Technology Education (CTE) (BS) Military Pathway

Bachelor of Science in Career & Technical Education
For Catalog Years 2024-2027

This military pathway outlines degree requirements that may be satisfied by military training and experience or exams, as well as requirements that must be satisfied through courses taken at Old Dominion University.

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Where indicated, a passing CLEP or DSST examination score will satisfy the ODU course requirement.

A student may forego the CLEP or DSST option and satisfy the requirements by taking the actual courses. If a course is taken elsewhere, check first for transfer equivalency in ODU's Transfer Equivalency Tool.

Prior learning credit is also available in specific situations at a cost of 20-50% of the current tuition rate. Prior learning credit may not be paid for by military tuition assistance (TA). Prior learning credit cannot exceed 60 credit hours.

Lower Division General Education Requirements

Military Course, Certification, Experience or ExamODU Equivalent CourseCredits
CLEP College Composition (NOT Modular)ENGL 110C English Composition3
DSST Technical WritingENGL 231C Writing, Rhetoric, and Research: Special Topics3
Select specialtiesOral Communication requirement3
CLEP College Math, College Algebra, or PrecalculusMATH 101M, 102M or 162M3
DSST Fundamentals of Algebra or Principles of StatisticsMATH 102M or STAT 130M
CLEP Foreign Languages or military linguist or DLIFLC gradLanguage and Culture requirement*6
Current or previous E6-E9STEM 251G Computer Literacy: Communication and Information3
CLEP Human Growth and Development or DSST Lifespan Development PsychologyPSYC 203S Lifespan Development3
CLEP Any History examInterpreting the Past requirement3
CLEP American or Analyzing & Interpreting LiteratureLiterature requirement3
CLEP BiologyNature of Science requirement8
Subtotal: 38 credits

*ODU’s Language and Culture requirement can be satisfied by three years of a foreign language or two years of two foreign languages in high school. Students whose native language is not English are exempt from taking a foreign language for general education.

Department, Major or Core Requirements

Military Course, Certification, Experience or ExamODU Equivalent CourseCredits
CLEP or DSST Multiple ChoicesElectives to meet 120 creditsvarious
Current or previous E6-E9 or DSST Principles of SupervisionSEPS 302 Workforce Supervision (meets elective requirement)3
Current or previous E7-E9 or CLEP Principles of ManagementMGMT 325 Contemporary Organizations and Management3
Current or previous E8-E9MGMT 330 Organizational Behavior (meets elective requirement)3
Current or previous E9MGMT 410 Leadership in Organizations (meets elective requirement)3
Select specialtiesFOUN 302 Assessment of Learning or SEPS 450 Assessment, Evaluation & Improvement3
Select specialtiesSEPS 400 Instructional Systems Development3
Select specialtiesSEPS 402 Instructional Methods in Occupational Studies3
Select specialtiesSTEM 221 Industrial Materials3
Select specialtiesSTEM 231 Materials and Processes Technology3
Select specialtiesSTEM 241 Energy Systems: Basic Electricity3
Select specialtiesSTEM 242 Technological Systems Control3
Select specialtiesSTEM 351 Communication Technology3
Select specialtiesSTEM 382 Industrial Design3
Subtotal: 39+ credits

Total requirements potentially met outside classroom: 75+ credits

A minimum of 30 credits must be taken at ODU and 120 credits gained in total to earn this degree.

Career & Technical Education Requirements

CourseCredits
Human Creativity requirement3
Philosophy  Ethics requirement3
FOUN 301 Learning and Development3
SEPS 408 Advanced Classroom Issues and Practices in Career and Technical Education3
SPED 400 Foundations of Special Education: Legal Aspects and Characteristics3
STEM 370T Technology and Society (meets Impact of Technology requirement)3
TLED 326 Socio-Cultural Perspectives in Education3
TLED 426 Introduction to Literacy, Linguistics and Practice in the Classroom3
Subtotal: 24 credits 

Technology Education Requirements

CourseCredits
MET 120 Computer Aided Drafting3
SEPS 297 Observation and Participation1
SEPS 401 Foundations of Career and Technical Education3
SEPS 485 Student Teaching12
STEM 110T Technology and Your World3
Electives not met elsewhere to satisfy 120 credits total9
Subtotal: 31 credits 

Total requirements met at ODU or elsewhere: 55 credits

Total credits for degree: 120