Program Recognition
•Bullet: The BSEd Speech and Theatre teaching field prepares students to teach speech, theatre, debate, forensics, and radio/television in grades 6–12.
•Bullet: The program is approved by the Kansas State Department of Education and connected to the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation.
Training
•Bullet: The program is jointly administered by the theatre department and the School of Leadership, Middle and Secondary Teacher Education.
•Bullet: Students may elect a concentration in theatre, forensics, or both, creating a teaching focus that matches their goals.
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Theatre-focused students learn within a department that produces work throughout the year, giving future teachers a direct connection to stage practice and production culture.
•Bullet: The teaching field includes both performance-oriented theatre study and speech/forensics coursework.
Degree Flexibility
•Bullet: The current catalog describes Option A as two teaching fields and Option B as one teaching field with additional SP or TH coursework approved by the coordinator.
•Bullet: Licensure testing occurs during or before the student-teaching semester, including the Principles of Learning and Teaching exam and content-area exam(s).
