Career and Technical Education, Bachelor of Science in Education

In addition to University Requirements:

• 84 units of major requirements which include 21 units of emphasis requirement.

• Elective courses, if needed, to reach an overall total of at least 120 units.

Students may be able to use some courses to meet more than one requirement. Contact your advisor for details.

Minimum Units for Completion	120
Major GPA	2.5
Highest Mathematics Required	MAT 114
Fieldwork Experience/Internship	Required
Accelerated Undergraduate/Graduate Plan	Optional
Some online/blended coursework	Required
AZ Transfer Students complete AGEC-S	Recommended
Progression Plan Link	Not Available

Purpose Statement

The Bachelor of Education, Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is intended to integrate occupation-specific knowledge and skills with current CTE theory and practice to create professionals who can train others in those occupations. The program is geared to promote professionalism and continual growth and development by combining professional and workplace knowledge with the fundamentals of CTE. Our mission is to produce graduates who will:

• Be effective instructors armed with a variety of tools to teach diverse learners.
• Be thoughtful and intentional about their educational practices.
• Disrupt negative stereotypes and sell the field of CTE.
• Be ethical and professional practitioners.

This degree is tailored to those who are interested in teaching their occupation to others in formal or informal settings. Students either already are or desire to become secondary, post-secondary, or business and industry educators. Graduates will have the knowledge and ability to:
 

• Assume a role in career and technical education within society.
• Plan, develop, deliver, and assess instruction in an occupationally specific area.
• Integrate current technological and safety practices into the instructional environment of the classroom or workplace.

Student Learning Outcomes

• Examine career and technical education from historical, political, social, and economic perspectives and identify considerations and consequences that impact communities and their work in the profession.
• Demonstrate the ability to plan, develop, deliver, and assess CTE programs of instruction using proven frameworks that address the needs of diverse learners.
• Model appropriate health and safety principles and practices in the learning environment.
• Evaluate and utilize current and emerging technology resources and tools to positively impact instructional productivity/efficiency and the learning environment.
• Effectively advocate the benefits, needs, and role of CTE to local stakeholders.
• Promote relationships between stakeholders and educational entities at the local level.
• Effectively communicate in both written and oral formats in educational and professional settings.
• Integrate and model general and occupation-specific employability skills and professional and ethical conduct in CTE curriculum and instruction.
• Support inclusion and equity by evaluating educational practices to remove educational barriers.
• Validate occupational knowledge and skills through coursework, Job Ready NOCTI Exam, industry credentials, and/ or occupational experience credit. Major courses vary by student indicated by milestone.

Business and Marketing Emphasis

• Demonstrate comprehensive business and marketing knowledge and skills by translating those skills into effective instructional practice.
• Integrate business and marketing concepts aligned to industry standards and certifications into curricula and instruction that connect disciplinary knowledge to authentic career contexts.

Education and Training Emphasis

• Demonstrate comprehensive education and training knowledge and skills by translating those skills into effective instructional practice.
• Integrate education and training concepts, aligned to industry standards and certifications, into curricula and instruction that connect disciplinary knowledge to authentic career contexts.

Family and Consumer Science Emphasis

• Demonstrate comprehensive family and consumer science knowledge and skills by translating those skills into effective instructional practice.
• Integrate comprehensive family and consumer science concepts, aligned to industry standards and certifications, into curricula and instruction that connect disciplinary knowledge to authentic career contexts.
• Develop a plan for creating, managing, and maintaining an effective and safe learning environment or workplace that integrates Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules and regulations as appropriate for family and consumer science fields.

Health Careers Emphasis

• Demonstrate comprehensive healthcare knowledge and clinical competence by translating those skills into effective instructional practice.
• Integrate comprehensive healthcare concepts, aligned to industry standards and certifications, into curricula and instruction that connect disciplinary knowledge to authentic career contexts.
• Develop a plan for creating, managing, and maintaining an effective and safe learning environment or workplace that integrates Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules and regulations as appropriate for healthcare fields.

