Career and Technical Education
OES Program Requirements
Work Experience Requirement
A vocational endorsement requires 4,000 hours of recent and relevant work experience in your teachable major. Forms for verifying work experience are available from the Office of Teacher/Administrator Certification in the College of Education.
Technical Content Requirements
A) A teachable major can be satisfied by completing an approved program of work from your local community college or passing scores from the MOCAC examination in your technical area.
B) A teachable minor is completed at WMU that can be selected from WMU teachable minors for secondary education.
Professional Education Requirements (21 credit hours)
| Course No. |
Title |
| ED 3050 |
Secondary Content Literacy (reading) (3 credit hours) |
| CTE 3050 |
Career and Employability Skills (3 credit hours) |
| CTE 3480 |
Student Assessment and Management (includes 60 hours Pre-Internship) (3 credit hours) |
| CTE 5100 |
Special Populations in Career and Technical Education (3 credit hours) |
| CTE 5120 |
Principles of Career and Technical Education (3 credit hours) |
| CTE 5130 |
Teaching Methods for Career and Technical Education (3 credit hours) |
| CTE 5420 |
Curriculum Development in Career and Technical Education (3 credit hours) |
Directed Internship (12 credit hours)
| Course No. |
Title |
| CTE 4100 |
Seminar in Education (2 credit hours) |
| CTE 4750 |
Directed Field Experience (Intern Teaching) (10 credit hours) |
General Education Graduation Requirements (37 credit hours minimum)
Proficiencies
| Proficiency 1 |
College Level Writing (3-4 credit hours) |
| Proficiency 2 |
Baccalaureate Level Writing (3-4 credit hours) |
| Proficiency 3 |
College Level Math (3-4 credit hours) |
| Proficiency 4 |
Enhance or Develop a Proficiency (3-8 credit hours) |
Distribution Areas
| Area I |
Fine Arts (3-4 credit hours) |
| Area II |
Humanities (3-4 credit hours) |
| Area III |
United States Culture and Issues (3-4 credit hours) |
| Area IV |
Other Cultures and Civilizations (3-4 credit hours) |
| Area V |
Social and Behavioral Science (3-4 credit hours) |
| Area VI |
Natural Science (4-5 credit hours) |
| Area VII |
Natural Science and Technology (3-4 credit hours) |
| Area VIII |
Health and Well-Being (2 credit hours) |
