Types of Licensure
Description of Licensure Programs
Twenty-Four Credit Hour Program: Students in this licensure program do not hold a teaching license and complete eight courses (24 credit hours) to obtain a Career Technical Workforce Development (CTWD) teaching license. The eight courses can be taken at the undergraduate and graduate level. If one already has a baccalaureate (bachelor’s) degree and does not have a teaching license, they may take the licensure courses at the graduate level. Holders of bachelor’s degrees with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of less than a 3.0 will take the courses at the undergraduate level. Students planning to teach before they complete the licensure courses will need to apply for a two-year initial CTWD license.
For a list of the required courses, please see:
Undergraduate Plan of Study (revised February 2025):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w9O1165nPjAmQwwsfFs-_mVAytyza5PX/view?usp=sharing
Graduate Plan of Study (revised February 2025):
https://www.kent.edu/node/253446
Twelve Credit Hour Program: This program is for academic teachers transitioning to career and technical education. Teachers in this licensure program already have a K-12 professional teaching license in an academic area but not licensed to teach career technical education. The students will take 9-12 credit hours (3-4 courses) to get the supplemental license. They will receive a one-year supplemental license to start teaching. For a full list of the required courses, please see the 12 Hour Plan of Study (revised September 2024):
https://www.kent.edu/node/253466Career-Based Intervention (CBI) endorsement: This is not a teaching license but an endorsement to an existing teaching license. The endorsement is for teachers who currently hold a valid K-12 teaching license. Minimum requirements for admission into the program include a baccalaureate degree, teaching certificate, two-years teaching experience, and one- year work experience. This program requires students to complete 11 credit hrs. For a list of courses, please see CBI Plan of Study (revised September 2024):
https://www.kent.edu/node/253481