About the Program

The vocational major is designed to prepare teachers of vocational subjects for senior high school and community college vocational education programs. Prospective teachers are authorized to teach in vocational and trade related subjects such as construction, automotive mechanics, graphics and printing, metal trades, aircraft mechanics, and numerous other fields. Graduates who complete this major and have a minimum of two years work experience in a certifiable occupational area will qualify for the Temporary Vocational Authorization to teach in a specific occupational area. Options for cooperative work experience studies are available to the student as partial credit toward the occupational requirement. This major must be completed in conjunction with the technology education curriculum. This major qualifies individuals to teach only in select occupational areas. The Temporary Vocational Authorization is valid for six years. By that time, individuals must have completed additional requirements to qualify for the Occupational Education Certificate. This major provides favorable opportunities for community college transfer students who have completed a technical major at the community college and who wish to teach in a specific occupational subject area in the senior high school or community college. Individuals currently teaching in an vocational subject area under the Annual Vocational Authorization would also find this major to be a desirable option.
Successful completion of this course of studies, in the context of other program requirements, qualifies the student for recommendation for certification for the Michigan Department of Education Secondary Provisional Certificate endorsed in vocational trades, certification code VT. There is currently no certification test for this area.

About the Curriculum

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General Education Requirements .................................... 49 hours

Area I Symbolics and Communication
1. ENGL121 Composition II: Researching the Public Experience (3 hrs)
2. One course from the following:
ENGL324 Principles of Technical Communication (3 hrs)
ENGL326 Research Writing (3 hrs)
3. One course from the following:
MATH110 Mathematical Reasoning (3 hrs)
MATH118 Linear Models and Probability (3 hrs)
MATH120 Calculus I (4 hrs)
4. One course from the following:
BEDU201 Microcomputers for Business
Applications (3 hrs)
INDT201 Microcomputer Applications in
Technology (3 hrs)
CADM105 Computer Applications for Industry (3 hrs)

Area II Science and Technology
1. One course from the following:
CHEM117/118 Fundamentals of Chemistry with lab (4 hrs)
CHEM121/122 General Chemistry I with lab (4 hrs)
2. PSY101 General Psychology (3 hrs)
3. One course from the following:
PHY221 Mechanics, Sound, and Heat (4 hrs)
PHY223 Mechanics, Sound, and Heat (5 hrs)

Area III Social Sciences
1. PLSC112/113 American Government (3 hrs)
2. HIST124 The United States, 1877 to the Present (3 hrs)
3. One course from the following:
ECON201 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 hrs)
SOCL105 Introductory Sociology (3 hrs)
4. One course from the following:
ECON202 Principles of Microeconomics (3 hrs)
SOCL202 Social Problems (3 hrs)

Area IV Arts and Humanities
1. One course from the following:
LITR100 The Reading of Literature (3 hrs)
LITR101 The Reading of Literature: Fiction (3 hrs)
LITR102 The Reading of Literature: Poetry (3 hrs)
LITR103 The Reading of Literature: Drama (3 hrs)
LITR150 Humanity and Technology (Honors) (3 hrs)
2. One course from the following:
LITR100 The Reading of Literature (3 hrs)
LITR101 The Reading of Literature: Fiction (3 hrs)
LITR102 The Reading of Literature: Poetry (3 hrs)
LITR103 The Reading of Literature: Drama (3 hrs)
LITR150 Humanity and Technology (Honors) (3 hrs)
3. One course from the following:
ART122 Two-Dimensional Design (3 hrs)
ART165 Graphic Design for Non-majors (3 hrs)
ART166 Ceramics for Non-majors (3 hrs)
ART167 Jewelry for Non-majors (3 hrs)

Physical Education/Graduation Requirements ................. 2 hours

Major Requirements ......................................................... 50 hours

Required Courses 14 hours
INDT150 Understanding Technology (3 hrs)
TEDU246 Safety in Technology and Vocational
Education (2 hrs)
TEDU250 Foundations of Technology and Industrial
Vocational Education (3 hrs)
TEDU350 Curriculum in Technology and Industrial
Vocational Education (3 hrs)
TEDU452 Principles of Vocational Education (3 hrs)

Concentration 36 hours

The occupational specialization in which the student will seek vocational authorization. Approval may be sought for community college, other technical school course work as
transfer credit, or a technical/occupational certification test if it properly represents a certifiable occupational area. Recent, paid work experience of 4,000 hours in the
occupational specialization is also required.

Professional Studies ........................................................... 33 hours

Pre-Admission Phase: The Learner and the Community: 8 hours
Courses that may be taken before formal admission to the teacher education program (8hours)
One hundred clock hours of approved pre-student teaching field experiences
EDPS322 Human Development and Learning (4 hrs)
FETE201 Field Experience I (1 hr)
SPGN251 Education of Students with Exceptionalities (3 hrs)
Courses that require formal admission to the teacher education program.
Phase I: Curriculum, Assessment and the Social Context: 6 hours
SOFD328 Schools in a Multicultural Society (3 hrs)
EDPS340 Introduction to Assessment and Evaluation (3 hrs)
Phase II: Content Methods, Literacy and Technology: 7 hours
RDNG311 Teaching Reading in the Secondary School (3 hrs)
FETE402 Field Experience III: Secondary (1 hr)
TEDU460 Methods of Teaching Technology and
Vocational Education (3 hrs)
Phase III: Capstone Experience: 12 hours
EDUC492 Student Teaching (12 hrs)

University Elective Courses ................................................ 0 hours

PROGRAM TOTAL ....................................................... 135 hours