About the Institution
The university was founded in March 1863 when the Kansas Legislature passed the enabling act to establish the Kansas State Normal School. The school's first graduating class consisted of two women in 1867, the year the first permanent building was completed.
In 1876, the Kansas Legislature passed the "Miscellaneous appropriations bill of 1876". The end result was that Leavenworth Normal and Concordia Normal were closed so the state funding for normal schools could be directed to Emporia
Undergrad Programs / Areas offered :
Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (BIS)
Bachelor of Science in Information Resource Studies (IRS)
Bachelor of Science in Business
Bachelor of Science Education- Elementary Education
Bachelor of Science Education - Elementary Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Bachelor of Science - Information Systems
Bachelor of Science Education-Elementary Education
Graduate Programs / Areas offered :
MS Business Education
MS Curriculum and Instruction
MS Early Childhood Education
MS Education Administration
MS Health
Physical Education and Recreation
MS Instructional Design and Technology
MS Instructional Leadership
MS Master Teacher - Elementary Subject Matter
MS Master Teacher - Reading Specialist
MS Mathematics
MS Physical Science - Earth Science Concentration
MS Special Education - Adaptive
MS Special Education - Gifted
Talented and Creative
MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
MS Master of Education in Teaching
Early Childhood Unified Licensure
Building Level Administrator Licensure
District Level Administrator Licensure
Health Education Licensure
Reading Specialist Licensure
Adaptive Special Education Licensure
Gifted Special Education Licensure
English as a Second Language Licensure
Graduate Certificate Programs Offered Online
Geospatial Analysis Certificate
Coaching Certificate
Health Education Certificate
Pedagogy Certificate
Graduate Programs Offered at the Metro Learning Center
MBA Business Administration concentration: Accounting/Information Systems
MS Curriculum and Instruction
MS Education Administration
MLS Library Science
MS School Counseling
Graduate Licensure Programs Offered at the Metro Learning Center
School Counseling Licensure
Graduate Degree Programs Offered at KCK Community College
MS Curriculum and Instruction
MS Education Administration
Graduate Degree Programs Offered at USD 233: Olathe
MS Curriculum and Instruction
MS Education Administration
MS Instructional Leadership
MS Master Teacher - Reading Specialist