Career and Technical Education, Bachelor of Science

This program is approved by the Delaware Department of Education

Purpose

The purpose of the Bachelor of Science in Career and Technical Education is to provide opportunities for candidates to earn a bachelor’s degree and/or certification as a Skilled and Technical Sciences teacher. In addition to the necessary coursework, a candidate must also satisfactorily document at least six (6) years of full-time work experience/training in his or her particular career area in order to be considered for Delaware Skilled and Technical Sciences certification. The courses in the program will provide career and technical teachers with the necessary skills to be successful in the classroom.

Admission Requirements

In addition to the General Admission Requirements listed for each degree program offered in the College of Education, applicants for admission to undergraduate degree programs approved for state licensure and/or certification must meet Delaware’s minimum, state-mandated program-entry standards.

Beginning July 1, 2014, undergraduate degree applicants must demonstrate mastery of general knowledge, including the ability to read, write, and compute, by achieving a score deemed to be college-ready on a test of general knowledge normed to the college-bound population. The general knowledge requirement can be met by achieving minimum passing scores on the following exams:

ETS Praxis Series Core Academic Skills for Educators

Test Minimum Score
ETS 5712 Reading 156
ETS 5722 Writing 162
ETS 5732 Mathematics 150

For more information about testing for Delaware educators go to:http://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title14/1500/1510.shtml#TopOfPage.

For more information about ETS exams (including how to register), go to: http://www.ets.org/praxis/.

ETS test takers must designate Wilmington University and the Delaware Department of Education as score recipients. This enables scores to be sent directly, confidentially, and electronically. Otherwise, candidates must provide original copies of all official score reports, including all sub-score reports. Please note that the Delaware Department of Education will NOT accept paper copies of score reports.

Program of Study

The courses available in the Bachelor of Science program in Career and Technical Education combine rich and varied course offerings that include core courses and education courses for education majors as well as specific education courses tailored to career and technical program teachers. The College of Education at Wilmington University reserves the right to modify requirements to comply with any licensure/certification changes mandated by the Delaware State Department of Education. The program must be completed within six years. The College of Education sets the grade of “C” as the lowest grade that is acceptable in any required teacher preparation course.

Program Competencies

The College of Education has 14 Program Competencies derived from the Delaware Professional Teaching Standards and the College of Education Conceptual Framework. Candidates for the BS in Career and Technical Education will demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions required to:

  1. Create learning experiences that make content meaningful to students and reflect an understanding of the core concepts and structure of education.
  2. Provide learning opportunities that support the intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development of students based on an understanding of adolescent development and learning.
  3. Adapt instruction for diverse learners based on an understanding of how students differ.
  4. Demonstrate proficiency in oral and written communication.
  5. Create a learning environment that fosters active engagement, self-motivation, and positive interaction by understanding individual and group behavior.
  6. Design instruction based upon knowledge of the disciplines, students, the community, and Delaware’s content standards to demonstrate knowledge of instructional planning.
  7. Apply a variety of instructional approaches that promote student thinking, understanding, and application of knowledge.
  8. Use multiple assessment strategies for the continuous development of students.
  9. Pursue opportunities to improve teaching and thereby enhance professional growth.
  10. Collaborate with colleagues, parents/guardians, and members of the business community to support student learning and well-being and demonstrate knowledge of the role of the school in the community.
  11. Use educational technology as an instructional and management tool.
  12. Understand and maintain standards of the professional conduct guided by legal and ethical principles.
  13. Demonstrate dispositions expected of beginning teachers.
  14. Obtain and retain successful employment in the profession of education.

Curriculum

General Education Requirements (42 credits)

CTA 206Computer Applications

3

OR

CTA 210Computer Science

3

OR

FYE 101First Year Experience Seminar

3

 

ENG 121English Composition I

3

ENG 122English Composition II

3

 

ENG 320Advanced Composition

3

OR

Course in technical writing

 

MAT 201Mathematics for Teachers I

3

MAT 202Mathematics for Teachers II

3

HUM 360Human World Views: 3500 BCE–1650 AD

3

HUM 361Human World Views: 1650 AD–Present

3

PHI 100Introduction to Critical Thinking

3

SCI
Natural Science Elective

FYE 101: for students entering with less than 15 credits

Six credits to be selected from:

BBM 201Principles of Management

3

BBM 319Business Ethics

3

DSN 120

DSN 110Fundamentals of Drawing

3

ECO 105Fundamentals of Economics

3

ENG 360Creative Writing

3

ENG 310Research Writing

3

Fine Arts, Foreign Language, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Communications courses

