Elementary Education
Ready to be the leader of your own class? Here, you learn classroom management, effective technology usage and new techniques for teaching elementary school-age learners. You’ll become familiar with modern classroom leadership tools, evaluation methods, lesson planning and delivery methods.
Brand new to Butler?
Find Your Fit: Discover Our Programs
If you're a current student, please direct your questions to an advisor.
Strong Teachers Start Here
Work hand in hand with a licensed teacher to expand your creativity in the classroom. You help young minds navigate learning activities and social environments. You gain hands-on experience in real classrooms where you can put your love for learning to good use.
BEST for Your Career
BEST students take advantage of dual financial aid, advising and learning experiences. Butler and Emporia State University work together to give you authentic teaching practices for 21st century classrooms.
BEST graduates are almost guaranteed a job before they graduate due to the extensive classroom experience built into the program. Let us get you started in the classroom with confidence and skills.
Transfer to any Kansas University
Be sure to ask your advisor about other transfer opportunities, as well. You can transfer to any Kansas university and continue your elementary education path.
University Transfer and Future Career Options
Our program is designed to introduce you to the fundamentals of an Elementary Education career. Once you earn your associate degree, you have transfer options to build on your Butler experience.
Your Elementary Education education can lead you to a future in careers like:
- PK-6 teacher
- Substitute teacher
- Childcare center worker
BEST Partnership
Butler-Emporia State Transfer
You can start and finish a four-year bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education without ever leaving Butler’s Andover campus.
Contact our BEST Advising Office at 316.322.3375 or email Emporia State’s Todd Roberts at troberts@emporia.edu.
Classes You'll Take
These are some examples of courses in our Elementary Education program.
- Education as a Career
- Introduction to Special Education
- Children's Literature
Elementary Education (Associate of Arts)
Early College Academy Pathway
Earn your associate degree in high school
Still in high school but know you want to become an elementary school teacher? Join our Early College Academy (ECA) Education Pathway and receive your associate degree while simultaneously earning your high school diploma.
As an ECA Education Pathway graduate, you can start working immediately as a pre-school teacher. Take advantage of internship and job shadowing opportunities or transfer into the BEST program on our Andover campus.
Additional Information
Kansas Promise Scholarship Eligible
Qualified students in eligible programs can earn their two-year degree and have their tuition, fees and books paid for.
