The Career and Technical Education, Workforce Training and Development (B.S.) track is a non-certification degree program that focuses on developing workforce and talent development trainers. The Workforce Training and Development track prepares graduates for employment in various workforce training professional careers, including corporate, workforce, and technical trainers as well as talent developers in all areas of industry.
The courses in this track are offered completely online.
Complete each course used for the major with a "C" (2.0) or better and earn a minimum GPA of 2.0 in each major requirements section.
Admission Requirements
- Complete the University General Education requirements or its equivalent, i.e., an AA degree from an approved Florida College System or State University System institution.
- Achieve a minimum overall 2.0 GPA
- Meet the Gordon Rule Requirement.
- Meet the Foreign Language Admission Requirement.
- Complete ENC 1102 with a 2.0 GPA or above.
Degree Requirements
Core Requirements
33 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
Basic Level- Complete the following:
- ECT2002 - Introduction to Career and Technical Teaching and Training (3)
Advanced Level- Complete all of the following
- Complete the following:
- ECT3062 - Professional Roles of the Career & Technical Teacher (3)
- ECT3365 - General Methods/Testing Evaluation in Career & Technical Education (3)
- ECT3367 - Evaluation of Career & Technical Education Instruction (3)
- ECW3564 - Special Populations in Career & Technical Education (3)
- ECT4004 - Principles and Practices of Technical Education (3)
- ECT4184 - Curriculum Development Techniques for Industry Training (3)
- ADE4382 - Teaching Adult Learners in Technical Programs (3)
- ECT4815 - Safety in the Technical Education Classroom and Laboratory (3)
- ECT4384 - Advanced Teaching Techniques for Career Education (3)
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- BTE4410 - Course Construction in Business Education (3)
- ECW3312 - Course Construction in Health Occupations Education (3)
- ECT3371 - Course Construction in Industrial Education (3)
Technical Specialization Requirements
6 Total Credits
- Earn at least 6 credits from the following types of courses: Students must complete an area of specialization through occupation-specific courses approved by advisor. Technical Specialization courses can be lower and/or upper division electives.
Restricted Electives
9 Total Credits
Upper Division Electives: - Complete all of the following
- Complete the following:
- ECW3064 - Workforce Training and Development Fundamentals (3)
- ECW4103 - Workforce Training and Development Instructional Planning (3)
- Earn at least 3 credits from the following types of courses: Upper division elective with advisor's approval
Directed Field Experience
12 Total Credits
- Earn at least 12 credits from the following types of courses: Directed Field Experience/Internship : ECT 4941 has a special registration through the academic program advisor. The Technical Specialization section must be satisfied and all courses must be completed prior to registering. This supervised internship may be completed in an educational or industrial setting, or with the UCF program faculty assisting in teaching web-based courses. The internship course has a S/U grading policy. An internship application and other requirements are necessary before admission into the internship course.
Grand Total Credits: 60
*May need additional elective courses to meet 120 undergraduate credit hours per the university minimum exit requirements. See advisor for more information.
Foreign Language Requirements
State University System foreign language admission requirement: two years in high school or one year of college instruction in a single foreign language. (This requirement applies to those students admitted to the University without the required two units of foreign language in high school.)
Departmental Exit Requirements
- Achieve a minimum 2.0 GPA in all courses within the major.
- Achieve a minimum 2.0 GPA in the specialization coursework.
- Achieve a minimum 2.0 GPA in the education core advanced level coursework.
- Achieve a minimum overall 2.0 GPA
- Complete the 12-credit hour internship course
University Minimum Exit Requirements
- A 2.0 UCF GPA
- 42 semester hours of upper division credit completed
- 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
- 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
- A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
- Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.
Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120
- Earn a minimum of 120 unduplicated credit hours with at least a "C" average (2.0 GPA) for all UCF course work attempted.
- See Department Exit Requirements for minimum GPA in all courses within the major.
- See UCF catalog for more information.
Additional Information
Program Academic Learning Compacts
- Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located at: https://oeas.ucf.edu/about/academiclearningcompacts/
Plan of Study (120 Credit Hours)
Proposed plan of study. See advisor for more information.
Freshman Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
- MGF 1106 - Finite Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
- PSC 1121 - Physical Science Credit Hours: 3
- SPC 1608 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication Credit Hours: 3
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3 Discipline-specific course for subject matter expertise or Foreign Language Course (if needed) Credit Hours: 4
Freshman Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3
- PHI 2010 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
- STA 2014 - Principles of Statistics Credit Hours: 3
- POS 2041 - American National Government Credit Hours: 3
- Elective – Credit Hours: 3 Discipline-specific course for subject matter expertise or Foreign Language Course (if needed) Credit Hours: 4
Sophomore Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- PSY 2012 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
- BSC 1005 - Biological Principles Credit Hours: 3
- HUM 2020 - Encountering the Humanities Credit Hours: 3
- LIT 2110 - World Literature I Credit Hours: 3
- Elective – Credit Hours: 3 Discipline-specific course for subject matter expertise
Sophomore Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- Electives - Technical Specialization Courses Credit Hours: 15
- EDP 2270 Adult Development and Learning – Credit Hours: 3
- EDP 2002 Educational Psychology – Credit Hours: 3
- DEP 2004 Developmental Psychology – Credit Hours: 3
- DEP 1302 Psychology of Adolescence – Credit Hours: 3
- Other Discipline-specific courses for subject matter expertise
Junior Year - Summer (6 Credit Hours)
- ECT 3062 - Professional Roles of the Career & Technical Teacher Credit Hours: 3
- ECT 3371 - Course Construction in Industrial Education Credit Hours: 3 OR
- BTE 4410 - Course Construction in Business Education
- ECW 3312 - Course Construction in Health Sciences
- ADE 4382 - Teaching Adult Learners in Technical Programs Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- ECT 2002 - Introduction to Career and Technical Teaching and Training Credit Hours: 3
- ECT 3365 - General Methods/Testing Evaluation in Career & Technical Education Credit Hours: 3
- ECT 3367 - Evaluation of Career & Technical Education Instruction Credit Hours: 3
- ECT 4004 - Principles and Practices of Technical Education Credit Hours: 3
- ECW 3064 - Workforce Training and Development Fundamentals Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- ECT 4384 - Advanced Teaching Techniques for Career Education Credit Hours: 3
- ECW 3564 - Special Populations in Career & Technical Education Credit Hours: 3
- ECT 4184 - Curriculum Development Techniques for Industry Training Credit Hours: 3
- ECW 4103 - Workforce Training and Development Instructional Planning Credit Hours: 3
- ECT 4815 - Safety in the Technical Education Classroom and Laboratory Credit Hours: 3
Senior Year - Fall (9 Credit Hours)
- Two (2) Courses in Technical Specialization Credit Hours: 6
- One (1) Upper Division Course - Upon advisor's approval. Credit Hours: 3
Senior Year - Spring (12 Credit Hours)
- ECT 4941 Internship – Credit Hours: 12
