Technology Education, BS

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.

The Engineering/Technology Teacher Education major is part of the Technology Education program.  This program meets state and national licensure standards and is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and the State of Indiana, State Board of Education. Admission to and successful completion of the Teacher Education Program (TEP) are required.

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Technology Education Major Change (CODO) Requirements   

Degree Requirements

120 Credits Required

Major Required Courses (45 credits)

3.0 ETTE Content GPA required for all courses listed below.

• ECET 22400 - Electronic Systems
• MFET 10301 - Geometric Modeling Applications
• TECH 12000 - Design Thinking In Technology * (satisfies Information Literacy and Science Technology & Society Selective for core)
• TLI 16100 - Prototyping In Engineering/Technology Education *
• TLI 26200 - Foundations Of Integrated STEM Education *
• TLI 26500 - Teaching The TE Of STEM ♦ *
• TLI 36100 - Engineering And Technology Education Instructional Planning And Evaluation ♦ *
• TLI 36700 - Teaching Design And Innovation I *
• TLI 46000 - Teaching Design And Innovation II *
• TLI 46100 - Engineering/Technology Teacher Lab Planning *
• TLI 46200 - Methods Of Teaching Engineering/Technology Education ♦ * EDCI 55800  may substitute for TLI 46200 if TLI 46200 is not available to the student. If TLI 46200 is offered, EDCI 55800 may be substituted at the ETTE Program Chair’s discretion. When the Chair’s discretion is used, written permission from the program chair will be required prior to enrollment in the course.

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• Technical Electives - Credit Hours: 3.00 *
• Technical Electives - Credit Hours: 3.00 *
• Technical Electives - Credit Hours: 3.00 *
• Technical Electives - Credit Hours: 3.00 *

Professional Education Requirements (38 credits)

All Professional Education courses, including Learner (Specialty) Pathway Concentration courses, are calculated into the Professional Education GPA (“B” average with no grade lower than a “C”).

K-12 Integrated STEM Optional Concentration

• K-12 Integrated STEM Optional Concentration for Education  

Other Departmental Requirements (25 credits)

• COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication (satisfies Oral Communication for core)
• MA 15300 - College Algebra (satisfies Quantitative Reasoning for core)
• MA 15800 - Precalculus - Functions And Trigonometry
• PHYS 22000 - General Physics (satisfies Science for core) 
• ECET 22400 - Electronic Systems
• Humanities Selective (satisfies Human Cultures Humanities for core) - Credit Hours: 3.00
• Science Selective (satisfies Science for core) - Credit Hours: 3.00
• Must be a lab from the approved UCC Science list.
• Advanced Communication Selective  - Credit Hours: 3.00
• Advanced Communication Selective  - Credit Hours: 3.00

Electives (12 Credits)

Any non-remedial course not already required/being used on the plan of study.

Supplemental List

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Grade Requirements

• All Professional Education courses, including Learner (Specialty) Pathway Concentration courses, must have no grade lower than a “C.”

GPA Requirements

• All Professional Education courses, including Learner (Specialty) Pathway Concentration courses, are calculated into the Professional Education GPA (“B” average with no grade lower than a “C”).
• 3.0 ETTE Content GPA required for all courses in the Major Required Courses area.
• 2.5 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.
• 2.5 Overall GPA is required for the Teacher Education Program and Indiana Licensure.
• 3.0 Content GPA, as calculated by the Office of Teacher Education and Licensure, is required for the Teacher Education Program and Indiana Licensure.
• 3.0 Professional GPA is required for the Teacher Education Program and Indiana Licensure.

Course Requirements and Notes

Double-counting policy - where is it allowed and not allowed; specific notes or requirements about courses; repeatable limits, study abroad, etc.

Non-course / Non-credit Requirements

Degree requirements which are not associated to a course. For example: portfolio, work experience, certifications. Should equal 0 credits.

Pass/No Pass Policy

• ETTE does not allow Pass/No Pass grading for any classes that are required to meet degree requirements. Pass/No Pass grading is allowed for Free Electives only.

Transfer Credit Policy

College, department, major transfer credit (including any/all undistributed credit, TR graded course, AP/IB credit, etc.) should be clearly stated. Can transfer credit be applied to the major? If yes, how and where?

University Requirements

Additional Information

• Indiana Licensure information.

Sample 4-Year Plan

Critical Course

The ♦ course is considered critical.

In alignment with the Degree Map Guidance for Indiana’s Public Colleges and Universities, published by the Commission for Higher Education (pursuant to HEA 1348-2013), a Critical Course is identified as “one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.  Students who want to be nurses, for example, should know that they are expected to be proficient in courses like biology in order to be successful.  These would be identified by the institutions for each degree program”. 

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