Director of Career and Technical Education

Licensure Program

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Amplify the effectiveness of your teaching with the online Director of Career and Technical Education Licensure Program from Purdue University. It’s a fast-paced way for you to broaden your professional skillset as an educator in the Career and Technical Education field and to give you confidence to meet your students’ needs.

This 30-credit hour program will prepare you to be an administrator in your school as a Director of Career and Technical Education.

This online program has rolling admission. Applications must be fully complete and submitted (including all required materials) and all application fees paid prior to the deadline in order for applications to be considered and reviewed. For a list of all required materials for this program application, please see the “Admissions” tab.

Application Deadlines

July 1 is the deadline for Fall applications.

November 15 is the deadline for Spring applications.

March 15 is the deadline for Summer applications.

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Courses

This program requires 30 credits of graduate work.

  • EDCI 54400: Career and Technical Education for Special Needs Learners (3)
  • EDCI 54500: Planning in Career and Technical Education (3)
  • EDCI 55000: Career Education (3)
  • EDCI 64500: Organization and Administration of Career and Technical Education (3)
  • EDCI 69500: Internship in Education: Director of Career and Technical Education (3)
  • EDST 51400: Economics of Education (3)
  • EDST 51600: School-Community Relations (3)

One of the following:

  • EDCI 55300: Leadership Development in Career and Technical Education (3)
  • EDCI 64600: Supervision in Career and Technical Education (3)
  • EDST 61000: Supervision of Instruction and Instructional Personnel (3)

One of the following:

  • EDCI 54100: Contemporary Issues in Career and Technical Education (3)
  • EDCI 64400: Legal Issues in Career and Technical Education (3)
  • EDST 60900: Legal Aspects of American Education (3)

One of the following:

  • EDCI 54300: Instruction in Career and Technical Education (3)
  • EDCI 55200: Generalizable Skills Instruction in Career and Technical Education (3)
  • EDCI 64700: Research in Career and Technical Education (3)
  • EDCI 64800: Curriculum in Career and Technical Education (3)
  • EDCI 64900: Assessment in Career and Technical Education (3)
  • EDCI 65000: Program Evaluation in Career and Technical Education (3)
  • EDCI 65300: Seminar in Career and Technical Education (3)

C- or above is required as the final grade in all graduate-level courses

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Admissions

Out-of-state students wanting to complete the program should contact Purdue’s Office of Teacher Education and Licensure at licensure@purdue.edu or (765) 494-2345 to determine if you are eligible for this program, which is approved for licensure in the state of Indiana.

Additional criteria, beyond taking coursework is required for Indiana licensure. A Transcript Evaluation Credential Review (TECR) by Purdue’s Office of Teacher Education and Licensure is required for admission and outlines the additional requirements.

Please see our webpage on Graduate Application Helpful Tips. If you have any questions after reviewing this information, please reach out to the Office of Graduate Studies at edgrad@purdue.edu.

Carefully read the Application Roadmap to learn more about how to submit your TECR request.

  • In the Area of Interest, Under the Administrative License Programs (Online or Hybrid) select the following: Career and Technical Education Directorship

There is a $35.00 TECR fee for this program, and processing takes about two weeks for your TECR letter to be uploaded with your graduate application and emailed to you.

If you do not have a license in the state of Indiana, please contact the Office of Teacher Education and Licensure (OTEL) at licensure@purdue.edu before continuing with the TECR and graduate application.

Create an application account and log in to start your Graduate School application.

Select the following options for the Career and Technical Education Licensure program:

  • Campus and Program Tab:
    • Select a Campus: Purdue West Lafayette (PWL)
    • Select your proposed graduate major: Curriculum and Instruction
  • First Choice Program Details Tab:
    • Please select an Area of Interest: Career and Technical Education
    • Please select a degree objective: Teacher License
    • Primary Course Delivery: Distance (Online)

Some sections of the application that are NOT required include the following:

  • Test Scores
  • Recommendations
  • In the Additional Information section, faculty selections may be made, but are not required. Faculty advisors are assigned by the program area.

