Secondary Career & Technical Education, B.A.S.

University Studies Program Requirements

Several Professional Education and Core Content courses fulfil University Studies Program requirements.

• FYS- First Year - Seminar Credits: 3
• COM 1 - Communication 1 Credits: 3
• COM 2 - Communication 2 Credits: 3
• COM 3 - Communication 3 Credits: 3
• Q - - Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 3
• PN - - Physical and Natural World (1) Credits: 3
• PN - - Physical and Natural World (2) Credits: 3
• H - - Human Culture (1) Credits: 3
• H - - Human Culture (2) Credits: 3
• V - - U.S. & WY Constitution Credits: 3

Professional Education Requirements

This program consists of a minimum of 120 total hours. Minimum of 2.500 content GPA required.

This is a B.A.S. degree completion which requires students to transfer in specific CTE coursework to UW and then complete the professional education requirements. 

The major will be advised through both the College of Education main campus and UW Casper.

Students are suggested to take STAT 2050 or STAT 2070 to complete the USP:Q and PHYS 1050, PHYS 1100, or PHYS 1210 to complete part of the USP:PN.  

Online Access: The CTE program is a distance delivered program with the exception of a few intensive weekends (these weekends could be held on the UW-Casper campus or could be virtual depending on need).

• Foundations

• EDST 2450 - Foundations of Development and Learning Credits: 3
• ITEC 2360 - Teaching with Technology Credits: 3

• Completion of EDST 2450 with a minimum grade of C or better is a prerequisite for the following courses:

• EDEX 2484 - Introduction to Special Education Credits: 3
• EDST 3480 - Diversity & the Politics of Schooling Credits: 3

• A minimum 2.75 UW cumulative GPA is required for registration in EDST 3100 and EDST 3101.

  A copy of your valid Wyoming Substitute Teaching Permit must be on file with the Teacher Preparation and Advising Office no later than the first day of class.

• EDST 3100 - Teacher as Practitioner Credits: 3
• EDST 3101 - Practicum 3 Credits: 2
• EDST 3200 - Foundations of ESL Learning Credits: 3

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• Assessment

• EDST 2550 - Educational Assessment Credits: 3

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• EDSE 3020 - Facilities and Advisery Management Credits: 2-4 (3 Credits Required)

• Methods (Offered Fall Semester Only)

• EDSE 3277 - Tech Ed Methods I: Intro Credits: 3-6 (3 Credits Required)
• EDSE 4277 - Subject Matter Specific Methods II: Secondary Technology Education Credits: 3-6 (4 Credits Required) 

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• Residency (Offered Spring Semester Only)

• EDSE 4500 - Residency in Teaching Credits: 1-16 (12 Credits Required) 
• EDSE 4550 - Residency Applications and Synthesis Credits: 3

Major Content

Students must complete a minimum of 120 credits to graduate (Professional Education Requirements and Major Content transfer credit).  The Major Content transfer credit must be from a block transfer agreement requiring students to complete at least one PTSB approved content area that students transfer into the B.A.S. program at UW.  This coursework may be completed either prior to matriculating into the B.A.S. program or taken concurrently with the UW coursework.