Business Education Major (BESJ)

The Business Education major is designed to prepare teachers for business education subjects in the middle, junior, and senior high schools. The student must complete the Business Education major. There is no minor required for this major.

1. Minimum hours required for this curriculum (78 hours)

2. Teaching Major from the following cognate courses (42 hours)

ACTY 2100 - Introduction to Financial Accounting and Analysis Credits: 3 hours
ACTY 2110 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting and Strategic Decision Making Credits: 3 hours
BUS 1750 - Applying Business Fundamentals Credits: 3 hours
BUS 2200 - Managing Global Business Credits: 3 hours
CIS 2700 - Information Technology Foundations for Modern Business Credits: 3 hours
ECON 2010 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3 hours
ECON 2020 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3 hours
FCS 2090 - Family Resource Management Credits: 3 hours
FIN 2420 - Entrepreneurial Finance Credits: 3 hours
LAW 3800 - Legal Environment of Business Decision Making Credits: 3 hours
MGMT 2500 - Organizational Behavior Credits: 3 hours
MKTG 2500 - Marketing Principles Credits: 3 hours

Select either:

FCS 2250 - Computer Applications Credits: 3 hours
or
CIS 1020 - Introduction to Business Computing and Data Analysis Credits: 3 hours

3. Professional Education Courses (24 hours)

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

Select either:

FCS 1030 - Lifespan Development Credits: 3 hours
or
FCS 2150 - Adolescent Development Credits: 3 hours

4. Directed Internship (12 hours)

WFED 4100 - Seminar in Education Credits: 2 hours
WFED 4750 - Intern Teaching in Workforce Education and Development Credits: 10 hours

5. Minor

No minor is required

6. Vocational Certification Option

Vocational Certification is not required.

Students who want to earn a Standard CTE Teaching Certificate to teach Business at a Career and Technical Center, must complete 4,000 hours of recent (within 10 years) and relevant (business-related) work experience in addition to the requirements listed above. Some of the work experience can be completed as part of the undergraduate degree. See a College of Education and Human Development advisor or faculty program coordinator for more information.