Vocational Teacher Preparation (all majors) – B.S. Degree

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

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

• VTP 307 - Introduction to Vocational Education credit: 3
• VTP 309 - Vocational Curriculum Development credit: 3
• VTP 312 - Methods of Teaching Vocational Subjects credit: 3
• VTP 313 - Instructional Assessment in Vocational Education credit: 3
• VTP 314 - Classroom and Laboratory Organization and Management credit: 3
• VTP 444 - Serving Special Needs Learners in Vocational Education credit: 3
• VTP 445 - Language Arts and Literacy in the Vocational Classroom credit: 3
• VTP 485 - Vocational Supervised Student Teaching I credit: 5
• VTP 490 - Vocational Supervised Student Teaching-II credit: 5

B. Elective Requirements (0-18 cr)

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

C. Cognate Requirements (12-15 cr)

• PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology credit: 3
• HDV 323 - Adolescent Development credit: 3
• PSY 330 - Educational Psychology credit: 3

D. Content Area Specialization (36 cr)

Select one of the following:
Agriculture Content
A major or equivalent in agriculture, including such coursework as animal science, plant science, horticulture, aquaculture, entomology, soil science, agricultural engineering, and similar areas of study normally offered by recognized schools of agriculture.

Business & Marketing Content
A major or equivalent in business and marketing, including such coursework as marketing, advertising, business technology and information systems, macro-and microeconomics, money and finance, banking, management, accounting, international business, and similar areas of study normally offered by recognized schools of business.
Candidates admitted into this program as freshmen take 36 credit hours of recommended courses under advisement in accounting, marketing, management, human resources management, web page design, risk management, and economics.

Family and Consumer Science Content
A major or equivalent in family and consumer science, including coursework (3 to 6 credit hours each) in food and/or nutrition; textiles and/or design; child development, gerontology, and /or human care; parenting and/or family relationships; management and/or economics; careers, personal development, and/or work-based learning; environment and/or housing.