The mission of the undergraduate Technical Education and Industry Training B.S. degree program is to prepare highly effective educators for secondary school districts, post-secondary institutions and trainers for industry who are knowledgeable in their field, reflect teaching practices that are research-based, motivate students to be life-long learners, and supply their students with the skills necessary to compete in a global community.
This degree does not lead to an initial teacher certification at the state level.
Technical Education and Industry Training (B.S.) may be completed fully online, although not all elective options or program prerequisites may be offered online. Newly admitted students choosing to complete this program exclusively via UCF online classes may enroll with a reduction in campus-based fees.
General Education Program (GEP) (36 Credit Hours)
State General Education Core, General Education Program (GEP), and Gordon Rule Requirements. See catalog for details.
Communication Foundations (9 Credit Hours)
- ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3 (Required)
- ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3 (Required)
- SPC 1608 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication Credit Hours: 3 (Preferred)
Cultural & Historical Foundations (9 Credit Hours)
Mathematical Foundations (6 Credit Hours)
Social Foundations (6 Credit Hours)
Science Foundations (6 Credit Hours)
Common Program Prerequisites (CPP)
Achieve a minimum of 2.5 GPA.
- ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3
Core Requirements: Basic Level (3 Credit Hours)
Achieve a minimum of 2.5 GPA.
- ECT 2002 - Introduction to Career and Technical Teaching and Training Credit Hours: 3
Core Requirements: Advanced Level (30 Credit Hours)
Achieve a minimum of 2.5 GPA.
- ECT 3062 - Professional Roles of the Career & Technical Teacher 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
- ECW 3564 - Special Populations in Career & Technical Education Credit Hours: 3
- ECT 4004 - Principles and Practices of Technical Education Credit Hours: 3
- ECT 4184 - Curriculum Development Techniques for Industry Training Credit Hours: 3
- ADE 4382 - Teaching Adult Learners in Technical Programs Credit Hours: 3
- ECT 4815 - Safety in the Technical Education Classroom and Laboratory Credit Hours: 3
- ECT 4384 - Advanced Teaching Techniques for Career Education Credit Hours: 3
Course Construction Requirement (3 Credit Hours)
- Choose one course.
- Achieve a minimum of 2.5 GPA.
- BTE 4410 - Course Construction in Business Education Credit Hours: 3
- ECW 3312 - Course Construction in Health Occupations Education Credit Hours: 3
- ECT 3371 - Course Construction in Industrial Education Credit Hours: 3
Technical Specialization Requirements (30 Credit Hours)
- Students must complete an area of specialization through occupation-specific courses approved by advisor.
- Achieve a minimum of 2.5 GPA.
*May need additional elective courses to meet 120 undergraduate credit hours per the university minimum exit requirements. See advisor for more information.
Minors
Minors may be selected for a technical specialization area. See advisor for more information.
Restricted Electives (21 Credit Hours)
Achieve a minimum of 2.5 GPA.
Upper Division Electives (9 Credit Hours)
- With advisor’s approval
- Achieve a minimum of 2.5 GPA.
Directed Field Experience (12 Credit Hours)
- The Technical Specialization must be satisfied and all courses must be completed prior to registering, through your advisor, for the Directed Field Experience.
- 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.
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 2.5 GPA in all courses within the
major. - Achieve a minimum 2.5 GPA in the specialization coursework.
- Achieve a minimum 2.5 GPA in the education core advanced level coursework.
- Achieve a minimum overall 2.5 GPA
University Minimum Exit Requirements
- A 2.0 UCF GPA
- 48 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
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 4004 - Principles and Practices of Technical Education Credit Hours: 3
- Technical Specialization Course Credit Hours: 3 Discipline-specific courses for subject matter expertise
Junior Year - Spring (12 Credit Hours)
- ECT 3367 - Evaluation of Career & Technical Education Instruction 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
- ECT 4815 - Safety in the Technical Education Classroom and Laboratory Credit Hours: 3
Senior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- ADE 4382 - Teaching Adult Learners in Technical Programs Credit Hours: 3
- ECT 4384 - Advanced Teaching Techniques for Career Education Credit Hours: 3
- Upper Division Electives: Credit Hours: 9 Discipline-specific courses in the 3000/4000 level for subject matter expertise
Senior Year - Spring (12 Credit Hours)
- ECT 4941 Internship – 12 Credit Hours