Industrial and Emerging Technologies Emphasis

• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge in areas such as technology, manufacturing, construction, and automotives by translating those skills into effective instructional practice.
• Integrate comprehensive industrial technology concepts, aligned to industry standards and certifications, into curricula and instruction that connect disciplinary knowledge to authentic career contexts.
• Develop a plan for creating, managing, and maintaining an effective and safe learning environment or workplace that integrates Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules and regulations as appropriate for industrial & emerging technology fields.

Occupational Emphasis

• Demonstrate expertise in a specific occupational area recognized by CIP code by translating those skills into effective instructional practice.
• Integrate concepts, aligned to industry standards and certifications, into curricula and instruction that connect disciplinary knowledge to authentic career contexts.

General Studies Requirement

• Students who have not earned an AGEC/Cal-GETC must complete all General Studies requirements and diversity requirements before graduation.

Transfer Block

• • Students may transfer up to 90 units of community college and/or university credit from regionally accredited institutions of higher education.

• • In alignment with Northern Arizona University's commitment to workforce readiness and equitable access to high-quality education, this program accepts work/life experience, industry recognized credentials, certifications and/or exams as valid evidence of prior learning.

Major Requirements

• This major requires 84 units distributed as follows:

  • Career and Technical Education Coursework: 30 units
  • Internship Requirement: 18 units
  • Occupational Content Area: 15 units
  • Emphasis Requirement - Select one: 21 units
    • Business and Marketing Emphasis Option
    • Education and Training Emphasis Option
    • Family and Consumer Science Emphasis Option
    • Health Careers Emphasis Option
    • Industrial and Emerging Technologies Emphasis Option
    • Occupational Emphasis Option

  
  Take the following 84 units with a minimum GPA of 2.5:

• Career and Technical Education Coursework (30 units)
  A minimum of 21 units of coursework must be taken at NAU.

  • CTE 300, CTE 396, CTE 465, CTE 433 with a Grade of 'C' or better in each course. (12 units)
  • Select from the following (3 units):
    • CTE 431, CTE 455, CTE 486
  • Select additional from the following (9 units):
    • CTE 330, CTE 399, CTE 401, CTE 408, CTE 431, CTE 455, CTE 486, CTE 491, CTE 492, CTE 496, CTE 499, CTE 593
  • CTE 340W which meets the junior writing requirement (3 units)
  • CTE 495C which meets the senior capstone requirement (3 units)
    • Must be completed with a Grade of 'C' or better.

• Internship Requirement (18 units)

  • Select from the following (18 units):
    • CTE 408
    • 400-level internship coursework with a prefix other than CTE
    • A 308 Practicum
      • With advisor approval
    • Internship credit transfered from a regionally accredited institution
      • With advisor approval
    • Relevant occupational experience
      • With advisor approval

• Occupational Content Area (15 units)

  • Occupational Content Area coursework can include any combination of the following:
    • NAU coursework
      • Selected in consultation with a CTE advisor
    • Transfer credit
      • With advisor approval
    • National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) test credit
    • Work/life experience
    • Industry-recognized credentials, certifications, and exams.

   

  See your advisor for additional information.

• Emphasis Requirement - Select one (21 units)

  • Students must complete one of the following emphasis areas or substitute the equivalent units of credit through any combination of the following:
    • Credit for Prior Learning (PLA)
    • Exam-based industry certifications
    • National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) test credits.
      • Students may apply up to 9 units of National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) test credit toward their selected emphasis.
    • Transfer credit from a regionally accredited institution.
  • Emphasis requirement coursework must be selected in consultation with your advisor.
  • A minimum of 12 units must be completed at NAU.

