2020-2021 Catalog (Current)

Technical Education

Degree Type: Bachelor of Science
College(s): College of Arts and Sciences
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Program Requirements

Technical Education, BS Program Checksheet

Includes:

  • Major Courses and General Education Courses
  • Admission and Transfer Requirements
  • Graduation Requirements

Why Choose Technical Education?

Rapid technological changes have generated strong demand for technical teachers in Michigan. Graduates can expect excellent career opportunities in industry, secondary and vocational education.

Technical skills and the training to teach them to others are a valuable combination in education today. If you relate well to others and enjoy working with your hands and mind, you are well suited for a worthwhile and rewarding career in technical education.

The Ferris State University technical education program provides a balanced mix of courses in three major areas: professional education, field experience and liberal arts education. About a third of the courses required for graduation will be in the major's chosen field. Technical education students also must complete occupational work experience. A field experience in which students work with young people in public schools is required, along with a full-time directed teaching assignment in a vocational/technical program at an area vocational center or high school.

Career Opportunities

Known for its technical, hands-on programs, Ferris State University offers technical education students diverse opportunities including automotive, electronics, welding, industrial and HVACR technology or computer assisted design and manufacturing.

Teacher Certification Requirements

As required by the State of Michigan to receive teacher certification, all teacher candidates must: (1) meet the MDE (CAEP) cohort requirements, (2) pass the pedagogy tests in their subject area majors (where appropriate), and (3) have a 2.75 minimum GPA to receive teacher certification in Michigan. These state requirements are in addition to the FSU graduation requirements of your individual program.

THIS DEGREE LEADS TO AN INTERIM OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION THROUGH MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.


THIS DEGREE DOES NOT LEAD TO SECONDARY TEACHER CERTIFICATION UNLESS YOU HAVE AN ACADEMIC MAJOR AND MINOR (i.e. Math, English, etc.).  

More Information

School of Education
Bishop Hall Room 421
Ferris State University
1349 Cramer Circle
Big Rapids, MI 49307-2737
Telephone: (231) 591-5361

Required Courses
Credit Hours

Professional Education Sequence

Admission to the Technical Education curriculum requires the completion of one of the following: 1. An A.A.S Degree with at least 40 semester credit hours in the chosen occupational major, and a minimum grade point average of 2.5 or 2. Occupational competence documented by the Michigan Occupational Comptenency Assessment Center (MOCAC).

Level II

Note: Prior to admission to the Teacher Education Program and Level II courses, students must take sections of the Professional Readiness Exam, complete all Professional Education Prerequisite courses with a minimum of 2.5 GPA, with no grade lower than a C (2.0), have a 2.5 cumulative GPA, and meet all other program requirements. Students may have no more than two repeats in Level I coursework.
EDUC 303
School and Work and Society
3
EDUC 338
Secondary General Methods I
4
ECTE 320
Fndtions of Career & Tech Ed I
3
ECTE 325
Fndations Career & Tech Ed II
3
EDUC 415
Teaching Special Needs
3
EDUC 438
Secondary General Methods II
5
EDUC 443
Tchg Reading-Secondary Areas
3

Level I

Note: Students seeking admission to teacher education candidacy must meet all university requirements for admission to the specific program they wish to enter.
EDUC 101
Intro to the Professn of Teach
1
EDUC 251
Life Span Human Growth - Devel
3
EDUC 289
Principles Teaching - Learning
3

Level III

Note: Prior to student teaching and professional seminar (Level III courses), students must obtain the appropriate GPA for their major/minor as established by each department, earn an overall GPA of 2.75 in the professional education courses, have a 2.5 cumulative GPA, and meet all other program requirements.
EDUC 499
Student Teaching
12
TOTAL
40
FIELD EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:  Two years (4000 hours) of recent (within the last (6) years) and relevant (within the desired occupational major) of wage earning work experience is required for this degree.

Work Experience Internship may be taken for up to a 1000 of these hours required through the class EDUC 391.
EDUC 391
Work Experience Internship
4 TO 8
NOTE: STUDENTS MUST OBTAIN THE APPROPRIATE GPA FOR THEIR MAJOR/MINOR AS ESTABLISHED BY EACH DEPARTMENT. A 2.75 GPA IS REQUIRED IN THE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSE SEQUENCE. A 2.50 CUMULATIVE GPA IS ALSO REQUIRED BEFORE STUDENT TEACHING. NOTE: Though faculty advisors are responsible for advising students regarding degree requirements, it is the student who is ultimately responsible for choosing the correct courses and for following the correct program.