The Career and Technical Professional Studies program offers undergraduate curricula that prepare in-service teachers for career and technical education. This program leads to professional certification only. Program graduates have a broad range of employment opportunities as teachers/trainers in secondary schools, career and technical schools, post-secondary schools, and business and industry.
Certification to teach career and technical education in the commonwealth’s secondary schools is issued to individuals who meet statutory requirements, demonstrate occupational/technical proficiency on a nationally standardized occupational competency examination (which includes documenting four years of wage-earning experience) and complete 21 Post Baccalaureate credits of the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s approved university program.
The Career and Technical Teacher Post Baccalaureate Certification candidate will need to meet all entrance requirements. The Teacher Certification candidate must meet the following criteria:
- Hold a BA or BS degree from an accredited college or university.
- Have a minimum 3.0 overall undergraduate GPA.
- Have 3 undergraduate credits in mathematics, and 6 undergraduate credits in English composition, literature, or public speaking.
Certificate candidates will need to meet all PDE requirements for teacher certification.
Return to: