School of Business

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION

BUSINESS EDUCATION TEACHING FIELD
2012-2013 Catalog

This program is designed to prepare business and computer teachers. The following areas of concentration are available for students interested in business and computer teaching careers at the junior-high, middle school, secondary, or post-secondary levels:

Business Education Teaching Field

The business education teaching field is designed to promote specialization in teaching business and computer subjects on the junior high and secondary levels. Students are prepared to teach accounting, office procedures, computer studies, keyboarding, desktop publishing, entrepreneurship, business law, and general business.

Degree Pattern for Business Education Majors:

General education requirements	50/56 hours
Business Courses	33 hours
Professional Education	36/38 hours
Electives	0/5 hours
	124/128 hours

 

Business Education Core Requirements (15 hours):

AC 223	Financial Accounting	3 hours
BU 353	Legal Environment of Business	3 hours
MK 301	Principles of Marketing	3 hours
MG 301	Principles of Management	3 hours
BE 301	Business Communication	3 hours

 

Business Education Major Required Courses (18 hours):

MG 370	Small Business Management	3 hours
BE 473	* Business Curriculum & Teaching Methods	3 hours
BE 483	* Training Development & IT Teaching Methods	3 hours
BE 303	Multimedia Applications for Business	3 hours
BE 344	Office Systems Applications	3 hours
BE 540	Electronic Communications	3 hours
		33 hours

   
*Minimum grade of “B” required to enter Phase II

Professional Education Requirements (36/38 hours):
See the general education requirements in the General Education section for information regarding admission to teacher education and for professional education requirements. To enter Phase II in business education and to be a certified teacher, students are required to have a minimum grade of “B” (3.0) in each of the methods of teaching courses in business education prior to student teaching.