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:
- Create learning experiences that make content meaningful to students and reflect an understanding of the core concepts and structure of education.
- Provide learning opportunities that support the intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development of students based on an understanding of adolescent development and learning.
- Adapt instruction for diverse learners based on an understanding of how students differ.
- Demonstrate proficiency in oral and written communication.
- Create a learning environment that fosters active engagement, self-motivation, and positive interaction by understanding individual and group behavior.
- Design instruction based upon knowledge of the disciplines, students, the community, and Delaware’s content standards to demonstrate knowledge of instructional planning.
- Apply a variety of instructional approaches that promote student thinking, understanding, and application of knowledge.
- Use multiple assessment strategies for the continuous development of students.
- Pursue opportunities to improve teaching and thereby enhance professional growth.
- 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.
- Use educational technology as an instructional and management tool.
- Understand and maintain standards of the professional conduct guided by legal and ethical principles.
- Demonstrate dispositions expected of beginning teachers.
- Obtain and retain successful employment in the profession of education.
Curriculum
General Education Requirements (42 credits)
| CTA 206 | Computer Applications | 3 |
| OR | |
| CTA 210 | Computer Science | 3 |
| OR | |
| FYE 101 | First Year Experience Seminar | 3 |
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| ENG 121 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ENG 122 | English Composition II | 3 |
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| ENG 320 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| OR | |
| Course in technical writing | |
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| MAT 201 | Mathematics for Teachers I | 3 |
| MAT 202 | Mathematics for Teachers II | 3 |
| HUM 360 | Human World Views: 3500 BCE–1650 AD | 3 |
| HUM 361 | Human World Views: 1650 AD–Present | 3 |
| PHI 100 | Introduction to Critical Thinking | 3 |
SCI
| Natural Science Elective | |
FYE 101: for students entering with less than 15 credits
Six credits to be selected from:
Fine Arts, Foreign Language, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Communications courses
Six credits to be selected from:
| PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| History Elective | |
| Political Science Elective | |
Education Core (48 credits)
Supervised Clinical Experience (6 credits)
| EDC 420 | Clinical 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
Sophomore
1st Semester
2nd Semester
Junior
1st Semester
| BAC 301 | Cost Accounting I | 3 |
| BAC 321 | Tax Accounting I | 3 |
| BBM 301 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
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| FIN 308 | Financial Economics and Instruments | 3 |
| OR | |
| FIN 309 | Introduction to Global Derivatives | 3 |
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| HUM 360 | Human World Views: 3500 BCE–1650 AD | 3 |
2nd Semester
Senior
1st Semester
| FIN 410 | Financial Reporting and Analysis | 3 |
| Humanities Elective | |
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| BBM 411 | Operations and Systems Management | 3 |
| OR | |
| HRM 311 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
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| FIN 411 | Investments and Security Analysis | 3 |
| OR | |
| FIN 412 | Financial Institution Management | 3 |
| OR | |
| BAC 435 | Accounting Information Systems (AIS) | 3 |
| OR | |
| MIS 320 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
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| FIN 302 | Financial Planning | 3 |
FIN 302: available as a co-op
FIN 302: Students concentrating in Accounting should choose Auditing (BAC 423)
2nd Semester
| BBM 402 | Strategic Management | 3 |
SCI
| Natural Science Elective | |
| BAC 423 | Auditing | 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)