• • Business and Marketing Emphasis Option (21 units)

    • Select from the following (21 units)
      • ACC, ADV, BBA, FIN, ECO, MGT, MKT, STR courses
      • CTE 492
      • NOCTI Test Credit (up to 9 units)

• • Education and Training Emphasis Option (21 units)

    • Select from the following (21 units)
      • BME coursework
      • CTE 492
      • EDF 200
      • EPS 340
      • ESE 280, ESE 304, ESE 330
      • ETC 447
      • NOCTI Test Credit (up to 9 units)

     

    The following course has additional prerequisites:

    • ETC 447

• • Family and Consumer Science Emphasis Option (21 units)

    • Select from the following (21 units)
      • HA, ID, NTS coursework
      • BME 331W
      • CTE 492
      • ECI 302, ECI 305, ECI 312, ECI 316, ECI 319, ECI 409, ECI 410
      • ESE 280, ESE 320, ESE 415, ESE 436
      • NOCTI Test Credit (up to 9 units)

     

    The following courses have additional prerequisites:

    • ECI 312, ECI 316, ECI 319, ECI 409

• • Health Careers Emphasis Option (21 units)

    • Select from the following (21 units):
      • HS, FW coursework
      • CTE 492
      • NOCTI Test Credit (up to 9 units)

• • Industrial and Emerging Technologies Emphasis Option (21 units)

    • Select from the following (21 units):
      • CENE, CMF, CM, CS, CYB, ET, ISM, ITC coursework
      • CTE 492
      • NOCTI Test Credit (up to 9 units)

• • Occupational Emphasis Option (21 units)

    • Select from the following (21 units):
      • Coursework to align with the Occupational Coursework Emphasis Option
        • Selected in consultation with your advisor.
      • NOCTI Test Credit (up to 9 units)

Accelerated Bachelor's to Master's Program

• • This program is available as an Accelerated Undergraduate/Graduate Plan wherein a student may start a master's degree while simultaneously completing their bachelor's degree.

• • Students enrolled at the Online campus for both undergraduate and graduate programs are eligible to complete the Bachelor of Science in Education in Career and Technical Education and start a Master of Education in Career and Technical Education at NAU.

    A total of 12 units will be shared between the plans selected from:

    • CTE 401, CTE 431, CTE 455, CTE 486, CTE 491, CTE 492, CTE 496 (3 - 6 units)
    • CTE 532, CTE 561, CTE 565, CTE 576, CTE 592, CTE 593, CTE 594, CTE 595 (6 - 9 units)

• • Students must apply to the master's program by the graduate program's application deadline, meet all admissions requirements listed in the policy Accelerated Bachelor's to Master's Programs, as well as the admissions requirements for the specified master's plan to be considered for admission. Admission to programs is competitive and qualified applicants may be denied because of limits on the number of students admitted each year.
    
    Be sure to speak with the Master's Program Director/Coordinator regarding your interest in the accelerated plan.

• • Students accepted into the Accelerated Program should complete the following requirements:

• • Major Requirements
    
    This major requires 84 units distributed as follows:

    • Career and Technical Education Coursework: 30 units
    • Internship Requirement: 18 units
    • Occupational Content Area: 15 units
    • Emphasis Requirement - Select one: 21 units
      • Business and Marketing Emphasis Option
      • Education and Training Emphasis Option
      • Family and Consumer Science Emphasis Option
      • Health Careers Emphasis Option
      • Industrial and Emerging Technologies Emphasis Option
      • Occupational Emphasis Option

    
    Take the following 84 units with a minimum GPA of 2.5:

• • Career and Technical Education Requirements (30 units)
    A minimum of 21 units of coursework must be taken at NAU.
     

    • CTE 300, CTE 396 with a Grade of 'C' or better in each (6 units)
    • Select from the following (3 units):
      • CTE 455, CTE 431, CTE 486
    • CTE 340W which meets the junior writing requirement (3 units)
    • CTE 495C which meets the senior capstone requirement with a Grade of 'C' or better (3 units)
    • Select from the following options (6 units):
      • CTE 433, CTE 465* with a Grade of 'B' or better in each.
      • CTE 565, CTE 592** with a Grade of 'B' or better in each
    • *Students who completed CTE 433 and CTE 465, Select 9 units from the following, at least 6 of which must be at the 500-level:
      • CTE 401, CTE 431, CTE 455, CTE 486, CTE 491, CTE 492, CTE 496, CTE 532, CTE 561, CTE 576, CTE 592, CTE 593, CTE 594, CTE 595
    • **Students who completed CTE 565 and CTE 592, Select 9 units from the following, at least 3 of which must be at the 500-level:
      • CTE 401, CTE 431, CTE 455, CTE 486, CTE 491, CTE 492, CTE 496, CTE 532, CTE 561, CTE 576, CTE 593, CTE 594, CTE 595

