B.S.Ed. in Career & Technical Education
Learn more about the Bachelor of Science in Education in Career and Technical Education.
Dr. Elizabeth Diamond
Associate Professor
ediamond@temple.edu
The Bachelor of Science in Education in Career and Technical Education (B.S.ED. in CTE) is designed to prepare students who expect to teach career and technical education subjects in grades 7-12 and at the 2-year college level in public and private schools. Subject area content (occupational competency assessment credit for industry experience) and professional education content are combined with general education content (university curriculum) in order to provide the student with a general education, a field of specialization, and professional training. Moreover, the curriculum aims to combine these elements in such proportions as to give students the balanced perspective of the relation that industrial education bears to education as a whole.
For both the B.S.ED. in Career and Technical Education degree as well as career and technical teacher certification, there is an occupational experience and an occupational competency testing requirement which must be met. The student must pass an occupational competency assessment (or the equivalent) and have completed four years of occupational wage-earning experience (or 8,000 hours) beyond the time needed to learn the occupation.
The B.S.ED. in Career and Technical Education program consists of a total of 123 credits, of which sixty (60) of those credits may be used to secure a Career and Technical Instructional I and Career and Technical Instructional II certification. In addition, the student can also be awarded 24 credits for passing an Occupational Competency Assessment.
- The total number of credit hours at graduation may be greater for some students based on initial placement exams, transfer evaluations, individual curricular choices, and academic progress.
- Certain courses fulfill multiple requirements. In consultation with the advisor, students will be able to plan their curriculum more effectively.
- Students must fulfill the necessary prerequisites for any given course or course sequence. See the Prerequisites and Co-requisites Policy in the university-wide Academic Policies section in this Bulletin.
Summary of Requirements
University Curriculum
- All students are required to complete the university's General Education (GenEd) curriculum.
- All students must take 6 s.h. of college level math and 6 s.h. of English composition and literature and pass the required state tests to be certified.
- All students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses at Temple. The specific writing-intensive courses required for this major are EDUC 2296 and MGSE 3796.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AOD 1166 | Interpersonal Processes through the Life Span | 3 |
| CTE 3372 | Project-based Learning for Today's CTE | 3 |
| CTE 4324 | Industry-Based Coordination Methods for Work-Based Learning | 3 |
| CTE 4331 | Industry-Based Instructional Methods for Work-Based Learning | 3 |
| EDUC 1017 | Algebra and Algebraic Thinking for Educators | 4 |
| or MATH 1021 | College Algebra | |
| EDUC 2103 | Socio-cultural Foundations of Education in the United States | 3 |
| EDUC 2109 | Adolescent Development for Educators | 3 |
| EDUC 2296 | Effective Teaching: Theory and Practice (WI) | 3 |
| EDUC 2306 | Assessment and Evaluation | 3 |
| MGSE 3796 | Differentiated Literacy Instruction in the Disciplines (grades 7-12) | 3 |
| TESL 3631 | Principles and Practice for Teaching English Learners | 3 |
| SGM 3501 | Entrepreneurial and Innovative Thinking | 3 |
| SPED 2231 | Introduction to Special Education | 3 |
| SPED 4103 | Classroom Management and Positive Behavior Support | 3 |
| SPED 4109 | Educating Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Settings | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 46 | |
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CTE 3101 | Principles of Career and Technical Education | 3 |
| CTE 3102 | Teaching Strategies in Career and Technical Education | 3 |
| CTE 3103 | Curriculum in Career and Technical Education | 3 |
| CTE 4315 | Credit by Examination | 24 |
| CTE 4416 | Professionalism, Evaluation, and Assessment in Secondary Education | 3 |
| EDUC 4788 | Student Teaching in Secondary Education/Career Technical Education | 3 |
| HDCE 2304 | Families and the Community | 3 |
| SPED 4105 | Assessment in Special Education | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 45 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum Hours Required for Graduation | 123 | |
Note: Matriculated students with work experience who have completed 90 s.h. of acceptable coursework may arrange through a credit by exam process for up to 24 s.h. to be recorded toward their degree.
Suggested Academic Plan
B.S.ED. in Career & Technical Education
Requirements for New Students starting in the 2021-2022 Academic Year
(Certain courses require that a student secure clearances as per the College of Education and Human Development policy; students should check the current list of courses that require clearances on the College of Education and Human Development web site.)
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| ENG 0802, 0812, or 0902 | Analytical Reading and Writing [GW]1 | 4 |
| GenEd Quantitative Literacy Course (GQ)1 | 4 | |
| GenEd Breadth Course1 | 3 | |
| EDUC 2109 | Adolescent Development for Educators2 | 3 |
| Term Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| IH 0851 or 0951 | Intellectual Heritage I: The Good Life [GY]1 | 3 |
| GenEd Breadth Course1 | 3 | |
| GenEd Breadth Course1 | 3 | |
| EDUC 2103 | Socio-cultural Foundations of Education in the United States | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Algebra and Algebraic Thinking for Educators | ||
| College Algebra | ||
| Term Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| GenEd Breadth Course1 | 3 | |
| GenEd Breadth Course1 | 3 | |
| GenEd Breadth Course1 | 3 | |
| SPED 2231 | Introduction to Special Education2 | 3 |
| EDUC 2306 | Assessment and Evaluation | 3 |
| Term Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| IH 0852 or 0952 | Intellectual Heritage II: The Common Good [GZ]1 | 3 |
| EDUC 2296 | Effective Teaching: Theory and Practice [WI] | 3 |
| AOD 1166 | Interpersonal Processes through the Life Span | 3 |
| SGM 3501 | Entrepreneurial and Innovative Thinking | 3 |
| CTE 4315 | Credit by Examination | 4 |
| Term Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| TESL 3631 | Principles and Practice for Teaching English Learners2 | 3 |
| SPED 4105 | Assessment in Special Education | 3 |
| CTE 3103 | Curriculum in Career and Technical Education | 3 |
| CTE 4324 | Industry-Based Coordination Methods for Work-Based Learning3 | 3 |
| CTE 4315 | Credit by Examination | 4 |
| Term Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| CTE 3101 | Principles of Career and Technical Education | 3 |
| CTE 3372 | Project-based Learning for Today's CTE | 3 |
| CTE 4331 | Industry-Based Instructional Methods for Work-Based Learning3 | 3 |
| CTE 4315 | Credit by Examination | 4 |
| CTE 4416 | Professionalism, Evaluation, and Assessment in Secondary Education | 3 |
| Term Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| MGSE 3796 | Differentiated Literacy Instruction in the Disciplines (grades 7-12) [WI] | 3 |
| HDCE 2304 | Families and the Community | 3 |
| CTE 3102 | Teaching Strategies in Career and Technical Education | 3 |
| SPED 4109 | Educating Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Settings | 3 |
| CTE 4315 | Credit by Examination | 4 |
| Term Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| CTE 4315 | Credit by Examination | 8 |
| EDUC 4788 | Student Teaching in Secondary Education/Career Technical Education | 3 |
| SPED 4103 | Classroom Management and Positive Behavior Support | 3 |
| Term Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 123 | |
| 1 | General Education course requirements can be found in the University Bulletin. |
| 2 | Completion of 1) SPED 2231, 2) EDUC 2109 and 3) TESL 3631 constitute a wavier for the GenEd Human Behavior (GB) category if the courses are completed with a C- or better. |
| 3 | Cooperative Education Certification:
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