All students are required to meet the general university admission requirements.

Additional Documentation
Your application must include the following:

• Statement of objectives: State your academic objectives in one to two pages and include the following information:
  • career and professional goals and aspirations and how being accepted to the program will specifically benefit your goals and aspirations
  • reason for interest in seeking a master’s degree
  • evidence of motivation, leadership and strong work ethic
  • professional experiences that support application
• Resume/curriculum vitae
• Names and emails of three professional and/or academic references
• Unofficial transcripts from each institution attended
  • Failure to list any colleges or universities from which you received a degree or enrolled in graduate coursework may result in dismissal from the university.
  • If your transcripts are not in English, you must furnish a translation by an appropriate authority.
  • You will be asked for official transcripts after notification of admission.

Licensing Information for the Reading Specialist

• • Students who want to apply for the KSDE reading specialist license should contact Di Murphy, College of Education licensure officer, at dim@k-state.edu or 785-532-5524. See the Licensing and Endorsement Assistance web page for licensing information.
  • After completing the coursework and practicum, applicants for the license must also meet the following additional KSDE requirements:
    1. Take the Praxis exam for the Reading Specialist (test number 5302) and report a score of 165 or higher. See the ETS website to register for the Praxis exam. To have your score sent to Kansas State University, enter code # 6334 when registering for the Praxis.
    2. Hold a master’s degree. (It is permitted, but not necessary, to include the required courses as part of the master’s degree.)
    3. Have a 3.25 grade point average in graduate coursework.
    4. Hold a currently valid Kansas professional teaching license.
    5. Have recent teaching experience or coursework (i.e., at least one year of teaching or 8 credit hours within the last six years)

This program is designed for teachers interested in advancing their knowledge in the field of education or earning additional teaching endorsements.

Three credits in each of the following core areas is required: curriculum, teaching and learning, diversity, educational technology, and research and scholarship. In addition, at least 15 hours in an area of specialization are required. All students will take the Master’s Project (1 credit), but you make choose to also take the Master’s Report (2 credits) or the Master’s Thesis (6 credits).

Curriculum (3 credits)

• EDCI 803 - Curriculum Development (3 credits)

Teaching and Learning (3 credits)

• EDCEP 715 - Principles of Assessment (3 credits)
• EDCI 720 - ESL/Dual-Language Methods (3 credits)
• EDCI 831 - Contemporary Issues in Teaching and Learning (3 credits)
• EDCI 862 - Instructional Systems Design (3 credits)
• EDCI 882 - Teaching and Learning Models (3 credits)

Diversity (3 credits)

• EDCI 740 - Culture and Language in Classroom Practice (3 credits)
• EDCI 755 - Multicultural Issues in Teaching (3 credits)
• EDCI 812 - History of Education (3 credits)
• EDCI 813 - Comparative Philosophies of Education (3 credits)
• EDCI 864 - Social/Cultural Issues in Educational Technology (3 credits)

Educational Technology (3 credits)

• EDCI 718 - Intro to Educational Technology (3 credits)

Research and Scholarship (3 credits)

• EDCEP 816 - Research Methods in Education (3 credits)
• EDCI 760 - Action Research in Education (3 credits)

Area of Specialization (15 credits)

• 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)