• • Internship Requirement (18 units)

    • Select from the following (18 units):
      • CTE 408
      • 400-level internship coursework with a prefix other than CTE
      • A 308 Practicum
        • With advisor approval
      • Internship credit transfered from a regionally accredited institution
        • With advisor approval
      • Relevant occupational experience
        • With advisor approval

• • Occupational Content Area (15 units)

    • Occupational Content Area coursework can include any combination of the following:
      • NAU coursework
        • Selected in consultation with a CTE advisor
      • Transfer credit
        • With advisor approval
      • National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) test credit
      • Work/life experience
      • Industry-recognized credentials, certifications, and exams.

     

    See your advisor for additional information.

• • Emphasis Requirement - Select one (21 units)

    • Students must complete one of the following emphasis areas or substitute the equivalent units of credit through any combination of the following:
      • Credit for Prior Learning (PLA)
      • Exam-based industry certifications
      • National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) test credits.
        • Students may apply up to 9 units of National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) test credit toward their selected emphasis.
      • Transfer credit from a regionally accredited institution.
    • Emphasis requirement coursework must be selected in consultation with your advisor.
    • A minimum of 12 units must be completed at NAU.

• • • Business and Marketing Emphasis Option (21 units)

      • Select from the following (21 units)
        • ACC, ADV, BBA, FIN, ECO, MGT, MKT, STR courses
        • CTE 492
        • NOCTI Test Credit (up to 9 units)

• • • Education and Training Emphasis Option (21 units)

      • Select from the following (21 units)
        • BME coursework
        • CTE 492
        • EDF 200
        • EPS 340
        • ESE 280, ESE 304, ESE 330
        • ETC 447
        • NOCTI Test Credit (up to 9 units)

       

      The following course has additional prerequisites:

      • ETC 447

• • • Family and Consumer Science Emphasis Option (21 units)

      • Select from the following (21 units)
        • HA, ID, NTS coursework
        • BME 331W
        • CTE 492
        • ECI 302, ECI 305, ECI 312, ECI 316, ECI 319, ECI 409, ECI 410
        • ESE 280, ESE 320, ESE 415, ESE 436
        • NOCTI Test Credit (up to 9 units)

       

      The following courses have additional prerequisites:

      • ECI 312, ECI 316, ECI 319, ECI 409

• • • Health Careers Emphasis Option (21 units)

      • Select from the following (21 units):
        • HS, FW coursework
        • CTE 492
        • NOCTI Test Credit (up to 9 units)

• • • Industrial and Emerging Technologies Emphasis Option (21 units)

      • Select from the following (21 units):
        • CENE, CMF, CM, CS, CYB, ET, ISM, ITC coursework
        • CTE 492
        • NOCTI Test Credit (up to 9 units)

• • • Occupational Emphasis Option (21 units)

      • Select from the following (21 units):
        • Coursework to align with the Occupational Coursework Emphasis Option
          • Selected in consultation with your advisor.
        • NOCTI Test Credit (up to 9 units)

General Electives

• Additional coursework is required if, after you have met the previously described requirements, you have not yet completed a total of 120 units of credit.

  You may take these remaining courses from any of the academic areas, using these courses to pursue your specific interests and goals. You may also use prerequisites or transfer credits as electives if they weren't used to meet major, minor, or General Studies Requirements.
  
  We encourage you to consult with your advisor to select the courses that will be most advantageous to you.

Additional Information

• Career and Technical Education State Teaching Certification
  
  You may become career and technical education certified in Arizona by providing documentation of previous occupational experience to the teacher-certification unit at the Arizona Department of Education. See your advisor for more information.

• Some courses may have prerequisites. For prerequisite information, click on the course or see your advisor.

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