 220 - Biobehavioral Bases of Physical Activity (4 credits)
• KIN 310 - Measurement and Research Techniques in Kinesiology (4 credits)
• KIN 335 - Physiology of Exercise (4 credits)
• KIN 336 - Physiology of Exercise Lab (1 credit)

Elective Courses (select one):

• KIN 601 - Cardiorespiratory Physiology (3 credits)
• KIN 603 - Cardiovascular Physiology (3 credits)
• KIN 605 - Topics in the Biological Basis of Kinesiology (1-3 credits)
• KIN 607 - Muscle Physiology (3 credits)
• KIN 609 - Environmental Physiology (3 credits)
• KIN 611 - Autonomic Neurophysiology (3 credits)
• KIN 615 - Cardiorespiratory/Comparative Physiology (3 credits)
• KIN 635 - Nutrition and Exercise (3 credits)
• KIN 657 - Integrative Human Pathophysiology (3 credits)
• KIN 796 - Topics in Exercise Physiology (3 credits)

15 credits and a 2.5 cumulative GPA in the five required courses. At least three of the five required courses must be completed at K-State.

The online management minor will provide you with the management and supervisory skills necessary to advance in your chosen profession. This program is only available to non-management majors. If you are a non-business major, you will be required to take Principles of Management (MANGT 420). If you are completing a bachelor’s degree within the College of Business, you will be required to take an additional elective instead.

Required Courses (6-9 credits)

• MANGT 420 - Principles of Management (3 credits)*
• MANGT 520 - Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
• MANGT 531 - Human Resource Management (3 credits)

*Not required for College of Business majors

Elective Courses (6-9 credits)

• MANGT 421 - Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management (3 credits)
• MANGT 541 - Management of Quality (3 credits)
• MANGT 553 - Business Project Management (3 credits)
• MANGT 560 - Managing for Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace (3 credits)

• MANGT 590 - International Management (3 credits)

21 credits

Learn the skills needed to function effectively in an information-intensive society, whether as a creator or consumer of strategic communication. Designed to be flexible to accommodate a variety of student interests, course topics include writing/production, advertising, journalism and public relations.

Required Courses (12 credits)

• MC 110 - Mass Communication in Society Credits (3 credits)
• MC 130 - Writing Conventions and Mechanics (1 credit)
• MC 131 - Elements of Media Writing (1 credit)
• MC 132 - Writing Styles and Audiences (1 credit)
• MC 466 - Law of Mass Communications (3 credits)
• Choose one of the following 100-level electives:
  • MC 120 - Principles of Advertising (3 credits)
  • MC 160 - Principles of Journalism (3 credits)
  • MC 180 - Principles of Public Relations (3 credits)

Elective Courses (9 credits)
For specialization in the field, students taking the minor must take three classes totaling 9 credit hours. One class must be at the 200-level or higher and two classes one must be 300-level or higher.

Student must achieve a cumulative 2.50 GPA (K-State and transfer grades) in the seven required courses to complete the minor.

16 -18 credits

The undergraduate minor in nutrition will provide you with enhanced nutrition information and experiences and is designed to complement a pre-health degree or prepare you for a health-focused career.

Required Courses (11-12 credits)

• FNDH 132 - Basic Nutrition (3 credits)
• FNDH 340 - Food and Health: Safety, Allergies and Intolerances (3 credits) OR
  FNDH 413 - Science of Food (4 credits)
• FNDH 400 - Human Nutrition (3 credits)
• FNDH 450 - Nutritional Assessment (2 credits)

Elective Courses (5-6 credits)

• FNDH 510 - Life Span Nutrition (2 credits)
• FNDH 600 - Public Health Nutrition (3 credits)
• FNDH 620 - Nutrient Metabolism (3 credits)

15 credits and a 2.5 cumulative GPA in the five courses needed to complete the minor. At least 9 of the 15 required credits must be completed at K-State.

The online personal financial planning minor provides an overview of the content needed to prepare for a career as a personal financial advisor. This program is designed for non-personal financial planning majors.