Six credits to be selected from:

PSY 101Introduction to Psychology

3

History Elective

Political Science Elective

Education Core (48 credits)

EDC 400/MCT 6400Educational Psychology

3

EDC 401/MCT 6401Career and Technical Education Instructional Technology

3

EDC 402/MCT 6402Career and Technical Education Advanced Curriculum Design

3

EDC 403/MCT 6403History and Regulations of Career and Technical Education

3

EDC 404Career and Technical Education Guidance Practices

3

EDC 405/MCT 6405Career and Technical Education: Community and Business Relations

3

EDC 406/MCT 6406Career and Technical Education: Assessment and Course Construction

3

EDC 407/MCT 6407Career and Technical Student Organizations

3

EDC 410/MCT 6410Multicultural Education

3

EDC 411/MCT 6411Methods of Teaching Career and Technical Education I

3

EDC 412/MCT 6412Career and Technical Education Classroom Management

3

EDC 413/MCT 6413Methods of Teaching Career and Technical Education II

3

EDC 414Student Testing and Evaluation

3

EDU 102E-Folio

0

EPY 401Teaching Diverse Populations and Exceptional Children

3

RDG 301Teaching of Reading/Writing

3

RDG 305Reading in the Content Areas

3

EDC 400, EDC 401, EDC 406, EDC 407, EDC 410, EDC 411, EDC 412, EDC 413, EPY 401: Courses required for Initial Delaware Teacher Certification

Supervised Clinical Experience (6 credits)

EDC 420Clinical Component for Career and Technical Education Teachers

6

Education Electives (12 credits)

Free Electives (12 credits)

Other electives approved by Program Coordinator:

  • NOCTI Competency Exam in specific career area up to 18 credits
  • Appropriate trade school courses up to 18 credits
  • Appropriate manufacturers’ service school courses up to 12 credits
  • DOE approved apprenticeship, military, or trade school/extension
  • DOE approved industry certification (ASE)
  • National Center for Construction Education and Research Instructor Certification Course
  • DOE approved instructor’s certification course(s)
  • DOE approved test-based Professional Municipal License
  • DOE approved test-based Professional Municipal License Preparation Course
  • Post-secondary courses in the occupational area to be taught

Suggested Program Sequence

Freshman

1st Semester

2nd Semester

BAC 102Accounting II

3

BBM 201Principles of Management

3

ENG 122English Composition II

3

MAT 122College Math II

3

Social Science Elective

Sophomore

1st Semester

BAC 201Intermediate Accounting I

3

ECO 101Economics I

3

ENG 131Public Speaking

3

FIN 305Financial Management

3

MAT 308/SCI 308Inferential Statistics

3

2nd Semester

BAC 202Intermediate Accounting II

3

BLA 305Business Law for Accounting and Finance Majors

3

BMK 305Marketing

3

ECO 102Economics II

3

FIN 306Corporate Finance

3

Junior

1st Semester

BAC 301Cost Accounting I

3

BAC 321Tax Accounting I

3

BBM 301Organizational Behavior

3

 

FIN 308Financial Economics and Instruments

3

OR

FIN 309Introduction to Global Derivatives

3

 

HUM 360Human World Views: 3500 BCE–1650 AD

3

BBM 301, FIN 308: available as a co-op

2nd Semester

BAC 302Cost Accounting II

3

BAC 322Tax Accounting II

3

BBM 319Business Ethics

3

BBM 320Business Communications

3

HUM 361Human World Views: 1650 AD–Present

3

Senior

1st Semester

FIN 410Financial Reporting and Analysis

3

Humanities Elective

 

BBM 411Operations and Systems Management

3

OR

HRM 311Human Resource Management

3

 

FIN 411Investments and Security Analysis

3

OR

FIN 412Financial Institution Management

3

OR

BAC 435Accounting Information Systems (AIS)

3

OR

MIS 320Management Information Systems

3

 

FIN 302Financial Planning

3

FIN 302: available as a co-op

FIN 302: Students concentrating in Accounting should choose Auditing (BAC 423)

2nd Semester

BBM 402Strategic Management

3

SCI
Natural Science Elective

BAC 423Auditing

3

Free Elective

Free Elective

BAC 423: available as a co-op

Free Elective: Students concentrating in Accounting should enroll in Advanced Accounting I and II (BAC 401 and BAC 402)