Bachelor of Career and Technical Education;
Health Careers Education and Industrial Engineering Systems License
The Bachelor of Career and Technical Education Degree is designed to prepare students for rewarding careers as teachers in a variety of employment settings, such as secondary schools, community and technical colleges and business and industry. Individuals with five years of recent occupational experience in a specific teaching area (or combination of occupational experience and technical college credit) may be eligible for the initial teaching license.
Two-Plus-Two
Individuals completing community or technical college degrees may transfer a significant number of semester hours of course work (provided grades are C or better) for the undergraduate program. The student must have completed selected courses for the University core curriculum and technical courses in the desired teaching area to maximize the number of transfers. Otherwise, course work is transferred to the University on a course-for-course basis.
The Two-Plus-Two Program consists of three phases and is designed to prepare students to teach in secondary career and technical education, technical colleges, or business and industrial settings. The first two years (phase one) are spent completing the associate degree technology program, while the second two years (phase two) are spent completing teacher education course work required for the Bachelor’s of Career and Technical Education degree. Phase three is the accumulation of two years of employment in the occupational field the student desires to teach.
Master’s in Career and Technical Education
The Master’s Degree Program is designed for students interested in extending their proficiency in teaching, adding endorsements to their licenses, or pursuing an administrative license as a Vocational Director. It is the belief of the faculty in this academic area that the responsibility for planning and completing the program rests primarily with the graduate student. However, an advisor from the program faculty will be available to assist with the planning process.
Students with an interest in career - technical education should observe certain requirements in pursuit of a master’s degree. Generally, the course of study will include three areas within the required 36 semester hours. The three areas are the:
(1) basic (core) requirements (12 hours),
(2) major and/or license requirements (15 hours), and
(3) thesis, project, or administrative practicum (3 hours).
Twenty-Seven Semester Hour Licensure Program
According to the Ohio Department of Education, the provisional career - technical license may be obtained by an individual who holds a minimum of a high school diploma; who evidences five years of full-time work experience or the equivalent in the teacher area, of which three years shall be within the last five years; and who completes a minimum of six semester hours of an approved pre-service career - technical education program. Upon completion of an additional six semester hours of course work in the approved pre-service preparation program, the initial provisional license shall be renewed one time. Upon completion of the approved preparation program of twenty-seven semester hours, an Entry Year Program, an examination prescribed by the State Board of Education, recommendation by the Dean or head of teacher education at an institution approved to prepare teachers, a professional license shall be issued for specific programs or taxonomies in the following occupational fields even though the baccalaureate degree is not held:
- Agriculture
- Health Careers
- Business
- Family and consumer sciences careers
- Marketing
- Career - Technical