Required Courses (6 credits)

• PFP 105 - Introduction to Personal Financial Planning (3 credits)
• PFP 305 - Advanced Personal Financial Planning (3 credits)

Elective Courses (9 credits)

• PFP 460 - Retirement Planning Concepts (3 credits)
• PFP 462 - Personal Investment Concepts I (3 credits) OR
  FINAN 510 - Financial Institutions and Markets (3 credits)
• PFP 464 - Estate Planning Concepts (3 credits)
• PFP 466 - Personal Risk Management and Insurance Planning (3 credits)
• PFP 472 - Personal Income Tax Concepts (3 credits)
• PFP 482 - Personal Investment Concepts II (3 credits)
• AGEC 420 - Commodity Futures (3 credits)

15 credits

The quantitative techniques of data science certificate is available as an undergraduate or graduate certificate. It provides training in the theory and practice of data analytics, including both technical skills and social and ethical considerations. Because many data science projects have encountered difficulties when implemented in the real world, you will learn how to consider social context in addition to abstract techniques.

Mathematical Background (3 credits)

• MATH 620 - Introduction to Optimization (3 credits)

Statistical Background (3 credits)

• STAT 705 - Regression and Analysis of Variance (3 credits)
• STAT 713 - Applied Linear Statistical Models (3 credits)

Data Science in Context (3 credits)

• GWSS 435 - Race/Sex/Science (3 credits)
• PHILO 386 - Philosophy of Computer Science and Software Engineering (3 credits)

Advanced Techniques for Data Science (6 credits)

• MATH 725 - The Mathematics of Data and Networks I (3 credits)
• MATH 726 - The Mathematics of Data and Networks II (3 credits)
• IMSE 785 - Big Data Analytics (3 credits)
• CC 535 - Applied Data Science (3 credits)
• CIS 531 - Introduction to Programming Techniques for Data Science (3 credits)
• CIS 731 - Programming Techniques for Data Sciences and Analytics (3 credits)
• Topics courses that address data science with the approval of the certificate coordinator (3 credits)

You are strongly encouraged to complete a class that addresses programming if you don’t already have a strong background in that area.

24 credits

The secondary major in gerontology will prepare you to work with the globally aging population. This program is available to all students currently enrolled at K-State. You can enroll by contacting the Center on Aging (gerontology@k-state.edu).

You will choose from one of the following tracks:

1. Gerontology (9 credits) + Electives (15 credits)
2. Gerontology (9 credits) + Long-Term Care Administration Track (12 credits) + Elective (3 credits)

Most students who successfully complete the Long-Term Care Administration track will be eligible to sit for their specific state’s administrator licensing exam.

Required Courses (9 credits)

• GERON 315 - Intro to Gerontology (3 credits)
• GERON 575 - Introduction to Diversity in the Aging Experience (3 credits)
• GERON 577 - Instroduction to Policy and Advocacy in Gerontology (3 credits)

Elective Courses (15 credits)
You will choose 15 credit hours of electives based upon your professional goals. At least 9 elective credit hours must be taken in gerontology. The remainder can be chosen from the program’s list of approved electives. Courses not listed on the program’s approved list of electives may be approved on a case-by-case basis by the gerontology advisor and/or program director.

Long-Term Care Administration Track (12 creduts)
This track covers required content from the Core of Knowledge for Nursing Home Administrators as defined in K.A.R. 28-38-29. Required courses include:

*ACCTG 231 - Accounting for Business Operations Credits: 3

GERON 610: Seminar in Long-Term Care Administration Credits: 3

GERON 615: Internship in Long-Term Care Administration Credits: 3

*MANGT 420 - Principles of Management Credits: 3

*Course substitutions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

15 credits

The English as a second language endorsement is a nationally recognized program designed to help you increase your knowledge and learn new strategies for working with culturally and linguistically diverse students, and to assist students in continuing to make academic progress while they learn the English language.

This program is open to licensed teachers in Kansas and was developed for teachers at all grade levels and content areas. Courses in this program can be used toward a Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction.

