Academic Program Proposal

Date Proposal Activated	Institution and Proposal	Degree Awarded	Academic Program Name	Objection Deadline	MHEC Final Action	Final Decision Date
	University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Proposal	Upper-Division Certificate (U.D.C.)	Career and Technology Education	5/1/2024	Approved	5/20/2024
Career and Technology Education Program Description
The Upper Division Certificate (UDC) in Career and Technology Education (CTE) will provide a documented certificate to conditionally certified CTE teachers in Maryland who are working towards completing their required coursework for the Standard Professional I teaching license. The four courses are one of three requirements for the teachers to complete their Professional and Technical Education (PTE) certification from <br>the Maryland State Department of Education. The other requirements are passing a basic teaching examination (Praxis II and ACT, SAT, or GRE) and work experience. The rigorous 12 credit program will consist of four required courses, generally completed over a one and a half year period. The courses are intended for new teachers in CTE who transfer from the work world into teaching based on their technical and work <br>credentialed experiences. The courses will teach them the skills needed to instruct secondary students and cover advanced teaching content in the areas of standards-based instruction and methods, laboratory management, providing disciplinary literacy in the areas of reading, writing and mathematics, and differentiating instruction for students of all abilities. The courses are currently being offered on a non-degree seeking basis to teachers.