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2016-2017 University Catalog 
    
2016-2017 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Engineering/Technology Teacher Education, BS


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About the Program

Every day, people with specialized knowledge share that knowledge with others, as teachers, trainers, consultants and more. With a national push to increase interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), you can help spread your knowledge too. By reaching students in middle school and high school, you will become a important part of the STEM education pipeline, providing inspiration to future STEM professionals as they are developing.

Engineering/Technology Teacher Education Website

Degree Requirements and Supplemental Information

The full Program Requirements for 2016-17 Engineering/Technology Teacher Education  include all Supplemental Information and selective lists of those categories which a student must fulfill in order to earn their degree. These are intended to be printer-friendly, but include less descriptive course detail.

Please see below for program requirements and the necessary degree fulfillments.

PITLI-ETTE-BS/Major: TCED 201710
120 Credits for graduation

Technical Electives (12 credits)


  • Technical Electives6 (See Supplemental Information) - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Technical Electives6 (See Supplemental Information) - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Technical Electives6 (See Supplemental Information) - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Technical Electives6 (See Supplemental Information) - Credit Hours: 3.00

Professional Education Requirements (37 credits)


3.0 Prof Ed GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree, with each class at least a C- or higher, courses listed below plus the above TLI courses indicated with this symbol •

Other Department Requirements (34 credits)


Free Electives (4 credits)


(See Supplmental Information)

University Core Requirements


(http://www.purdue.edu/provost/initiatives/curriculum/course.html)

Program Requirements


15/16 Credits


15 Credits


Fall 2nd Year


14 Credits


16 Credits


Fall 3rd Year


14 Credits


15 Credits


Fall 4th Year


15 Credits


16 Credits


Note


*Fulfills University Core

  1. 120 credits listed above are required for the TCED Bachelor of Science degree.
  2. ● 3.0 Professional Education GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree, with at least a C- or higher.
  3. ♦ 2.5 Core GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.
  4. 2.5 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.
  5. Students must fulfill all Teacher Education Requirements 8. (See Supplemental Information)
  6. 32 credits of upper division courses (30000 level or higher) must be taken at Purdue University, West Lafayette.
  7. ANY COURSE TAKEN AT PURDUE CAN BE ATTEMPTED NO MORE THAN THREE TIMES (INCLUSIVE OF W, WF, I AND IF).

Degree Requirement


The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements.

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Foreign Language Courses


Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program.  For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor:

American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Critical Course


The ♦ course is considered critical. A Critical Course is one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.

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