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Engineering and Drafting in Missouri
These pages summarize rules to help you plan. They are not legal advice. Before you place students at a work site or change a program, check with your state agency, your district's counsel and your insurance carrier.
In short
Missouri runs engineering mainly through PLTW in Technology and Engineering Education; two strong PLTW courses can earn Missouri S&T credit, but credential list status is unconfirmed.
State program: Technology and Engineering Education program area, including PLTW (course codes and CIP: Confirm with the agency)
What a high school can deliver
PLTW coursework and, with an A or B and qualifying scores in two courses, Missouri S&T college credit; IRC status of CAD credentials is unconfirmed.
Credentials students can earn
Autodesk ACU, CSWA-Academic and PLTW End-of-Course assessments are candidates; whether they are on the November 2025 IRC lists: Confirm with the agency
Age and hour requirements
None for students; drafting has no state license.
Other agencies involved
None.
Who can teach it
CTAC (bachelor's plus 4,000 hours, associate plus 5,000, or 6,000 hours in 10 years), upgraded to the Initial Career Education Certificate after two years; which certificate PLTW teachers need: Confirm with the agency.
Child labor rules for work placements
No state limits for 16- and 17-year-olds beyond federal rules; federal HO 5 or HO 8 apply only if a placement uses shop equipment.
College credit after high school
Missouri S&T MECH ENG 1720 for any two PLTW Engineering courses with an A or B and qualifying scores ($200 fee); no statewide agreement.
Where to go next
- The full Engineering and Drafting guide, showing Missouri
- The Missouri state profile
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