University of Nebraska at Kearney
College of Business and Technology

1994-96 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

Department of Business Administration/Education

Occupational Education Major

I. Bachelor of Science Degree

A. General Studies Program - 45 Credit Hours

B. Professional Vocational Education Courses (courses listed below) - 30 Credit Hours

C. Supporting Courses - 10 Credit Hours

D. Technical Competency - 0-40 Credit Hours

E. Electives to total - 125 Credit Hours

Required

B&T 401 Educational Resources in B&T - 3

VOED 431 Coordinating Techniques - 3

VOED 432 Foundations and Contemporary Issues in VOED - 3

VOED 433 Administration and Organization of VOED - 3

VOED 434 Intro to Students with Special Needs - 3

VOED 437 Principles of Adult VOED - 3

VOED 438 Program Development in VOED- Methods and Techniques - 3

VOED 442 Technical Community College - 3

VOED electives (to be approved by the Advisor) - 6

Supporting Courses - 10 hours
Business, Family and Consumer Science, Industrial Technology, Vocational Education, or another field selected with the approval of the advisor.

Technical Competency - 0-40 hours
A maximum of forty (40) semester hours can be awarded for technical competency based on: (1) successful completion of an Associate of Applied Science or Associate of Applied Arts Degree; (2) work experience; (3) satisfactory completion of the National Occupational Competency Test Institute test (NOCTI); or (4) a combination of the above. Credit for technical competence will be awarded when all other degree requirements have been met. Persons selecting option two above must be evaluated for technical competency. For information, contact the Director, Center for Vocational Education.

Note: A minimum of two years' full-time employment or the equivalent is required of all persons completing this degree.

ENDORSEMENTS IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

VOED 400 Bus & Tech Core Methods - 3

VOED 431 Coordinating Techniques - 3

VOED 432 Foundations and Contemporary Issues in VOED - 3

VOED 434 Intro to Students with Special Needs - 3

For information regarding the required occupational experience in the following areas:

1. Business Education

2. Diversified Occupations

3. Marketing Education
4. Occupational Home Economics
5. Trade and Industrial Education

Endorsement in Diversified Occupations:
This endorsement is a supplemental endorsement, not a field or subject endorsement. It is designed to be added to endorsements in one of the following areas: Business Education, Industrial Technology, Marketing Education, Trade and Industry, or Vocational Home Economics. Persons with this endorsement may teach/coordinate diversified occupations (a course of instruction which includes teaching job-related skills applicable to a variety of occupations) and to supervise students in grade 7 through 12 during on-the-job training.

The following Vocational Education course is required:

VOED 431 Coordinating Techniques - 3

Endorsement in Vocational Special Needs:
This endorsement is a supplemental endorsement, not a field or subject endorsement. The program of preparation for an endorsement shall include demonstrated competency in the areas of working with disadvantaged and individuals with disabilities.

Required - 15 hours

VOED 420 Vocational Evaluation and Assessment in School Settings - 3

VOED 434 Introduction to Students with Special Needs - 3

VOED 435 Programming for Students with Special Needs - 3

VOED 436 Career Guidance for Students with Special Needs - 3

VOED 480 Learning Style/Teaching Style - 3