Industrial Education Area (Engineering and Technology Track) – Bachelor of Science

TEP Admission Requirements

Students seeking teacher certification must apply for and be admitted to the Teacher Education Program (TEP). Additionally, to enroll in the clinical practice and meet state certification requirements, students must maintain a GPA of 2.75 overall (in all course work), as well as in professional education courses, with no grade lower than a "C" in professional education courses.

Courses marked with an asterisk (*) require admission to the Teacher Education Program.

Program Requirements

1. Admission to MSU with an assigned academic advisor.
2. Pursuance of program completion leading to teacher certification.
3. Completion of at least 30 credit hours.
4. Minimum GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale; or a GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale on the last thirty (30) credit hours. All college courses attempted must be a part of the applicant's MSU transcript. Transcripts must reflect all transfer coursework completed to date. All transfer courses, as well as MSU credit, are used in calculating the GPA.
5. Completion of the following five core courses with grades of “C” or better:
   1. ENG 100 – Writing I
   2. Mathematics General Education Requirement, as required by program
   3. COMS 108 – Fundamentals of Speech Communication
   4. EDF 207 – Foundations of Education (CTE and Agriculture Teaching candidates may substitute CTE 207) or UTCH 100 (MSUTeach programs)
   5. EDF 211 – Human Growth and development (IECE candidates may substitute EDEC 253) or UTCH 150 (MSUTeach programs)

Testing Requirements

TEP candidates must obtain the following scores on the ACT exam:

• Composite score of 22 or the corresponding minimum scores: Reading (20), English (18), and mathematics (19),

OR, the following scores on the Praxis I Core Skills for Educators exam:

• Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Combined 5752 Computer OR
• Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics 5733 Computer (Minimum score 150) and
• Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading 5713 Computer (Minimum score 156) and
• Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing 5723 Computer (Minimum score 162)

An applicant may use a combination of ACT and Praxis I minimum scores to meet testing requirements. If an applicant is within five points of one or more of the corresponding minimum scores of the Praxis I assessments, the candidate may be admitted if the candidate has a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. For information about the Praxis exams and to register for the test, please visit the Praxis website at www.ets.org/praxis.

Program Competencies

Upon completion of the program, the new teacher (student) will be able to:

1. Teach technical courses in one of the following areas: construction, engineering and technology education, health science education, information technology education, manufacturing technology, media arts or transportation education.
2. Demonstrate competence in Kentucky's teacher standards.
3. Apply teacher standards in 5-12 engineering and technology education or secondary or postsecondary occupation-based programs.

Assessment

1. Student maintaining teacher certification.
2. Yearly evaluation of occupation-based teacher turn over in the service area. Program faculty will perform the evaluation.

Engineering and Technology: Technical Track 1

Students are required to obtain a grade of "C" in all technical courses.

General Education

Area Requirements

Area Core Requirements

Technical Track 1 Requirements

Technical Track 1 Electives

Choose one of the following:

Professional Education