FCS

Career and Technical Education

Master's (36 hrs.)

Special Focus Area: Troops-to-Teachers Post-Baccalaureate Teaching Certification

Leading to a Michigan Secondary Provisional Certificate with an Endorsement in Business or Industrial Technology and a Vocational Endorsement

Admission Requirements:

1. Bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree comparable to the current Michigan secondary teachable major endorsement in Business or Industrial Technology;
2. Successful completion of Michigan Test of Basic Skills,
3. Work Experience: 4000 hours of recent and relevant work experience in a related field; and,
4. Successful completion of the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) in the discipline.

Program Requirements:

This is an on-line program specifically for Troops-to-Teachers. Arrangements will be made for the participants to work with a school in their locale to accomplish the hands-on components of the courses.

Human Growth and Development (3 hrs)
	FCS 5250*	Adolescent in Development	3
Teaching of Reading (3 hrs)
	ED 6870*	Strategic Learning through Texts for High School Teachers	3
Professional Education Courses (18 hrs)
	CTE 5100*	Special Populations in CTE	3
	CTE 5120*	Principles of CTE	3
	CTE 5130*	Teaching Methods in CTE	3
	CTE 5420*	Curriculum Development in CTE	3
	CTE 5430	Work-site Based Education Programs	3
	CTE 6430	Measurement and Evaluation in CTE	3
Directed Field Experience (9 hrs)
	FCS 6220*	Practicum (Intern Teaching)	6
	CTE 6170*	Seminar in CTE	3
Electives (3 hours from the following suggested courses)
	ED 6010	Introduction to Research in Educational Settings	3
	OR EMR 6400	Introduction to Research	3
	OR FCS 6010	Basic Research Methods and Designs	3
	ED 6020	School Curriculum	3
	EDLD 6020	Educational Leadership	3

*These courses required for teacher certification.

Proud To Serve Again National Troops-to-Teachers Program

For Additional Information, Contact:
Dr. Richard Zinser, Associate Professor and Advisor for Doctoral Degree Candidates
Western Michigan University
3041 Kohrman Hall
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Phone: (269) 387-3007