Bachelor of Science Degree With a Major in Occupational Training and Development

A minimum of 124 semester hours is required for the Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Occupational Training and Development. Degree requirements include general education, the occupational specialization, occupational support, interdisciplinary/applied arts, occupational training and development, and applied electives.

General Education Requirements
Students must complete the University’s General Education requirements, which include the 48 hour core curriculum. (See “General Education Requirement” in “Undergraduate Programs”; see also “University Core Curriculum Program.”)

Occupational Specialization Requirements (24 semester hours)
Semester-hour credit for the Occupational Specialization may be completed at a community college, technical institute, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi or another institution of higher education.

Interdisciplinary/Applied Arts (12 semester hours)
Course work applicable to the Occupational Specialization requires advisor approval.

Applied Electives
Electives as needed to complete minimum of 124 degree semester hours and 45 upper- division hour requirements.

Trade and Industrial Teacher Certification (Grades 8-12)
Students seeking certification to teach one of the courses related to the Trade and Industrial (T&I) discipline at the secondary level (Grade 8-12) must comply with the following requirements. The student must first adhere to University admission requirements (See Admission section of the catalog.) The student is also required to complete a TB screening and criminal background check.

Placement in the T&I classroom is subject to the approval of the student’s Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) form. In addition, the student will be required to be the teacher of record for one year at the secondary level in a public school to be considered for T&I certification. As a part of this admittance process the student will be provided with a certification plan. Registration in OCTD 4698 and employment with a school district will allow the student to obtain a Probationary Certificate. The Probationary Certificate is a one year certificate that may be renewed for one additional year. The certification courses follow:

OCTD 4305 Methods of Teaching Career and Technology Education
OCTD 4335 Development, Organization and Use of Instructional Materials
OCTD 4336 Shop and Classroom Organization and Management
OCTD 4337 Selection, Placement and Follow-up in Career and Technology Education
OCTD 4338 Human Relations for Career and Technology Education
OCTD 4340 Analysis and Coursemaking
OCTD 4698 Occupational Training and Development Internship

Other requirements for completion of the T&I certification program include obtaining completion certificates as a result of attending the Texas Education Agency’s New Teacher’s Workshop and the T&I Teacher’s Summer Improvement Conference.

Once the student has completed all certification requirements he/she will be given the appropriate bar code for the TIE-PPR TExES exam. After the student passes the TExES exam, he/she will be eligible to apply for and be recommended for the secondary Standard Teaching Certificate for T&I teachers.

The T&I teacher certification may be used toward a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Training and Development. The T&I teacher certification requirements meet or exceed the certification standards as described in the Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Title 19, Part 7, Chapter 230, Subchapter P, Rule 230.483.

Undergraduate Courses