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edte
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B.S.Ed.
in Career and Technical Education
Occupational
Education Emphasis Program
of Study
Online Degree Program
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The B.S.Ed. in
Career and Technical Education, Occupational Education emphasis degree is designed for those
who do not desire to be Secondary Education certified in the State of
Arizona. This program is an online degree. However, the program can be customized to meet
certification requirements in certain situation. Contact a faculty
member for more information. This degree is designed for those who
have occupational work experience or have occupational courses at a
community college and are seeking a Bachelors degree and for those with
career goals outside of secondary teaching. Many students who pursue
this degree are already CTE or "vocational" certified in the State of
Arizona. Others are working in business and industry and desire an
occupational education degree.
This degree has
options for alternative forms of credit such as taking a NOCTI examination
(35 credits) and/or by providing evidence of occupational work experience
(18 credits) A combination of the NOCTI, occupational experience and
coursework can be used to fulfill the 53 hours of the major requirements.
The CTE courses are all online. The liberal studies can be take
online or transferred from the community college. Note: A
maximum of 64 credits of community college credit can be transferred to NAU.
APPROVED PROGRAM
OF STUDY: Courses selected with the approval of the advisor. 120-hour
plan.
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University
Liberal Studies (35 Hours minimum): Requirements
are determined by the Office of the Vice Provost for
Undergraduate Studies.
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Summary of Liberal Studies Requirements
- Foundation Requirements (7 credits)
- 4 credits of English 105
- 3 credits of Math
- Distribution Requirements (28 credits)
- 7 credits of Science (to include at least
one Lab Science)
- 6 credits of Social and Political Worlds
- 6 credits of Aesthetic and Humanistic
Inquiry
- 6 credits of Cultural Understanding
- 3 additional credits of any liberal studies
distribution course
- Optional Freshman Seminar (3 credits)
- One optional freshman seminar may be used in
the distribution block to which the topic most
appropriately applies. (Effective AY07-08)
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Total
Required Liberal Studies Courses
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35
hours
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In addition University Diversity Requirement (6
Credits)-Effective Fall 2005 Catalog U.S. Ethnic Diversity (3 credits)
Global Awareness (3 credits)
You can choose courses that meet both the
Diversity requirement and a Distribution
requirement.
See
http://www4.nau.edu/aio/Articulation/LScourselist.htm for a
list of approved liberal studies courses. See
http://www2.nau.edu/~d-ugstdy/libstu/student/cf.php for an
interactive course finder to assist you with finding courses
that meet a particular liberal studies requirement. See
http://az.transfer.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Admin_CEG for the
Arizona Community College equivalency guide.
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MAJOR
FIELD: Occupational Education
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CTE, Industrial, and/or Technical courses or minor
from related field. Any
combination equaling 53 credits may be used.
Coursework, NOCTI, or Occupational Experience in any
combination will meet Major requirements.
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Students
may earn 35 credits for successful passage of the
National Occupational Competency Testing Institute test
administered by Northern Arizona University.
(35 credits will be applied toward the 53 hours
of the Major requirements). Click
here for more information on NOCTI.
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Verification:
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Date
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Students
may earn 18 credits for meeting requirements for
Career
and Technical Education Certification.
Proof of VTE or CTE certification from the
Arizona Department of Education, Teacher Certification
Unit; 1535 West Jefferson, Phoenix, AZ
85007; phone (602) 542-4367 is required.
(18 credits will be applied toward the 53 hours
of the Major requirements)
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Verification:
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Date
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| Total Major
Courses |
53 hours |
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Career and Technical Education Requirements See
2-Year Course Schedule to help plan your
program of study.
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CTE Requirements (32 hours) Substitutions
are made with PRIOR approval from CTE advisor. |
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CTE 291 |
Laboratory Management |
3
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Available online |
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CTE 300 |
Comprehensive CTE Programs
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3 |
Available online |
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CTE 301 |
Integrated
Teaching and Learning
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3
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Available online |
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CTE
340w
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Research and Development in CTE
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3
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Available online |
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CTE 431 |
Presenting
Technical Material |
3 |
Available online |
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CTE
433
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Program and Curriculum Planning
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3
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Available online |
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CTE
465
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Methods of CTE
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3
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Available online |
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CTE
496
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Career
and Technical Student Organizations
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3
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Available online |
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CTE
495C |
Capstone in CTE
(taken last semester) |
3
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Available online |
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Computer Literacy Class |
* approved by advisor (such as CTE355 or CIS120 with
lab) |
3 |
Available online |
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elective
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* approved
by advisor |
2
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Available online |
| Total CTE
Education Courses |
32 hours |
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Total
Liberal Studies
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35 hrs
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Total
Major Courses
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53 hrs
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Total CTE Education Courses
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32 hrs
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TOTAL FOR DEGREE
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120 hrs
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