2024 CTE TEKS Review: Engineering

The State Board of Education (SBOE) has authority for the review and adoption of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for each subject of the required curriculum. SBOE members approve educators, parents, business and industry representatives, and employers to serve on the review work groups.

Career and technical education (CTE) instruction provides content aligned with challenging academic standards, industry-relevant technical knowledge, and college and career readiness skills for students to further their education and succeed in current and emerging professions. This page provides information regarding the review and revision of CTE TEKS for courses in the new engineering career cluster. 

2024 CTE Engineering TEKS Review Work Group Drafts

Draft Recommendations September 2024

CTE engineering TEKS review work groups convened for a series of meetings in May–August 2024 to make recommendations for new and revised TEKS for engineering courses. The work group draft recommendations are posted for public feedback. Comments on drafts will help inform future work groups. 

When providing specific comments and recommendations for a work group, please identify the work group in the subject line of the email. For example, in the subject line, please indicate "CTE TEKS Review Civil Engineering Feedback." Please submit comments to TEA at teks@tea.texas.gov.  

 To view work group draft recommendations, click on the item to download the PDF. 

Engineering Career Cluster

Programs of Study:

• Engineering Foundations-Design Courses Draft Recommendations (PDF, 1,429KB)
• Engineering Foundations-Fluids, Mechanics of Materials, and Statics Draft Recommendations (PDF, 1,138KB)
• Civil Engineering Draft Recommendations (PDF, 1,516KB)
• Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Draft Recommendations (PDF, 1,293KB)
• Environmental Sustainability Draft Recommendations (PDF, 1,043KB)
• Practicum in Engineering Draft Recommendations (PDF, 938 KB)
• Programming for Engineers Draft Recommendations (PDF, 967KB)

Programs of Study and Courses

The 2024 CTE engineering TEKS review includes the following programs of study and courses:

Civil Engineering

• Civil Engineering I and II
• Construction Engineering and Management
• Surveying

Engineering Foundations

• Engineering Design Process 
• Introduction to Fluids 
• Introduction to Mechanics of Materials 
• Introduction to Statics 
• Practicum in Engineering 
• Programming for Engineers 

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 

• Aerospace Design I and II 
• Mechanical Design I and II 

CTE TEKS Review Work Groups

The SBOE's TEKS review and revision process calls for multiple, separate work groups. Applications will be submitted to SBOE members for review and approval. 

• Work group members will be expected to complete an online orientation session prior to their work group meeting(s).
• Work group members may be asked to complete pre-work exercises prior to their work group meeting(s). 
• Work group members can expect to be asked to serve in at least two face-to-face meetings in April through August 2024.
• Work group members may be asked to provide invited testimony at SBOE meetings. 

For questions about the 2024 CTE TEKS review for engineering or the work group application, please contact the Curriculum Standards and Student Support Division by phone at 512-463-9581 or by email at teks@tea.texas.gov.