Program: Business Education, Teaching Licensure, B.S. - Middle Tennessee State University

Apr 03, 2025

2011-12 Undergraduate Catalog

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.”

Recommended Program

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)
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Natural Sciences (2 prefixes) 8 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
BCEN 1400 - Introduction to Business 3 credit hours
BCEN 2320 - Document Production 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 29 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 (2 prefixes) 6 credit hours
BCEN 2330 - Word Processing Concepts 3 credit hours
BCEN 2340 - Microcomputer Word Processing Applications 3 credit hours
ECON 2410 - Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)
ECON 2420 - Principles of Economics, Microeconomics 3 credit hours
ACTG 2110 - Principles of Accounting I 3 credit hours
ACTG 2120 - Principles of Accounting II 3 credit hours
QM 2610 - Statistical Methods I 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: 36 Hours

Junior

FOED 1110 - Education as a Profession 3 credit hours *
FOED 2110 - Educational Psychology 3 credit hours *
SPED 3010 - Characteristics and Teaching of Diverse Learners 3 credit hours *
BLAW 3400 - Legal Environment of Business 3 credit hours
MGMT 3610 - Principles of Management 3 credit hours
BCEN 3510 - Business Communication 3 credit hours
BCEN 4250 - Innovations and Problems in Administrative Business Services and Technology 3 credit hours
BCEN 4340 - Integrated Administrative Technology 3 credit hours
BCEN 4510 - Business Report Writing 3 credit hours
MKT 3820 - Principles of Marketing 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

YOED 3500 - Instructional Design for Critical Thinking 3 credit hours *
YOED 4000 - Managing the Classroom for Instruction 3 credit hours *
YOED 4110 - Directed Teaching, Grades 7-12 9 or 12 credit hours
FIN 3010 - Business Finance 3 credit hours
BCEN 4240 - Materials and Methods in Basic Business 3 credit hours
BCEN 4710 - History and Foundations of Business and Marketing Education 3 credit hours
Elective 1 credit hour

Subtotal: 25 Hours

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, one is automatically licensed to teach the following courses: Accounting I and II; Administrative Management Systems; American Business/Legal Systems; Automated Accounting; Business Economics; Computer Productivity Applications; Database Design/Management; Desktop Publishing; Document Creation Design; Electronic Commerce/Web Page Design; Financial Planning; Information Management Systems; Interactive Multimedia Design; International Business/Marketing; Internet Navigation Communication Systems; Keyboarding; Keyboarding Applications; Management; Networking Essentials; Personal Computing; Principles of Business; Programming; Programming Applications; Spreadsheet Applications.

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. Secondary education courses are changing to meet new state standards. Those courses are identified with an * in the course listings above. Students should consult their advisors before registering for secondary education courses.

Students who have not had keyboarding in secondary school must take BCEN 1310 .

Students should submit documentation of work experience to their advisors or enroll in BCEN 4810 .