All students complete requirements as outlined in prescribed
courses in business education, general education, professional
education, one or more areas of specialization, and general
electives. Admission is limited to students who have completed a
minimum of 60 semester hours and who meet competitive grade-point
average requirements. Each student must complete the requirements of
one area of specialization.5 * A student may also complete
a second area of specialization or one of the approved teacher
education minors. A minimum of 126 hours of credit is required for
graduation, excluding basic military science.
For teacher education requirements applicable to all curricula,
see Council on Teacher Education.
All courses must appear on the Council on Teacher Education list
of approved courses.
| HOURS | COMMUNICATION SKILLS |
|---|---|
| 6-7 | RHET 105 or RHET 108 and a speech performance elective, or SPCOM 111 and SPCOM 112 |
| 3 | B&T W 250 or 253--Business and administrative communication |
| 9-10 | Total |
| HOURS | MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE see footnote 2 |
| 3 | STAT 100 or ECON 172--Statistics |
| 4-5 | MATH 120, MATH 121, MATH 134 or MATH 135--Calculus |
| 3-4 | Biological science |
| 3-4 | Physical science |
| 3-4 | Biological or physical science |
| 16-20 | Total |
| HOURS | HUMANITIES |
| 3-4 | American history |
| 3 | English or American literature |
| 9 | Electives see footnote 3 |
| 15-16 | Total |
| HOURS | SOCIAL SCIENCES |
| 3 | POL S 150--American Government |
| 4 | PSYCH 100--Introduction to Psychology, or equivalent |
| 3 | ECON 102 or ECON 103--Microeconomic or Macroeconomic Principles |
| 10 | Total |
| HOURS | HEALTH AND/OR PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT |
| 2 | Health and/or physical development |
| 2 | Total |
footnote 1. At the time of publication, the business
education program was proposed for elimination. No students are
currently being admitted to this program.
footnote 2. At least one science course must be a laboratory
course.
footnote 3. At least one 3-semester-hour course in non-Western
cultures must be taken in humanities.
footnote *Although not a requirement for graduation (in terms of
credit hours), a minimum of 2,000 hours of employment experience is
required in the occupational specialty to be taught.
| HOURS | PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS |
|---|---|
| 4 | VOTEC 381--Foundations of Career, Occupational, and Practical Arts Education |
| 2-4 | VOTEC 392--Curriculum Modification and Individualized Instruction |
| 3 | VOTEC 271--Technique and Curriculum Development for Teaching Data Processing and Office Machines |
| 3-4 | VOTEC/SP ED 309--Vocational Education for Special Needs Learners |
| 3 | EDPSY 211--Educational Psychology |
| 3 | E P S 201--Foundations of American Education |
| 5 | C&I 241--Techniques of Teaching in the Secondary Schools |
| 8 | ED PR 242--Educational Practice in Secondary Education |
| 31-34 | Total |
| HOURS | FOUNDATION COURSES IN BUSINESS |
| 6 | ACCY 201 and ACCY 202--Principles of Accounting, I and II |
| 3 | B ADM 200--The Legal Environment of Business |
| 3 | FACE 170, FACE 270, or FACE 371--Consumer education |
| 3 | C S 105 or C S 106--Computer science |
| 15 | Total |
| Areas of Specialization | |
| HOURS | ACCOUNTING-BOOKKEEPING |
| 3 | ACCY 211--Intermediate Accounting |
| 3 | ACCY 221--Cost Accounting |
| 3 | B ADM 210 or B ADM 247--Management and organizational behavior |
| 9 | Business related electives chosen with the approval of an adviser |
| 18 | Total |
| HOURS | ECONOMICS |
| 3 | ECON 173--Economic Statistics, II |
| 3 | ECON 300--Intermediate Microeconomic Theory |
| 3 | ECON 301--Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory |
| 6-9 | Business related electives chosen with the approval of an adviser |
| 9 | Choose from a minimum of three: |
| ECON 214--Introduction to Public Finance | |
| ECON 240--Labor Problems | |
| ECON 255--Comparative Economic Systems | |
| ECON 313--Economics of Consumption | |
| FIN 254--Corporate Finance | |
| 24-27 | Total |
| HOURS | MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION |
| 3 | B ADM 202--Principles of Marketing |
| 3 | B ADM 212--Principles of Retailing |
| 3 | B ADM 337--Promotion Management |
| 4 | VOTEC 382--Cooperative Vocational and Technical Education Programs |
| 6 | Business related electives chosen with the approval of an adviser |
| 19 | Total |
| HOURS | SECRETARIAL-OFFICE PRACTICE see footnote 1 |
| 4 | VOTEC 382--Cooperative Vocational and Technical Education Programs |
| 3 | B ADM 210 or B ADM 247--Management and organizational behavior |
| 12 | Business related electives chosen with the approval of an adviser |
| 19 | Total |
| 126 | Electives to yield this total. Elective hours must be in business, vocational education, or other areas chosen in consultation with an adviser. |
footnote 1. Students who wish to teach in special fields
requiring essential competencies in applied areas such as typing,
shorthand, and office machines must obtain an acceptable level of
proficiency prior to enrollment in the program, or outline a plan
whereby these skills may be obtained prior to enrollment in student
teaching. Proficiency levels are validated by the business education
faculty through examination.