Temple's Career & Technical Education program is designed to prepare students who expect to teach career and technical education subjects in grades 7-12 and at the 2-year college level in public and private schools. Subject area content (occupational competency assessment credit for industry experience) and professional education content are combined with general education content (university curriculum) in order to provide the student with a general education, a field of specialization, and professional training. Moreover, the curriculum aims to combine these elements in such proportions as to give students the balanced perspective of the relation that career and technical education bears to education as a whole.

This non-degree undergraduate program meets the requirements for Pennsylvania Department of Education instructional certificate in Career and Technical Instruction (grades 7 through 12).  A bachelor's degree is not awarded upon completion of this non-degree program.  You will complete only the coursework and in-service necessary to meet Pennsylvania Department of Education certification requirements for the associated teacher certification.  

Requirements for Career & Technical Education Undergraduate Non-degree Program as of Fall 2020

Student Teaching

Supervised teaching is required for Level II certification.  

Additional Requirements for Certification

To be eligible for certification, students must successfully complete the Intermediate Performance Assessment (IPA), Senior Performance Assessment (SPA), and a presentation before the Council of Educators (COE), as well as attain passing scores on all required examinations as determined by the Pennsyvlania Department of Education (PDE).  Candidates who have completed all coursework, assessment, and examination requirements must complete an application to PDE to be evaluated for recommendation for certification by Temple University.  For more information, visit PDE's Career and Technical Certification.