Temple's Career & Technical Education program is designed to prepare students who expect to teach career and technical education subjects in grades 7-12. 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
Required Courses
Course Number | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
Career & Technical Education Certification I Requirements | ||
Principles of Career and Technical Education | 3 | |
Teaching Strategies in Career and Technical Education | 3 | |
Curriculum in Career and Technical Education | 3 | |
Analytical Reading and Writing | 4 | |
Introduction to Special Education | 3 | |
Classroom Management and Positive Behavior Support | 3 | |
Career & Technical Education Certification II Requirements | ||
Interpersonal Processes through the Life Span | 3 | |
Project-based Learning for Today's CTE | 3 | |
Industry-Based Coordination Methods for Work-Based Learning | 3 | |
Industry-Based Instructional Methods for Work-Based Learning | 3 | |
Professionalism, Evaluation, and Assessment in Secondary Education | 4 | |
Mathemathics for Educators OR | 4 | |
Socio-cultural Foundations of Education in the United States | 3 | |
Adolescent Development for Educators | 3 | |
Families and the Community | 3 | |
Introduction to Numbers & Figures | 4 | |
Assessment in Special Education | 3 | |
Educating Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Settings | 3 | |
Principles and Practice for Teaching English Learners | 3 | |
Supervised Teaching | ||
Student Teaching in Secondary Education/Career Technical Education | 3 |
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 Professional Education Portfolio (PEP) review as well as attain passing scores on all required examinations as determined by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). Candidates who have completed all coursework, assessment, and examination requirements must complete an application to PDE to be evaluated for a recommendation for certification by Temple University. For more information, visit PDE's Career and Technical Certification.
Contact CTE Advisor
CTE Teacher Certification, Advising, and Admissions
email: cteadvising@temple.edu
phone: 215-204-6025