Degrees

Bachelor of Science in Vocational-Technical Education

The Bachelor of Science in Vocational Technical Education degree curriculum is organized with two options which are designed to meet the needs of persons with different work experience backgrounds.

Private Sector Option I of the curriculum is designed for persons who have completed a vocational-technical education program in an accredited public sector institution who have less than two years of work experience above the learner's level in one of the industrial or technical occupations taught in Kansas.

Public Sector Option II of the curriculum is designed to provide specialized teacher education for persons teaching or preparing to teach in trade and industrial and technical programs.

Credit of up to 24 semester hours is granted on an individual basis in the two options based on occupational competency.

Baccalaureate Degree Requirements for Private Sector Option I
- General Education Requirements for students preparing to teach in a private sector setting
  - Basic Skills (12-13 hours)
  - General Education Electives (34-41 hours)
    - Sciences (8-9 hours)
      - Natural Sciences (Select one)
        
        BIOL-111: General Biology (3 hours)
        
        AND BIOL-112: General Biology Laboratory (2 hours)
        
        BIOL-113: Environmental Life Science (4 hours)
        
        BIOL-211: Principles of Biology I (4 hours)
      - Physical Sciences (Select one)
        
        CHEM-105: Introductory Chemistry (3 hours)
        
        AND CHEM-106: Introductory Chemistry Laboratory (1 hours)
        
        CHEM-107: Chemistry for the Life Sciences (3 hours)
        
        AND CHEM-108: Chemistry for the Life Sciences Laboratory (1 hours)
        
        PHYS-160: Physical Geology (3 hours)
        
        AND PHYS-165: Physical Geology Laboratory (1 hours)
        
        PHYS-162: Physical Oceanography (3 hours)
        
        AND PHYS-163: Physical Oceanography Laboratory (1 hours)
        
        PHYS-166: Meteorology (3 hours)
        
        AND PHYS-167: Meteorology Laboratory (1 hours)
        
        PHYS-171: Physical Science (3 hours)
        
        AND PHYS-172: Physical Science Laboratory (1 hours)
        
        PHYS-175: Descriptive Astronomy (3 hours)
        
        AND PHYS-176: Astronomy Laboratory (1 hours)
        
        PHYS-375: Solar System Astronomy (3 hours)
        
        AND PHYS-176: Astronomy Laboratory (1 hours)
    - Social Studies (Select one) (3 hours)
      - SOC-100: Introduction to Sociology (3 hours)
      - WOMEN-200: Introduction to Women's Studies (3 hours)
    - Political Studies (3 hours)
      - POLS-101: U.S. Politics (3 hours)
    - Producing and Consuming (Select one from two of the following three categories) (5-6 hours)
    - Fine Arts and Aesthetic Studies (select one) (2-3 hours)
    - Cultural Studies (Select one) (3-5 hours)
    - Health and Well Being (4-6 hours)
      - Psychological
        
        PSYCH-155: General Psychology (3 hours)
      - Physical (Select one)
        
        FCS-203: Nutrition and Health (3 hours)
        
        FCS-301: Nutrition (3 hours)
        
        HHP-150: Lifetime Fitness Concepts (1 hours)
        
        NURS-303: Introduction to Public Health (3 hours)
    - Human Heritage (Select one from two of the following three categories) (6 hours)
- Vocational Technical Education Major for Option I (30 hours)
  Selected from the following courses
  TTED 201 Vocational Work Experience and TTED 401 Vocational Work Experience must both be taken for 12 hours each.
- Area of Support Requirements for Option I (21 hours)
  Requires study in no more than two departments outside the major selection of courses, as this area should give consideration to study that supports a student's professional development objectives. Examples of outside departments are Chemistry, Computer Science-Information Systems, Military Science, Psychology and Counseling, and Technology and Workforce Learning.
- Technical Elective Requirements for Option I (24 hours)
  Technical electives may total 24 hours of technical courses that are directly related to the student's career objective. (Maximum transfer credit of 24 hours in this area)
- General Electives (0-3 hours)
  Total minimum hours required (124 hours)
  
  TM 390, TTED 391, TTED 445 and TTED 479 are required of all majors.
Baccalaureate Degree Requirements for Public Sector Option II
- General Education Requirements for students preparing to teach in a public sector setting@
  - Communication (9 hours)
    - English Composition (6 hours)
    - Speech Communication (3 hours)
  - Social and Behavioral Science (6 hours)
    - Economics, geography, political science, psychology, sociology
  - Mathematics and Science (6 hours)
    - Biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics (MATH 017 Elementary Algebra, MATH 019 Intermediate Algebra, or two hours of MATH 110 College Algebra with Review are not accepted for the mathematics and science area of concentration.)
  - Humanities (6 hours)
    - Art, foreign language, history, literature, music, philosophy, theatre
  - Electives (16 hours)
    - To be selected from any course taken outside the College of Technology.
    Total (43 hours)
- Vocational Technical Education Major for Option II (45 hours)
  Selected from the following courses
  TTED 201 Vocational Work Experience and TTED 401 Vocational Work Experience must both be taken for 12 hours each.
- Professional Education and Support Requirements for Option II (14 hours)
- Electives (22 hours)
  Total (124 hours)
  
  TTED 201, TTED 401, TTED 694, and TTED 697 are required of all majors.
  
  @On December 18, 1989 the Faculty Senate adopted the General Education Committee's recommendation to grant an exception from the general education requirements as stated in this current catalog for the BSVTE degree candidates and permit these students to meet the requirements for graduation by meeting the general education requirements listed in the 1984-86 PSU Catalog, on page 31, with an additional 16 hours of general education electives. Students enrolled as on-campus students are required to meet the current University Catalog general education requirements. This policy was reaffirmed by the General Education Committee on October 15, 2004, and the Faculty Senate on November 22, 2004.
- Credit for Work Experience
  A maximum of twenty-four semester hours of work experience credit may be granted to qualified students working toward meeting requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Vocational-Technical Education degree. Applicants are expected to meet the minimum work experience time for industrial, technical, or health occupation teachers established by the Division of Community Colleges and Vocational Education as specified in the Kansas State Teacher Certification Standards. Two years of experience above the learning level are required. One year of the experience is to be full-time, continuous work.
  
  Applicants who hold a license or certificate will not be required to take the written or skill sections of the examination, but will take the classification test and oral interview. University credit is granted by enrolling in the work experience courses TTED 201 and TTED 401 Vocational Work Experience for a total of twenty-four semester hours. The following procedure should be followed by persons desiring to qualify for vocational, industrial or technical certification and to become eligible for university credit:
  
  1. Make application for the Competency Examination with the Area Test Center Coordinator, Department of Technology and Workforce Learning, Pittsburg State University. Pittsburg, Kansas 66762.
  
  2. Complete the examination form with documented record of work experience.
  
  3. Schedule examinations and pay required fee.
  
  4. Satisfactorily complete the following examinations with a grade of "C" or better.
  
  a. A written examination relating to information of the occupation.
  
  b. A performance examination in the skill area.
  
  5. Persons who pass the examination may enroll in the courses TTED 201 and TTED 401 Vocational Work Experience. Persons who have completed a baccalaureate degree may not enroll for work experience credit.
  
  Skill Competency Examinations are scheduled each year in April. Written competency tests are administered in April and, in some cases, on demand.