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2024-2025 University Catalog

Engineering Technology Education, BS

Location(s): West Lafayette


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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.The Engineering Technology Teacher Education major 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.

See Teacher Licensure Information in the plan below.

Engineering and Technology Education Content Tests

Engineering Technology Education Website

Engineering Technology Education Major Change (CODO) Requirements     

Degree Requirements


120 Credits Required

Major Required Courses (45 credits)


Professional Education Requirements (38 credits)


All required Professional Education, and Learner Specialty Pathway courses are calculated into the 2.5 Overall Teacher Education GPA requirement with no grade lower than a ”C”.

Foundational Courses


Learner Specialty Pathway Selective (3 credits)


Choose one course from one of the learner specialty pathway areas below. Students can elect to take additional coursework to complete a full concentration if they choose, but is not required. See the links for concentration requirements.

If you desire additional information regarding the Learner Specialty Pathway, please reach out to your academic advisor or visit the Learner Specialty Pathway tab found here.

Capstone (12 credits)


K-12 Integrated STEM Optional Concentration


Other Departmental Requirements (25 credits)


Electives (12 Credits)


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

GPA Requirements


  • 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.

Teacher Licensure Information


Successful completion of the Purdue University Engineering Technology Education Program, Engineering Technology Education, BS, and the State of Indiana licensure requirements results in an Indiana initial instructional License in Technology Education (5-12), and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12). Contact the Office of Teacher Education and Licensure for additional information regarding Teacher Education and licensure requirements.

Office of Teacher Education and Licensure - Purdue University College of Education

Teacher Education Program (TEP) Requirements and Milestones

 

  • 2.5 Overall GPA is required for the Teacher Education Program.
  • Students must successfully progress through Milestone A to enroll in any Professional Education **Restricted Methods course.
  • Successful completion of all Major, Professional Education (including all Foundations Courses with linked Foundations Portfolio Common Assessments and **Restricted Methods Courses), Learner Specialty Concentration/Pathway, and degree courses are required prior to Milestone C. Program limitations restrict additional courses to be taken simultaneously with or following student teaching without advance authorization.
  • Successful completion of all Foundations Portfolio Common Assessments are required prior to Milestone D.
  • Blended and online Teaching licensure requirements are embedded into coursework for all Undergraduate Licensure Programs.
  • Beginning July 1, 2025 - According to the Indiana State Board of Education, students seeking an Initial Indiana License in a content area involving literacy instruction, including special education, must obtain an early literacy endorsement, Science of Reading (P-5), as required under IC 20-28-5-19.7.

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.

University Requirements


University Core Requirements


For a complete listing of University Core Course Selectives, visit the University Senate Website.
  • Human Cultures: Behavioral/Social Science (BSS)
  • Human Cultures: Humanities (HUM)
  • Information Literacy (IL)
  • Oral Communication (OC)
  • Quantitative Reasoning (QR)
  • Science #1 (SCI)
  • Science #2 (SCI)
  • Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
  • Written Communication (WC) 

Civics Literacy Proficiency Requirement


The Civics Literacy Proficiency activities are designed to develop civic knowledge of Purdue students in an effort to graduate a more informed citizenry. For more information visit the Civics Literacy Proficiency website.

To obtain the Civics Literacy Proficiency, students will complete an educational activity as part of their chosen Civics Literacy Pathway and pass the Purdue Civics knowledge test.  The knowledge test can be completed at any time while the pathway is being perused.  There are three different pathways:

  • Civics Event pathway - Attend six approved civics-related events and pass the required exam; or
  • Civics Literacy Podcast pathway - Complete 12 podcasts created by the Purdue Center for C-SPAN Scholarship & Engagement that use C-SPAN material and pass the required exam; or
  • Approved course pathway - Complete  one of the following approved courses and pass the required exam.

More details about each pathway and how to complete the requirement can be found on the Civics Literacy Student Dashboard in myPurdue.

Upper Level Requirement


  • Resident study at Purdue University for at least two semesters and the enrollment in and completion of at least 32 semester hours of coursework required and approved for the completion of the degree. These courses are expected to be at least junior-level (30000+) courses.
  • Students should be able to fulfill most, if not all, of these credits within their major requirements; there should be a clear pathway for students to complete any credits not completed within their major.

Sample 4-Year Plan


15 Credits


15 Credits


15 Credits


16 Credits


Fall 3rd Year


17 Credits


Spring 3rd Year


15 Credits


Fall 4th Year


15 Credits


Spring 4th Year


12 Credits


Pre-Requisite Information


For pre-requisite information, log in to mypurdue.purdue.edu and click here.

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.”

Disclaimer


The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements. Consultation with an advisor may result in an altered plan customized for an individual student. The myPurduePlan powered by DegreeWorks is the knowledge source for specific requirements and completion.

Comparative information about Purdue University and other U.S. educational institutions is also available through the College Navigator tool, provided by the National Center for Education Statistics, and through the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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