The Department of Vocational Teacher Preparation provides teacher education programs to prepare individuals to teach their occupational specialty in schools, colleges, industry and other settings where vocational/career and technical education is delivered. Common settings include comprehensive high schools, BOCES' career centers, correctional facilities, community colleges, and training centers in industry.

This program prepares individuals with vocational and technical backgrounds to teach occupational skills in high schools, trade schools, community colleges, agricultural and technical colleges, adult continuing education programs, the armed forces and industry. Five B.S. programs lead to initial New York State Certification to teach agricultural subjects, Business and Marketing subjects education, health career education, Family and Consumer Sciences, Technical Education and Trade Education. While you can enter Business and Marketing Education as a freshman, other programs require an A.A.S. or A.O.S. degree in the technical or trade occupation you wish to teach, or a high school diploma and at least four consecutive years of experience in the field.

PROGRAMS OFFERED:

Undergraduate Initial Certification Programs

• Vocational Teacher Preparation 7-12 BS Degrees
  Agriculture, Family & Consumer Science, Health Careers, Technical & Trade Subjects
• Agricultural Education All Grades BS
• Business & Marketing Education All Grades BS
• Coordinator of Work-Based Learning Extension

Graduate Initial Certification Programs

• Vocational Teacher Preparation 7-12 Initial Certification MSEDs
  Agriculture, Family & Consumer Science, Health Careers, Technical & Trade Subjects
• Agricultural Education All Grades MSED
• Business & Marketing Education All Grades MSED
• Family & Consumer Science All Grades MSED
• Coordinator of Work-Based Learning Extension

Graduate Professional/Permanent Certification Programs

• Curriculum & Instruction MSEDs
  For professional/permanent certification in: 
  o Early Childhood, Childhood and Middle Childhood
     Education & Special Education;
  o Adolescence 7-12 Education & Special Education; or
  o Art & Music Education K-12 & All Grades
• Technology Education K-12 & All Grades MSEDs
• Career & Technical Education 7-12 & All Grades Professional Certification MSEDs
  In all certification areas of Agriculture, Family & Consumer Science, Health Careers, Technical & Trade Subjects
• Vocational-Technical Education Permanent Certification MSED
  In all certification areas of Agriculture, Family & Consumer Science, Health Careers, Technical & Trade Subjects

Non-Degree Programs

• Coordinator of Work-Based Learning Extension
• Driver Education Certification

For more information, contact:
Dr. Margaret Martin, Chair
mmartin4@oswego.edu
307 Park Hall
SUNY Oswego
Oswego, NY  13126
(315) 312-2480 Phone
(315) 312-3062 Fax