Upload required materials, including:

  • Resume
  • Personal History Statement
  • Academic Statement of Purpose

Follow the instructions in the Application Roadmap for submitting your official transcripts.

  • Once you are ready to submit your graduate application, please complete all sections and submit the application.
    • You should not be asked to enter payment information for the application fee if you have selected Teacher License as your degree objective (for those who already possess a completed master’s degree).
    • The application must be fully submitted in order for your application to be reviewed and considered for admission.

Check the status of your submitted application by logging into the application portal.

Once your application is complete, you will receive an email from edgrad@purdue.edu indicating that your application is complete and will be submitted for review.

This program leads to an Indiana Administration Initial Practitioner license. Contact the College of Education Office of Teacher Education and Licensure (OTEL) at licensure@purdue.edu before continuing with program application if you have any questions about licensure.

Please visit the Graduate Licensure Program page for information about license eligibility requirements.

This program is subject to our Licensure Disclosure.

The U.S. Department of Education requires institutions to publicly disclose to prospective and currently enrolled students whether certain programs meet the education requirements for licensure or certification in the state or territory in which they reside. “Programs Leading to Professional Licensure” is defined as programs represented to prepare students for an occupation for which, at completion of the program, a local, state or federal license, or nongovernmental certification is required (i) as a precondition for employment, (ii) to perform certain functions, or (iii) to meet additional conditions that are generally needed to secure employment.

The Purdue University Teacher Education Program is nationally accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and the State of Indiana. However, not all undergraduate and graduate programs lead to an educator licensure in the State of Indiana. If your Teacher Education program includes field experience(s) and a student teaching or internship component, it may lead to an educator license in the State of Indiana, if you meet the licensure requirements. Contact your academic/faculty advisor and/or the Office of Teacher and Licensure at licensure@purdue.edu to verify your program enrollment and whether or not it leads to a license in the State of Indiana.

Visit this page to view the Licensure Program Agreement

Licensure Requirements

(1) Holds one (1) of the following licenses:

  • District level administrator
  • Director of Career and Technical Education

(2) *Has two (2) years of teaching experience.

STATE OF INDIANA
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR: DIRECTOR OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
REPA 3 Standards

  • The content area “district level administrator: director of career and technical education” shall appear on the license if the department determines the applicant meets the following requirements: Successfully completes the district level administrator’s licensure assessment.
  • An initial, standard, provisional, proficient, or accomplished practitioner license with at least one (1) of the content areas in career and technical education.
  • A workplace specialist II license with two (2) years of full-time teaching experience in an accredited vocational school in the grade level and vocational content area listed on the license.
  • An administrator’s license [Building Level Administrator, Superintendent, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, or Director of Exceptional Needs].
  • Successfully completes an approved district administrator: director of career and technical education program.
  • Obtain a master’s degree or, if already degreed, completed additional course work in a district administrator: director of career and technical education program that is approved by the board to offer such a degree.
    • The holder of a license with the content area district level administrator: director of career and technical education is eligible to serve as an administrator in a career and technical education school in the school setting listed on the license. (Indiana State Board of Education)

Faculty

Scholarships

Each year the program has a limited amount of scholarships available for teachers. If you are interested in a scholarship, please apply for the scholarship before completing the application. For scholarship consideration:

Applicants for the LDP program must hold a full-time teaching, service, supervisory, or administrative position associated with providing instruction and/or services to youth or adults.

Deadline: February 15

Requirements

  • Applicants must hold at least a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent from an accredited college or university in the United States.
  • Each applicant must submit three letters of recommendation.

For more information about the application process, please contact:

Dr. James P. Greenan, Director
Professor and Chair
Career and Technical Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
College of Education
Purdue University
4148 Beering Hall of Liberal Arts and Education
100 North University Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2067
Telephone No: (765) 494-7314
E-mail Address: jgreenan@purdue.edu

Questions? Contact the Office of Graduate Studies at edgrad@purdue.edu.