Career and Technical Education Program

Family and Consumer Science Department
College of Education and Professional Studies
Ellensburg
Michaelsen Hall, room 100
Mail Stop 7565
509-963-2766
Fax 509-963-2787
www.cwu.edu/family-consumer/career-and-technical-education-teaching-major
See website for how this program may be used for educational and career purposes.

Faculty and Staff    
Interim Chair
Sarah Feeney, PhD, CFLE

Program Coordinators
Kimberlee Bartel, PhD, business and marketing, career and technical education
Jodi Musser, MA, business marketing education, family and consumer sciences education, career and technical education

Professor
Kimberlee Bartel, PhD, business and marketing, career and technical education

Senior Lecturer
Jodi Musser, MA, business and marketing, career and technical education

Lecturer
Breanne Devlin, PhD, family and consumer sciences

Emeritus Professors
Willa Dene Powell, PhD, family and consumer sciences education
Marla Wyatt, PhD, family and consumer sciences education

Staff
Alex Lange, secretary supervisor

Program Information

Family and Consumer Sciences Career and Technical Education Teaching Major, BS

This bachelor of sciences teaching major satisfies the endorsement for family and consumer sciences teaching for career and technical education.

Special requirements:
Students wishing to obtain a teaching certificate in family and consumer sciences education will:

• Complete the family and consumer sciences career and technical education teaching major
• Successfully complete FCSG 205 before being fully admitted to the major
• Have a university-level cumulative GPA of at least 2.3 for full admission to this major and a 3.0 minimum cumulative GPA in the major to exit the program and to graduate from CWU with teacher certification
• Earn a grade of C or higher in each course counted toward fulfilling major requirements
• Apply, be accepted into, and complete the Teacher Certification Program
• Student teach in a CTE-approved program
• Hold a valid first aid card with CPR
• Complete 2,000 hours of paid work experience in the last six years
• Provide documentation of occupational safety

Family and Consumer Sciences Major, BA

The BA in family and consumer sciences comprises a general introduction to the broad areas of family and consumer sciences and, with an appropriate minor, can provide students with a well-rounded preparation for life or for further advanced study. This major requires a minor or double major. Students must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.3 for full admission to this major and a 2.5 GPA for graduation.

Business and Marketing Education Major, BS

This bachelor of science teaching major satisfies the endorsement for business and marketing education teaching for career and technical education. It is designed for students who are seeking teaching careers in business and marketing education at the secondary grade levels (7-12). The coursework provides experiences in the business and marketing education content areas and instructional pedagogy including field experiences that are designed to prepare teacher certification and content endorsement. Students in the business and marketing education major must be admitted to the Teacher Certification Program and complete the Secondary Education Major Program as part of the Teacher Certification Program.

Program Requirements and Pre-admission Requirements
Students wishing to obtain a teaching certificate in business and marketing education will:

• Complete the business and marketing career and technical education teaching major
• Successfully complete CTE 310 before being fully admitted to the major
• Have a university-level cumulative GPA of at least 2.3 for full admission to this major and a 3.0 minimum cumulative GPA in the major to exit the program and to graduate from CWU with teacher certification
• Earn a minimum grade of C in each course counted toward fulfilling major requirements
• Apply, be accepted into, and complete the Teacher Certification Program
• Student teach in a CTE -approved program
• Hold a valid first aid card with CPR
• Complete 2,000 hours of paid work experience in the last six years
• Provide documentation of occupational safety

Required to take the Secondary Education Program for 50 credits.

Programs

• Family and Consumer Sciences Major, BA

• Business and Marketing Education Major, BS
• Family and Consumer Sciences Career and Technical Education Teaching Major, BS

• Career and Technical Education Certificate

• Family and Consumer Sciences Education Minor
• Family and Consumer Sciences Minor

Courses

• BME 146 - Basic Accounting
• BME 296 - Individual Study
• BME 298 - Special Topics
• BME 299 - Seminar
• BME 316 - Educational Technology for Business and Marketing
• BME 346 - Basic Accounting for Business and Marketing Education
• BME 347 - Marketing Curriculum for Secondary Education
• BME 396 - Individual Study
• BME 397 - Honors
• BME 398 - Special Topics
• BME 399 - Seminar
• BME 445 - Technology for Business and Marketing Education
• BME 450 - Curriculum Development for Business and Marketing Education
• BME 451 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Information Technology
• BME 452 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Basic Business and Marketing
• BME 492 - Practicum
• BME 493A - Undergraduate Research Practicum
• BME 496 - Individual Study
• BME 497 - Honors
• BME 498 - Special Topics
• BME 499 - Seminar

• CTE 292 - Work-site Learning Practicum
• CTE 298 - Special Topics
• CTE 299 - Seminar
• CTE 310 - Introduction to Career and Technical Education
• CTE 310A - Career and Technical Education Teaching Methods
• CTE 310B - Career and Technical Education Occupational Analysis
• CTE 310C - Career and Technical Education Course Organization and Curriculum Design
• CTE 311A - Career and Technical Education Coordination Techniques of Cooperative Education
• CTE 311B - History and Philosophy of Career and Technical Education
• CTE 311C - Career and Technical Education Student and Professional Leadership Development
• CTE 311D - Career and Technical Education School Law and Issues Related to Abuse
• CTE 396 - Individual Study
• CTE 397 - Honors
• CTE 398 - Special Topics
• CTE 399 - Seminar
• CTE 410 - Career and Technical Education School to Work Programs
• CTE 422 - Impact of Education Reform on Career and Technical Education
• CTE 432 - Occupational Analysis (Put on reserve 9/16/19)
• CTE 460 - Business and Marketing Education Exit Assessment
• CTE 492 - Practicum
• CTE 496 - Individual Study
• CTE 497 - Honors
• CTE 498 - Special Topics
• CTE 499 - Seminar

• FCSE 298 - Special Topics
• FCSE 299 - Seminar
• FCSE 326 - Curriculum in Career and Technical Education for Family and Consumer Sciences
• FCSE 396 - Individual Study
• FCSE 397 - Honors
• FCSE 398 - Special Topics
• FCSE 399 - Seminar
• FCSE 426 - Methods and Materials of Teaching Family and Consumer Sciences
• FCSE 451 - Methods and Materials of Teaching FCS Laboratory Course Content
• FCSE 491 - Workshop
• FCSE 496 - Individual Study
• FCSE 497 - Honors
• FCSE 498 - Special Topics
• FCSE 499 - Seminar

• GPD 422 - Housing America’s Families
• GPD 432 - Nutrition Education in the Family and Consumer Sciences Classroom
• GPD 441 - Secondary Instruction in Sewing and Textiles

• OCED 492 - Practicum