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DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION CURRICULUM
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

I. General Education Requirements 

Course Title Credits

A. Curriculum Area I - Arts and Humanities*

ARTS 101 Exploration of the Visual Arts — 3 
ENGL 328 World Literature I — 3
ENGL 203 Fundamentals of Contemporary Speech — 3

Total — 9

B. Curriculum Area II - Social and Behavioral Sciences*

ECON 201 Principles of Economics I — 3
PSYC 200 Introduction to Psychology — 3

Total — 6

C. Curriculum Area III - Biological and Physical Sciences**

PHYS 121 General College Physics I — 4
PHYS 122 General College Physics II — 4

Total — 8

D. Curriculum Area IV - Mathematics**

MATH 109 College Algebra — 3 
MATH 110 Trig. and Analytic Geometry — 3

Total — 6

E. Curriculum Area V - English Composition**

ENGL 101 Basic Composition I — 3
ENGL 102 Basic Composition II — 3
ENGL 305 Technical Writing — 3

Total — 9

F. Curriculum Area VI - Emerging Issues

GNST 101 First Year Experience Seminar — 1

Total — 1

*Course Requirements other than those listed above should be selected in consultation with the advisor or Department Chairman.

**Students are required to receive a grade of C or better in these courses.

II. Departmental Core Courses 

INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Credits

EDTE 111 Introduction to Technology — 3 
EDTE 367 Instructional Analysis and Curriculum Development — 3
EDTE 481 Facilities Organization and Management — 3

Total — 9 

PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY 

Credits

CMTE 233 Construction Materials — 3
EDTE 351 Construction Technology — 3
ETME 356 Manufacturing Processes — 3
EDTE 361 Manufacturing Technology — 3

Total — 12

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

Credits

CMTE 201 Architectural Drawing — 3
EDTE 131 Technical Drawing I — 3
EDTE 132 Technical Drawing II — 3
EDTE 232 Graphic Communication Processes — 3 

Total — 12

ENERGY/TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY

Credits 

EDTE 311 Electricity and Electronics I — 3
EDTE 312 Electricity and Electronics II — 3
EDTE 341 Transportation Systems — 3
EDTE 342 Power and Energy Systems — 3

Total — 12

TECHNICAL ELECTIVES

Credits

*CMTE 305 Computer Applications in Construction — 3
CMTE 214 Construction Surveying — 3
*CSDP 220 Introduction to Computer Programming — 4
EDTE 499 Research and Experimentation in Technology Education — 3
ENVS 101 Introduction to Environmental Science — 3
*ETME 360 CNC Machines and Programming — 3
EDTE 482 Core Technologies I — 3
EDTE 483 Core Technologies II — 3
EDTE 484 Information Systems — 3 

Total — 3

*Minimum three (3) elective credit hours in a Computer Applications or Programming course. 

III. Professional Education Courses

Course Title Credits

EDCI 200 Introduction to Contemporary Education — 3
EDCI 305 Human Growth and Development — 3
PSYC 307 Educational Psychology — 3
EDCI 402 Fundamentals of Reading Instruction — 3
EDCI 311 Comprehensive Assessment in Education — 3
EDCI 406 Classroom Management — 3
EDSP 200 Introduction to Special Education — 3
EDCI 425D Curriculum and Instructional Methods in Technology Education — 3
EDCI 400 Senior Seminar — 3
EDCI 460/470D Teaching Internship — 12

Total — 39

TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIRED CREDITS 126
 
 

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
Recommended Course Sequence

FRESHMAN YEAR

Fall Semester Credits

EDTE 111 Intro. to Technology — 3
EDTE 131 Tech Drawing I — 3
ENGL 101 Basic Composition I — 3
MATH 109 College Algebra — 3
GNST 101 First Year Experience Seminar — 1
ARTS 101 Exploration of the Visual Arts — 3

Semester Total16

Spring Semester Credits
MATH 110 Trig. Analytic Geometry — 3
EDTE 132 Tech Drawing II (CAD) — 3
ENGL 102 Basic Composition II — 3
EDTE Technical Elective — 3
PSYC 200Introduction to Psychology — 3

Semester Total15

SOPHOMORE YEAR

Fall Semester Credits

CMTE 201 Architec. Drawing — 3
ECON 201 Prin. Economics I — 3
PHYS 121 Gen. College Phy. — 4
ENGL 203 Fund. Contem. Spch. — 3
EDCI 200 Intro to Education — 3

Semester Total16

Spring Semester Credits
CMTE 233 Construction Materials — 3
EDTE 232 Graphic Communication — 3
ETME 356 Manufacturing Processes — 3
PHYS 122 Gen. College Physics II — 4
EDCI 305 Hum. Growth & Develop. — 3

Semester Total — 16

JUNIOR YEAR

Fall Semester Credits

EDTE 311 Elect/Elec. I — 3
EDTE 341 Trans. Systems — 3
EDTE 351 Construction Tech. — 3
PSYC 307 Educ. Psych. — 3
ENGL 305 Technical Writing — 3
ENGL328 World Literature I — 3

Semester Total — 18

Spring Semester Credits
EDCI 402 Fund. of Reading — 3
EDTE 312 Elect/Elect.II — 3
EDTE 361 Manufacturing Technology — 3
EDTE 367 Instrul Analysis Curr Devel — 3
EDTE 342 Power & Energy — 3

Semester Total — 15

SENIOR YEAR

Fall Semester Credits

EDSP 200 Intro to Spec. Ed. — 3
EDTE 481 Facilit. Org. & Mgt. — 3
EDCI 425 Curri.&Instr. Methr Tech. Ed. — 3
EDCI 406 Classroom Management — 3
EDCI 311 Comprehensive Assessment — 3

Semester Total — 15

Second Semester Credits
EDCI 400 Senior Seminar — 3
EDCI 460/470 Teach. Internship — 12

Semester Total — 15

Total Semester Hours — 126

Department of Technology

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