Vocational Technical Education Transfer

Degree offered

Associate in Arts in General Studies (Vocational Technical Education)

Credits required 60

Dean

William Berardi

Program contact

Carol Martin, Coordinator of General Studies and Professor of Office Administration, ext. 2408

Program Goals Statement

The Vocational Technical Education option provides students with a combination of academic, vocational technical teaching, and elective courses. The program also offers the combination of academic and vocational courses to move from preliminary vocational technical teacher licensure to Professional status. It is offered in cooperation with the Center for Occupation Education at the University of Massachusetts-Boston. Students seeking Massachusetts Department of Education approval as a vocational instructor complete a 39-credit sequence of courses. Bristol Community College will accept the 21-credit sequence of undergraduate competency-based courses as transfer credits towards this degree option.

Student Learning Outcomes

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Program Information

• Electives should be chosen to meet the 18 credits of academic studies as required by the Massachusetts Department of Education for Vocational Instructor Licensure.
• Six (6) college degree credits in higher level college mathematics and/or higher level science such as Algebra II, Biology II, Calculus. Higher level mathematics and science courses that are based on the MA Mathematics Curriculum Framework and the MA Science & Technology/Engineering Curriculum Framework may be counted. Computer Science courses may be counted toward three of the six college degree credits in science and/or mathematics when a direct correlation exists between the course and the area of vocational licensure, and this correlation is clearly evident through the course description.

After BCC

• Under current Massachusetts Department of Education regulations, people who complete this program and meet other state requirements are eligible to teach in vocational and comprehensive Massachusetts high schools.
• BCC participates in the statewide MassTransfer program and has developed many program-to-program transfer articulation agreements which guarantee admission and credit transfer. For a complete listing of eligible MassTransfer programs and current BCC articulation agreements, visit the Transfer Affairs website at BristolCC.edu/transfer

Degree Requirements

General Courses

Elective Courses

Program Electives

Recommended Course Sequence - Fall Semester 1

Recommended Course Sequence - Spring Semester 2

Recommended Course Sequence - Fall Semester 3

Recommended Course Sequence - Spring Semester 4