CAREER AND TECHNICAL STUDIES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
College of Continuing Education
- BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CAREER AND TECHNICAL STUDIES
- MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION
- CAREER POSSIBILITIES
- CONTACT
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This program is designed to provide training for adults who wish to train/teach in a career technical/business program in public institutions or private business settings. The Bachelor's degree includes the Designated Subjects Teaching Credential in Career Technical Education or Adult Education and the Supervision and Coordination Credential. The program is offered on weekends and uses instructional techniques suited to adult learners.
This program is offered through the College of Continuing Education while its academic home is in the Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, School Psychology, and Deaf Studies in the College of Education. It is approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC), the California State University Chancellor's Office, and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
Eligibility
The CTS degree program requires that students have five to seven years of career technical/business experience in a designated field prior to graduation. Degree candidates receive up to 30 elective units for prior job experience, teaching/training experience, supervisory experience, and current professional development and education. In addition, candidates complete general education and graduation requirements for Sacramento State and the Career and Technical Studies Major.
Programs Offered
- CTS Degree: Bachelor of Science in Career and Technical Studies
- Credentials: Designated Subjects Teaching Credential in Career Technical Education /
Designated Subjects Teaching Credential in Adult Education / Designated Subjects Teaching Credential in Supervision and Coordination - Master of Arts in Education: Workforce Development Advocacy
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
Requirements - Bachelor of Science in Career and Technical Studies Degree
Units required for the Major: 39
Minimum total units required for CTS: 120
Courses in parentheses are prerequisites.
Students will receive letter grades, "A" to "F," for all courses except special problems and field experience for which Credit/No Credit grades will be assigned. Students completing the teaching or supervision credentials will apply to the Sacramento County Office of Education.
In addition to the courses listed, students must receive credit through the Application for Review and Evaluation of Work Experience which will go through an evaluation process for past career technical/teaching experience and must be approved by the reviewer for the degree. Students may receive up to 30 elective units from this evaluation.
A. Required Courses (39 units)
See Education -- Special Education, Rehabilitation, School Psychology, and Deaf Studies for complete course descriptions.
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Characteristics and Management of Career Technical Education |
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Assessment and Instruction in Career Technical Education (EDUC 102) |
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Teaching Diverse Learners in Career Technical Education |
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Advanced Instructional Design, Program Evaluation and Leadership in Career Technical Education |
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Instructional Supervision/Coordination I of Career Technical Education (must be admitted to the BSCTS program) |
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Instructional Supervision/Coordination II of Career Technical Education (must be admitted to the BSCTS program) |
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Career Guidance in Career Technical Education (Application for Review of Work Experience) |
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Current Issues in Career Technical Education (must be admitted to the BSCTS program) |
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Education for Career Technical Students with Special Needs (must be admitted to the BSCTS program) |
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Legislation and Financing of Career Technical Education (must be admitted to the BSCTS program) |
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Introduction to Technology Based Teaching Strategies in Career Technical Education (must be admitted to the BSCTS program) |
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Multicultural Career Technical Education for a Pluralistic Society (must be admitted to the BSCTS program) |
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Behavior Management and Total Quality Management in the Career Technical Education Program (must be admitted to the BSCTS program) |
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School Health Education (CPR training; may be taken concurrently) |
B. Electives (0-6 units)
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Special Problems in Career Technical Education (must be admitted to the BSCTS program) |
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Field Experience in Career Technical Education (must be admitted to the BSCTS program) |
Note: Not all students will be required to take elective courses.
* EDUC 102 and EDUC 103 also fulfill requirements for Designated Subjects Teaching Credential Level I.
+ EDUC 104 and EDUC 105 also fulfill requirements for Designated Subjects Teaching Credential
Level II.
° EDUC 106 and EDUC 107 also fulfill requirements for Supervision and Coordination Credential.
GRADUATE PROGRAM
The advanced option in Workforce Development Advocacy is designed to complement the existing Bachelor of Science in Career and Technical Studies [CTS] degree. The new option would be offered as a component of the Master of Arts degree program in the Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, School Psychology, and Deaf Studies but delivered through the College of Continuing Education using a similar scheduling format as the CTS program (an intensive weekend schedule to which employers as well as CTS graduates have adapted).
Requirements - Master of Arts in Education - Workforce Development Advocacy
Units Required: 30
A. Core Requirements (9 units)
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Seminar: Future of Workforce Development |
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Education Research (EDGR 260; and Advancement to Candidacy for Special Education concentration; passing WPG exam for all other concentrations) |
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Education for a Democratic, Pluralistic Society (EDGR 260 and Advancement to Candidacy) |
B. Culminating Requirement (6 units)
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Project in Workforce Development Advocacy I |
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Project in Workforce Development Advocacy II |
C. Concentration Requirements (15 units)
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Perspectives of Workforce Development |
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Organization Learning Community |
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Workforce Assessment and Accountability | |
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Resource Enhancement for the Workforce Development Advocate |
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Issues Impacting Workforce Development Advocates |
Career Possibilities
Teacher in regional occupation programs, private post-secondary institutions, community colleges, correctional facilities and adult schools · Trainers and facilitators in public or private industry · School and career counselors · Human resource recruiters and placement personnel · Mediators and labor relations specialists · Educational administrators · School-to-work coordinators · Learning specialists · Administrators, managers and supervisors in public or private industry · Small business owners and entrepreneurs · Consultants in business, industry, and education
Contact Information
Maria Mejorado, BSCTS Faculty Coordinator
College of Education
Eureka Hall 406
(916) 278-3496
Jackie Jang, Program Coordinator
College of Continuing Education
Napa Hall
(916) 278-4813
Nicole Baptista, Program Advisor
College of Continuing Education
Napa Hall
(916) 278-6007
Karen Davis-O’Hara, Chair, Undergraduate Programs
College of Education
Eureka Hall
(916) 278-6639
Jill Matsueda, Senior Program Manager
College of Continuing Education
Napa Hall
(916) 278-4930