The courses in this program use curricula aligned to the following national standards and benchmarks:

• Common Core State Standards
• TESOL/NCATE Standards for P-12 Teacher Education Programs
• Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence
• National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
• Response to Intervention
• Multi-Tier System of Supports

Required Courses (15 credits)

• EDCI 720 - ESL/Dual Language Methods (3 credits)
• EDCI 731 - ESL/Dual Language Linguistics (3 credits)
• EDCI 740 - Culture and Language in Classroom Practice (3 credits)
• EDCI 742 - ESL/Dual Language Assessment (3 credits)
• EDCI 745 - ESL/Dual Language Elementary Practicum (3 credits) OR
  EDCI 746 - ESL/Dual Language Secondary Practicum (3 credits)

Endorsement Credentials
Upon completion of the curriculum for the English as a second language endorsement program, you must apply for endorsement credentials. For more information about licensing and endorsement programs, visit the College of Education's License Application Information webpage.

30-32 credits

High incidence special education is a program designed to prepare educators to work with children and youth with mild to moderate disabilities. To obtain this endorsement, you will need to be eligible for licensure in elementary or secondary education.

Required

• EDSP 711 - Characteristics of Exceptionalities (3 credits)*
• EDSP 742 - Intervention: Emotional and Behavior Disorders (3 credits)*
• EDSP 743 - Intervention: Academic Disabilities (3 credits) *
• EDSP 745 - The Consulting Process in Special Education (3 credits)
• EDSP 777 - Social and Emotional Learning and Behavior Management Strategies (3 credits)
• EDSP 778 - Technology for Special Education (3 credits)
• EDSP 785 - Practicum I: High Incidence (3 credits)*
• EDSP 800 - Practicum II (3 credits)
• EDSP 830 - Assessment in Special Education (3 credits)
• EDSP 844 - Special Education in Secondary Schools (2 credits)#
• EDSP 848 - Transitions in Special Education (3 credits)

* QuickStart Program Provisional Endorsement: The Special Education QuickStart Program is for Elementary Education undergraduate students in the K-State College of Education with an area of concentration in special education. Courses begin the sophomore or junior year.
# Required course for all secondary level endorsement and elementary level adding secondary certification.

Additional Requirements

• You must contact the professor in charge of the practicum to be admitted.
• You must continue to enroll in and complete at least one course each year from the list of required courses in the approved program sequence of courses.
• At the time of the renewal of the provisional endorsement, at least 50% of the remaining course sequence must have been completed. The provisional endorsement is valid for two years and may be renewed once for an additional two years.
• The entire sequence of courses for full endorsement must be completed within four years.
• The provisional endorsement is not granted until the applicant is employed in a special education position.
• The full endorsement is granted to the applicant by the State Department of Education upon completion of the entire required sequence of courses and passing the Praxis II exam. States other than Kansas may require other courses. View more details for the provisional endorsement and practicum on the special education master’s degree webpage.

9 credits

Low incidence special education is an education program designed for children and youth for whom the general education curriculum is not appropriate. Approximately 15,000 Kansas public school students need a more functional curriculum, and there is a significant shortage of low incidence special education teachers.

Required Courses

• EDSP 841 - Interventions: Low Incidence Special Education (3 credits)
• EDSP 849 - Interventions: Autism (3 credits)
• EDSP 885 - Practicum: Education of Individuals with Low Incidence Special Education Needs (3 credits)

You must hold a valid professional teaching license and be fully endorsed in high incidence special education to be eligible for this program.

18 credits

Reading specialists serve and positively impact a large number of children and young adults and provide support and intervention for struggling readers. In this program, you will:

• Prepare to expand literacy knowledge to individuals and educational institutions through literacy leadership
• Build experience in teaching reading and differentiating instruction to provide support and intervention for readers at all levels
• Incorporate new materials, strategies and means of assessment into practice

Reading specialists can provide ongoing professional development as literacy leaders within schools, benefiting faculty and staff. The demand continues to rise for highly qualified reading specialists.

Courses in this program can be used toward a Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction.

Required Courses (18 credit hours)

• EDCI 816 - Approaches to Reading Instruction (3 credits)
• EDCI 818 - Theoretical Models of Reading (3 credits)
• EDCI 840 - Literacy Assessment (3 credits)
• EDCI 841 - Supporting Struggling Readers (3 credits)
• EDCI 930 - Leadership in Literacy (3 credits)
• EDCI 945 - Clinical Practicum in Reading (3 credits)

Endorsement Credentials
Upon completion of the curriculum for the reading specialist endorsement and passing the Reading Specialist Praxis (5032), you must apply for endorsement credentials from the Kansas Department of Education. Learn more about the requirements and steps to apply for your license.