Business Education, Teaching Licensure, B.S.

Department of Marketing
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Vince Smith, program coordinator
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Business Education majors receive preparation for teaching business subjects in junior and senior high schools, technology centers, and community colleges. The Business Education major who is licensed to teach will have a minor in Secondary Education, and will be licensed to teach all business courses as outlined under the section below titled Teacher Licensure Requirements. Students may also qualify to teach marketing education and select information technology courses.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Business Education, Teaching Licensure, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.

The following General Education courses are required for this major:

MATH 1630 or 1810 (Math)
ECON 2410 (Soc/Beh Sci and core course)

College of Business Core (30 hours)

The Business Core for Business Education Majors requires 30 hours with a 2.000 GPA. ECON 2410 is required in the Core and will also satisfy 3 hours of the Social/Behavioral Sciences area of General Education.

Major Requirements (27 hours)

BCED 1400 - Introduction to Business 3 credit hours
BCED 2330 - Word Processing Concepts 3 credit hours
BCED 4240 - Materials and Methods in Business and Marketing Education 3 credit hours
BCED 4250 - Innovations and Problems in Information Technology 3 credit hours
BCED 4340 - Integrated Administrative Technology 3 credit hours
BCED 4710 - History and Foundations of Business and Marketing Education 3 credit hours
BCED 4510 - Business Report Writing 3 credit hours
INFS 2400 - Web Development 3 credit hours
INFS 2600 - Introduction to Software Development and Programming 3 credit hours

Secondary Education Minor (24 hours)

See Secondary Education Minor for further information.

Elective (1 hour)

Total hours in program: 120

Curriculum: Business Education, Teacher Licensure

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
MATH 1630 - College Mathematics for Managerial, Social, and Life Sciences 3 credit hours (Math) OR
MATH 1810 - Applied Calculus I 3 credit hours (Math)
BCED 1400 - Introduction to Business 3 credit hours
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
ECON 2410 - Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics 3 credit hours * (Soc/Beh Sci)
ECON 2420 - Principles of Economics, Microeconomics 3 credit hours *
Natural Sciences 8 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Sophomore

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 6 credit hours
BCED 2330 - Word Processing Concepts 3 credit hours
ACTG 2110 - Principles of Accounting I 3 credit hours *
ACTG 2120 - Principles of Accounting II 3 credit hours
INFS 2400 - Web Development 3 credit hours
BIA 2610 - Statistical Methods 3 credit hours *
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Junior

Elective 1 credit hour
BLAW 3400 - Legal Environment of Business 3 credit hours
MGMT 3610 - Principles of Management 3 credit hours
BCED 3510 - Business Communication 3 credit hours
BCED 4250 - Innovations and Problems in Information Technology 3 credit hours §
BCED 4340 - Integrated Administrative Technology 3 credit hours §
BCED 4510 - Business Report Writing 3 credit hours §
INFS 2600 - Introduction to Software Development and Programming 3 credit hours
MKT 3820 - Principles of Marketing 3 credit hours
YOED 2500 - Planning and Assessment 3 credit hours
YOED 3000 - Classroom Management 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Senior

FIN 3010 - Business Finance 3 credit hours
YOED 4020 - Residency I: Grades K-12 6 credit hours
YOED 4400 - Residency II 12 credit hours
BCED 4240 - Materials and Methods in Business and Marketing Education 3 credit hours §
BCED 4710 - History and Foundations of Business and Marketing Education 3 credit hours §

Subtotal: 27 Hours

NOTE:

*A 2.25 GPA is required in these courses for admission to the Jones College of Business.
§Admission required

Teacher Licensure Requirements

Business Education

Business Education majors will be licensed to teach all courses in the business and business technology areas. Students must take specialty Praxis exams required for each endorsement area.

Business/Business Technology

By completing the Business Education major as outlined, candidates are automatically eligible to be licensed to teach the following courses: Accounting I, Accounting II, Advanced Computer Applications, Advertising and Public Relations, American Business Legal Systems, Banking and Finance, Business Communications, Business Economics, Business Management, Computer Applications, Computer Literacy, Entrepreneurship, Financial Planning, Hospitality and Tourism Exploration, Hospitality Management, Introduction to Business and Marketing, Marketing and Management I, Marketing and Management II, Personal Finance, Retail Operations, and Virtual Enterprise International. Business education majors may add a separate endorsement in Marketing Education by completing the appropriate Marketing Praxis examination. This Business Education major also includes six hours of programming courses to assist you in qualifying to teach a variety of Information Technology courses.

Marketing Certification

Business Education majors can be licensed to teach marketing education by completing the marketing education Praxis examination.

NOTE:

Licensure requirements are subject to change by action of the State Board of Education; those graduating should consult a business education advisor. Students should consult their advisors before registering for secondary education courses.