Engineering/Technology Teacher Education Plan of Study

In order to complete the TE degree, you need to have 123 credit hours. The distribution of course requirements in specific areas is shown below:

Distribution of course requirements in specific areas

English, Communication and Humanities 17%
Mathematics and Physical Sciences 10%
Education Courses 18%
Supervised Teaching 10%
Technical Courses   27%
Electives (Technical and other) 18%

Typically, the plan of study is as follows:

Semester 1

IT 272 Foundations of Technology Ed.

3

ENGL 106 English Composition

4

MA 153 Algebra

3

COM 114 Fund. of Speech Com.

3

Technical Elective

3

CREDIT HOURS

16

Semester 2

IT 276 Teaching Design and Comm.  Tech.

3

MA 154 Trigonometry

3

CGT 110 Technical Graphics Comm.

3

SOC 100 Introductory Sociology

3

Technical Elective

3

CREDIT HOURS

15

Semester 3

IT 275 Teaching power, Energy, and  Transportation Technology

3

EDCI 270 Introduction to Educational Technology

2

EDCI 271 Classroom Application of Educational Technology

1

EDFA 200 History and Philosophy of Education

3

Science Selective**

3

Technical Elective

3

CREDIT HOURS

15

Semester 4

IT 277 Teaching Manufacturing Tech

3

EDCI 205 Exploration of Teach. as a Career

3

EDCI 285 Multiculturalism and Education

3

PSY 120 Elementary Psychology

3

Technical Elective

3

CREDIT HOURS

15

Semester 5

IT 278 Teaching Construction Tech.

3

EDPS 265 The Inclusive Classroom 2

3

EDPS 235 Learning and Motivation

3

ECET 214 Electricity Fundamentals

3

International Understanding Selective

3

CREDIT HOURS

15

Semester 6

IT 371 Instructional Planning and Eval.

3

EDCI 450 Techniques of Coordination of Cooperative Vocational Education

2

MFET 400 Computer Integrated Manuf.

3

COM 315 Speech Comm of Tech Info*

3

PHYS 218 General Physics

5

CREDIT HOURS

16

Semester 7

IT 472 Methods of Teaching Tech. Education 

3

IT 471 Managing the Tech. Ed. Lab.

3

BCM 484 Residential Construction

3

ENGL 421 Technical Writing*

3

Science Selective**

3

CREDIT HOURS

15

Semester 8

EDCI 498G Supervised Teaching

16

CREDIT HOURS

16

Total 123 Credit Hours 

*  These courses are recommended but other courses may be taken in their place.

1 Block I must be taken together.

2 Block II must be taken together

** Science selective is any of the following: BIOL, CHM, EAS, PHYS. Note: no FNR or ENTM courses are acceptable.