Vocational Teacher Preparation Program–B.S.

A. Arts and Sciences Requirement - General Education (30-49 cr)

Students must satisfy the requiements under BS degree heading in Table II: Summary of Graduation Requirements .

B. Arts and Sciences Requirement—Cognate Requirements (12-15 cr)

• PSY 100 - Principles of Human Behavior
• PSY 323 - Adolescent Psychology
• PSY 330 - Educational Psychology

C. Arts and Sciences Requirement—Elective Requirements (6-12 cr)

• Emphasis is on courses that enhance the general education development and interests of the individual.

D. Content Area Specialization (36 cr)

Coursework appropriate to the certification area (usually associate degree transfer credit)
OR

• VTP 331 - Occupational Competency Written Examination and
• VTP 332 - Occupational Competency Performance Examination

E. Vocational Teacher Preparation—Core Requirements (31 cr)

All VTP pre-student teaching courses require 15 to 25 hours of embedded practica.

• VTP 307 - Introduction to Vocational Education
• VTP 309 - Vocational Curriculum Development
• VTP 312 - Methods of Teaching Vocational Subjects
• VTP 313 - Instructional Assessment in Vocational Education
• VTP 314 - Classroom and Laboratory Organization and Management
• VTP 444 - Serving Special Needs Learners in Vocational Education
• VTP 445 - Language Arts in the Vocational Classroom
• VTP 485 - Vocational Supervised Student Teaching I
• VTP 490 - Vocational Supervised Student Teaching-II