Career & Technical Education
(BS)
Career and Technical Education prepares students to teach high school business, family and consumer sciences, or technology. For students also wanting to be eligible to teach in a middle school, additional Middle Level Education courses are required.
The business education emphasis requires 41 hours of general education, 36-42 hours of professional education, and 36-39 hours of content. The family and consumer sciences education emphasis requires 40 hours of general education, 34-40 hours of professional education, and 45 hours of content. The technology education emphasis requires 40 hours of general education, 34-40 hours of professional education, and 32 hours of content.
This major requires that students follow and meet the requirements for Admission, Retention and Graduation from Teacher Certification programs as described in the “Teacher Certification Programs” section of this catalog and as explained at the University Admission to Teacher Education Meeting which all students must attend. Students must gain University Approval to Take Teacher Education Courses no later than the end of their first semester of their junior year in order to use this suggested plan. Additional information on Admission, Retention and Graduation for Teacher Certification programs can be found on the College of Education & Professional Studies website at www.eiu.edu/ceps/teached.
All students must pass the Illinois Certification Test of Basic Skills for selection into teacher education and should complete this requirement no later than their sophomore year.
Students must receive a “C” or better in all professional education courses and maintain a minimum cumulative and major GPA of 2.65 in order to continue in the program.
Students have two options for completing the professional education coursework – Regular Secondary Education Program (RSEP) and Integrated Secondary Education Program (ISEP). For more information regarding these two options please consult with your advisor. Information is also available in the Teacher Certification Program section of this catalog.
Business Education
The Business Education emphasis comprises the following:
41 Semester Hours of General Education
Language - Total: 9 hours
A grade of at least "C" is required for each course.
Humanities & Fine Arts - Total: 9 hours
Social & Behavioral Sciences - Total: 9 hours
- U.S. Constitution
Scientific Awareness - Total: 7 hours
Biological and Physical. One lab course required.
Mathematics - Total: 4 hours
3 semester hours of college math required. Must have a grade of "C" or better.
Senior Seminar - Total: 3 hours
Foreign Language - Total: 0-8 hours
If needed or elective. If no foreign language required, RSEP students need 1 hr. elective and ISEP students need 7 hours of electives.
Regular Secondary Education Program (RSEP) or Integrated Secondary Education Program (ISEP)
Regular Secondary Education Program - Total: 42 hours
Note: Students must have a "C" or better in each of the professional education courses listed below.
Professional Education:
(or SED 2000 equivalent plus CTE 2001)
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(14 semester hours)
OR
Integrated Secondary Education Program - Total: 36 hours
Note: Students must have a "C" or better in each of the professional education courses listed below.
(See footnote 1)
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(12 semester hours)
Business Education - Total: 36 hours
- Business Electives as Needed. Credits: 0-10
Footnote:
1 Requires University Approval to Take Teacher Education Courses
Family and Consumer Sciences Education
The Family & Consumer Sciences Education emphasis comprises the following:
40 Semester Hours of General Education
Language - Total: 9 hours
A grade of at least "C" is required for each course.
Humanities & Fine Arts - Total: 9 hours
Social & Behavioral Sciences - Total: 9 hours
- U.S. Constitution
Scientific Awareness - Total: 7 hours
Biological and Physical. One lab course required.
Mathematics - Total: 3 hours
3 semester hours of college math required. Must have a grade of "C" or better.
Senior Seminar - Total: 3 hours
Foreign Language - Total: 0-8 hours
If needed. If student requires no foreign language and takes ISEP, 1 hour of elective will be required.
Regular Secondary Education Program (RSEP) or Integrated Secondary Education Program (ISEP)
Regular Secondary Education Program - Total: 40 hours
Note: Students must have a "C" or better in each of the professional education courses listed below.
Professional Education:
(or SED 2000 equivalent plus CTE 2001)
(See footnote 1)
(See footnote 1)
(See footnote 1)
(See footnote 1)
(See footnote 1)
(14 semester hours)
OR
Integrated Secondary Education Program - Total: 34 hours
Note: Students must have a "C" or better in each of the professional education courses listed below.
(See footnote 1)
(See footnote 1)
(See footnote 1)
(12 semester hours)
Family & Consumer Sciences - Total: 45 hours
- Elective course work. Credits: 0-1
Footnote:
1 Requires University Approval to Take Teacher Education Courses
Technology Education
The Technical Education emphasis comprises the following:
40 Semester Hours of General Education
Language - Total: 9 hours
A grade of at least "C" is required for each course.
Humanities & Fine Arts - Total: 9 hours
Social & Behavioral Sciences - Total: 9 hours
- U.S. Constitution
Scientific Awareness - Total: 7 hours
Biological and Physical. One lab course required.
Mathematics - Total: 3 hours
3 semester hours of college math required. Must have a grade of "C" or better.
Senior Seminar - Total: 3 hours
Foreign Language - Total: 0-8 hours
If needed or elective. If student requires no foreign language and takes ISEP, 14 hours of electives will be required.
Regular Secondary Education Program (RSEP) or Integrated Secondary Education Program (ISEP)
Regular Secondary Education Program - Total: 40 hours
Note: Students must have a "C" or better in each of the professional education courses listed below.
Professional Education:
(or SED 2000 equivalent plus CTE 2001)
(See footnote 1)
(See footnote 1)
(See footnote 1)
(See footnote 1)
(See footnote 1)
(See footnote 1)
(14 semester hours)
OR
Integrated Secondary Education Program - Total: 34 hours
Note: Students must have a "C" or better in each of the professional education courses listed below.
(See footnote 1)
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(12 semester hours)
Technology Education - Total: 32 hours
Required Core Courses - Total: 14-17 hours
(and INT 4002 or INT 2064)
(or INT 1263 and INT 4002)
(and INT 1263 or INT 2064)
Concentrations:
- First Concentration: 9 semester hours
- Second Concentration or electives: 0-14 semester hours
Approved Electives for Technology Education Concentrations:
Automation & Control:
Construction:
Drafting & Design:
Graphic Communications:
Manufacturing:
Footnote:
1 Requires University Approval to Take Teacher Education Courses
Information sourced from the 2005-2006 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.