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PET/Elementary Education
Preparing Educators Together
Cowley & WSU: A Partnership that is making a DIFFERENCE

Students who want to pursue an elementary teaching license can now complete Wichita State University coursework at Cowley College's Arkansas City or WSU's Derby campus through a new Cowley College and WSU partnership called the "PET Program".

WSU offers the core courses of the elementary education program at WSU's Derby campus. Thanks to interactive television technology, the courses are also provided to students at the Arkansas City campus.

The new partnership helps students in south-central Kansas limit commuting time by not having to travel to Wichita as often for required coursework. An incoming freshman can attend classes on a Cowley campus for three and one-half years, earning an associate degree from Cowley during the first two years, and then attend WSU classes at a Cowley campus for the next three semesters.

The culminating student-teaching semester can also be completed in a school district located in south-central Kansas. There are a few classes that students may need to complete at the Wichita campus, but the two institutions are working together in order to provide all coursework at a Cowley campus.
The program is on a first-come, first-serve basis and will have a capacity of 30 students. All WSU coursework being offered on a Cowley campus will require students to pay the WSU tuition and fees. Courses are taught at times and through delivery methods that are convenient to the working adult or stay-at-home parent, with courses typically beginning after 4 p.m. or offered online.

Cowley Associate of Arts Degree

WSU Plan of Study for Cowley College

WSU Education Admission Requirements

WSU Education Application

Course Procedures:

For information contact:
Julie Rhoads
620-441-5316