Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 142 - Guidelines and Clarification of Requirements for Issuance of Career and Technical Education (Occupation Educator) Licenses › TAB 1 - CTE Stand Alone Endorsements › Section 7-142-985 - Career Pathway: Engineering

Current through June 25, 2024
This endorsement licenses a person to teach the
				  following courses:
994000 Engineering I
994001 Engineering II
994002 Engineering Fundamentals
994003 Engineering Design
994004 Systems in Engineering
994005 Applying Engineering Concepts
Minimum Requirements for this
				  Endorsement:
1.
Education
- Applicant must have earned a four-year college degree
				  (bachelor's degree) or higher from an accredited institution of higher
				  education. Degree must be in engineering, mathematics, physics, chemistry,
				  computer science, electrical technology, electronics technology, industrial
				  technology, engineering technology or an appropriate field of science (approved
				  by MDE program coordinator) or currently have one of the following
				  endorsements: 154 - Math, 185 or 627 - Chemistry, 189 or 629 or 630 or 631 -
				  Physics, 609 or 610 - Calculus, 612 or 613 - Computer Science.
2.
Technology Literacy and
				Related Assessment
- Applicant must validate technology competency by attaining
				  the established minimum score or higher on an assessment approved by the
				  Mississippi Department of Education (MDE). The assessment must be directly
				  related to technology competency required by the grade level and subject matter
				  being taught. Approved assessment for this license is IC3.
3.
Occupational Experience and Related
				Assessment of that Experience
- Verification of at least one year of occupational
				  experience in the past ten years. This experience must be appropriate to the
				  subject area to be taught.
(Exception: Those teachers that have a
				  currently valid five-year license are not required to have the occupational
				  experience.)
- All successful applicants must hold bachelor or higher
				  degree in the subject area to be taught. This degree in subject area exempts
				  applicant from any additional occupational competency testing.
4.
Teacher Education
				Preparation and Related Assessment(s) of that Education
Applicant must enroll immediately in Vocational Instructor
				  Preparation (VIP) program.
(Exception: Those teachers that have a
				  currently valid five-year license or have completed an alternate route program
				  do not have to enroll in VIP.)
- Applicant must complete the individualized professional
				  development plan (PDP) requirements of the VIP program prior to the expiration
				  date of the three-year Career & Technical license.
- Applicant must successfully complete a Certification for
				  online learning workshop, module, or course that is approved by the Mississippi
				  Department of Education.
- Applicant must successfully complete the Engineering
				  Certification workshop, module, or course that is approved by the Mississippi
				  Department of Education
.
Note: If the applicant meets all requirements listed
				  above, that applicant will be issued a 985 endorsement-a five-year license. If
				  the applicant meets the educational and occupational experience requirements,
				  but does not meet all other requirements, the applicant may be issued one (1)
				  three-year endorsement (license), and all requirements stated above must be
				  satisfied prior to the ending date of that license.