Master of Education Degree with Certification in Career and Technical Education

Program Description

The Master of Education (M.ED) program in Career and Technical Education (CTE) has three areas of concentration. The Concentrations are Business, Computer, and Information Technology Education; Industrial Education; and Marketing Education. Teacher certification can be earned simultaneously with the MED. The program is opened to those who hold a baccalaureate degree outside education but who do not have a public school teaching credential. Individuals seeking a pennsylvania Intern, Instructional I and/or Vocational Instructional I certificate should apply. Applicants already holding an Instructional I or II certificate or a Vocational I or II certificate who are interested in a master's degree should apply to the master of Science in Education (MSED) program.

Temple is the only university in eastern PA with State approved CTE certification programs in Industrial (vocational) Education and Marketing education, and is one of only a few institutions in PA with BCITE certification.

Requirements for Admission

Candidates must meet the general admission standards of the College of Education and the Temple University Graduate School. Criteria to determine applicant eligibility include a baseline undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 and acceptable scores (generally interpreted as being at the 50th percentile) on either the Miller's Analogy Test (MAT) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Applicants must also pass the PRAXIS I examination required by the PDE. In addition, a criminal background check, child abuse and FBI clearances, and a TB test are required.

Submitted applications must include the following:

MAT or GRE exam scores (current within 5 years of application date);
Praxis I scores;
State and federal clearances;
Official undergraduate (and graduate) transcripts from all accredited colleges or universities attended;
Three (3) letters of recommendation; and
A professional goal statement.

Application Deadline

Fall: April 1 (December 15 for international applicants)

Spring: November 1 (August 1 for international applicants)

Summer: April 1 (December 15 for international applicants)

Applications are processed as they are received throughout the year. With permission, a maximum of nine (9) credits of course work may be taken at Temple University toward degree requirements prior to matriculation. Six (6) graduate credits may be transferred into the program from another University provided that they are current within five years, fit into the program requirements, and meet the approval of the faculty advisor. Applications can be completed on-line on the Temple University Graduate School home page.

Program Requirements

The Master of Education (M.ED) in CTE is a 33-semester-hour program. A semester of full-time student teaching (15 weeks) and a culminating performance assessment (portfolio) is required to be endorsed for certification. There is no comprehensive written examination. The BCITE and Marketing Education concentrations award the Instructional Certificate for grades K-12 and the Industrial Education concentration awards the Vocational Instructional ertificate for grades 7-12.

To remain in good academic standing, a student must not accumulate more than two grades below B- or one F. To graduate, students must have at least a 3.0 grade point average and may not have an incomplete on their graduate record.

Students have four consecutive years from the semster of acceptance to complete the master's degree and are expected to be continuously enrolled every fall and spring semester. A fee is charged by the University for any semester a student is not enrolled and a leave of absence form must be filed. The semsester of a leave of absence counts toward the four year time limit.

Courses

Students must meet all prerequisites for the CTE concentration to which they are applying: Business, Computer, and Information Technology Education; Industrial Education; or Marketing Education. The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) expects that all individuals seeking teacher certification at the master's level, regardless of the concentration/specialization, have taken at least six (6) credits of college-level mathematics and six (6) credits of college-level English composition and literature in their undergraduate program. Prospective students should contact an advisor to discuss course/program prerequisites for their specialization in the Career andTechnical Education concentration

Course Sequences

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