Vocational Education, B.S.
Requirements
(48 units)
Total units required for graduation: 186
Admission to the Program
The Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Vocational Education is designed to provide students who have significant occupational experience the opportunity to have that experience count as partial credit towards a baccalaureate degree. Qualified applicants can have their work experience evaluated and may be awarded up to 45 units of credit for prior learning which will be applied toward the degree.
In order to qualify for these occupational specialty units, students must have three years full-time, paid occupational work experience and one of the following:
1. Successfully pass the National Occupational Competency Examination (NOCE) in a specialization;
2. An Associate of Arts Degree from a regionally accredited institution in an approved vocational subject field;
3. Have a Swan Bill evaluation done by a State Evaluation Committee. (This requires seven years of paid work experience in addition to 1620 hours full time or 1000 hours part time teaching in an approved institutional program.)
Note: Occupational experience evaluation will only be completed for students who have completed at least 16 quarter units at CSUSB.
Occupational work experience credit is based upon the criteria currently stipulated by the state of California. Students not awarded the full 45 units of work experience credit will be required to take additional elective courses or internships to reach the total of 186 units required for the degree. No more than 45 units of credit by exam of any sort (CLEP, DANTE, EEE, etc.) may be counted toward the degree.
Students must have a minimum of three years paid work experience in order to be admitted to this program.
Requirements for Graduation
A. Students must complete a minimum of 186 quarter units.
1. At least 45 of these units must be completed as a regularly enrolled student at this university;
2. At least 60 of these units must be in upper-division course work;
3. It is recommended that students choose the following courses to fulfill the general education requirements:
a. COMM 120. Oral Communication
b. MATH 110. College Algebra
c. ECON 104. Introduction to Economics
d. One of the following (both are recommended):
CHEM 100. Chemistry in the Modern World
PHYS 100. Physics in the Modern World
4. Up to 45 units may be completed within the occupational specialty and/or in approved electives;
B. Students must earn a grade point average of 2.0 ("C") or better in all work attempted;
C. Students must complete the upper-division writing requirement, EDUC 306;
D. Students must complete the history, constitution and government requirements listed in the general education requirements
Degree Requirements (48 units)
1. ETEC 544. Design and Development of Instructional Materials I (4)
2. EVOC 335. Introduction to Vocational Education (4)
3. EVOC 508. Organization and Structure of Designated Subjects Programs (4)
4. EVOC 509. Personnel Management in Designated Subjects Programs (4)
5. Choose one of the following:
EVOC 510. Field Work in Coordination and Supervision of Designated Subjects Programs (4)
EVOC 518. Field Work in Designated Subjects (4)
6. EVOC 519. Computer Applications for Vocational Education Teachers (4)
7. EVOC 520. Curriculum Development in Vocational Education (4)
8. EVOC 521. Assessing Vocational Student Progress (4)
9. EVOC 522. Directing and Managing Occupational Programs (4)
10. EVOC 523. Learning Theory and Instructional Research Applied to Adult Learners (4)
11. Four units chosen from:
MGMT 302. Management and Organizational Behavior (4)
PSYC 302. Management and Organizational Behavior (4)
12. MGMT 455. Human Resources Management (4)
BACHELOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION (BVE) DEGREE PROGRAM
Requirements (76 units)
Total units required for graduation: 180
Admission to the Program
The Bachelor of Vocational Education (BVE) Degree Program has been designed to provide vocational and occupational teachers who have significant occupational and teaching experience the opportunity to have that experience count as partial credit toward a baccalaureate degree. Qualified applicants can have their work experience evaluated (under provisions of the Swan Bill) and may be awarded up to 60 units of academic credit which will be applied toward meeting the Vocational Arts Major requirements.
Note: In order to qualify for a Swan Bill Evaluation an applicant must have at least five years of paid full-time work experience, at least 1620 hours of full-time or 1000 hours of part-time teaching experience and an appropriate teaching credential.
Applicants must be admitted to the university and should take EVOC 335. Introduction to Vocational Education as soon as possible.
Requirements for Graduation
1. Students must complete a minimum of 180 quarter units of college credit:
a. At least 45 of these units must be completed as a regularly enrolled student at this university;
Note: Up to 105 quarter units of lower-division course work may be accepted as transfer credit from an accredited community college or other accredited postsecondary educational institutions.
b. At least 60 of these units must be in upper-division course work;
c. Eighty-two of these units must be in the area of general education as specified in the general education requirements, Page 63;
d. Forty-four of these units must be within the vocational arts major. All or most of these units are usually awarded as the result of the Swan Bill Evaluation of the applicant's occupational and teaching experience. At least 20 of these units are counted as upper-division;
e. Thirty-two of these units must be in the area of professional education and the vocational credential courses (or their equivalent);
f. Twenty-four of these units will consist of electives;
2. Students must earn a grade point average of 2.0 ("C") or better in all work attempted and 3.0 ("B") or better in all professional education courses attempted;
3. Students must complete the upper-division writing requirement (EDUC 306);
4. Students must complete the history, constitution and government requirements
5. Students must be recommended for graduation by the faculty of the university.
Requirements for the Bachelor in Vocational Education (BVE) Degree:
General Education requirements (82 units)
Vocational Arts Major (44 units), a maximum of 60 units may be awarded by Swan Bill evaluation
Upper-division requirements (32 units)
1. EVOC 335. Introduction to Vocational Education (4)
2. EVOC 501. Principles and Methods for Teaching Designated Subjects (4)
3. EVOC 502. Instructional Support for Teaching Designated Subjects (4)
4. EVOC 503. Contemporary Issues in Teaching Designated Subjects (4)
5. EVOC 504. Principles of Adult Education (4)
6. EVOC 518. Field Work in Designated Subjects (4)
7. EVOC 519. Computer Applications for Vocational Education Teachers (4)
8. EVOC 520. Curriculum Development in Vocational Education (4)
Electives (24 units)
1. Twenty-four units of free electives.
Please refer to the University catalog at http://catalog.csusb.edu for official information.