Secondary Education in Business (vocational)

The Secondary Education in Business major is designed to prepare teachers for vocational business education subjects in area technical centers and comprehensive high schools. The student must complete the major in Secondary Education in Business and an approved teachable minor offered for Secondary Education Curriculum.

1. Minimum Hours Required for this Curriculum (126 hours)

2. General Education Requirements (37 hours)

3. Teaching Major from the Following Courses (36 hours)

ACTY 2100 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3 hours
BCM 3800 - Business Web Design Credits: 3 hours
BUS 1750 - Business Enterprise Credits: 3 hours
COM 1700 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3 hours
ECON 2010 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3 hours
FCS 2090 - Consumer Education Credits: 3 hours
FCS 3200 - Visual Merchandising Credits: 3 hours
FCS 3290 - Promotion in the Merchandising Environment Credits: 3 hours
FIN 3100 - Introduction to Financial Markets Credits: 3 hours
LAW 3800 - Legal Environment Credits: 3 hours
MGMT 2500 - Organizational Behavior Credits: 3 hours

Select either:

CS 1000 - Fluency with Information Technology Credits: 3 hours
FCS 2250 - Computer Applications Credits: 3 hours

4. Approved Minor for Secondary Education Curriculum (20 hours)

5. Professional Education courses (24 hours)

CTE 3050 - Career and Employability Skills Credits: 3 hours
CTE 3480 - Student Assessment and Management Credits: 3 hours
CTE 5100 - Special Populations in Career and Technical Education Credits: 3 hours
CTE 5120 - Principles of Career and Technical Education Credits: 3 hours
CTE 5130 - Teaching Methods in Career and Technical Education Credits: 3 hours
CTE 5420 - Curriculum Development in CTE Credits: 3 hours
LS 3050 - K-12 Content Area Literacy Credits: 3 hours

Select Either:

ED 2500 - Human Development Credits: 3 hours
FCS 2140 - Child Development Credits: 3 hours

6. Directed Internship (12 hours)

CTE 4100 - Seminar in Education Credits: 2 hours
CTE 4750 - Intern Teaching in CTE Credits: 10 hours

7. Related Work Experience

A total of 4000 hours of recent and relevant work experiences is required for Vocational Certification. Up to 2000 hours of the required 4000 can be obtained through university-supervised internship or work experience.

Baccalaureate-Level Writing Requirement

Students in the Secondary Education in Business major should see the advisor to select a course that will satisfy the Baccalaureate-Level Writing requirement.