Career and Technical Educator Preparation (all majors) – B.S. Degree

A. Core Requirements (31 cr)

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

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

• **Eligibility for Student Teaching
  
  Eligibility for student teaching for Career and Technical Educator Preparation majors will be
  evaluated at the end of the semester or quarter preceding the student teaching
  assignment. To be considered eligible, candidates must meet the following criteria:

  1. A cumulative index of 2.50 or above.
  2. Completion of the core requirements (excluding student teaching).
  3. Completion of the cognate requirements.
  4. Submission of required student teaching application forms to the appropriate office, with required documentation, by the specified deadline.

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.