Business Education Major, Grades 9-12, BSE, ES10

General Education Core Requirements 42 Hours: 33 Hours

• Area 1A  6 hours Social Science, met by PSY 0100  and ECON 0201  
• Area 1B  3 hours Civics - see below
• Area 2A  6 hours Written Communication - see below
• Area 2B  3 hours Oral Communication - see below
• Area 3    3 hours Natural Sciences non-lab - see below
• Area 3    4 hours Natural Sciences with lab - see below
• Area 4    3 hours Mathematics, MATH 0125  recommended but not required - see below
• Area 5A  6 hours Humanities, ENG 0250  recommended but not required - see below
• Area 5B  3 hours Fine Arts - see below
• Area 5C  3 hours Global Competencies, met by EDUC 0280  
• Area 5D  2 hours Health and Wellness - see below

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Institutional Degree Requirement: 1 Hour

• UE 0100 - The University Experience 1
• HNRS 0101 - Honors Forum 2 Honors students only 1 cr. hr. towards institutional requirement
• BIO 0100 - Freshman Seminar 1 MSSU-KCU Early Acceptance Program (MKEAP) students only
• IET 0105 - Professional Skills 3 This course is required for students in Engineering Technology and Logistics programs. Undecided majors welcome.

Supporting Requirements: 9 Hours

• Grade of ‘C’ or higher

• EDUC 0100 - Introduction to Teacher Education I 3
• MRKT 0405 - eMarketing 3
• PSY 0100 - General Psychology 3

Professional Education Core: 31 Hours

• 3.0 GPA / ‘C’ or higher

• EDUC 0280 - Foundations of Education in a Global Society 3
• EDUC 0302 - The Exceptional Child 3
• EDUC 0321 - Microteaching 1
• EDUC 0329 - Pedagogical Theory, Methods and Practices 4
• EDUC 0480 - Instructional Techniques for Teaching English Language Learners 3 OR EDUC 380 Second Language Acquisition (3)
• EDUC 0422 - Content Area Literacy I: Secondary/Middle School 3
• EDUC 0423 - Classroom and Behavior Management 3
• EDUC 0424 - Content Area Literacy II: Secondary/Middle School Interventions 3
• EDUC 0429 - Assessment of Student Learning 3
• EDUC 0432 - Critical Issues in Education 2
• PSY 0310 - Educational Psychology 3

Professional Education Additional Course: 3 Hours

• 3.0 GPA / ‘C’ or higher

• EDUC 0336 - Teaching Business in Middle and Secondary School 3

Business Requirements: 39 Hours

• 3.0 GPA / ‘C’ or higher

• ACCT 0201 - Principles of Financial Accounting 3
• ACCT 0202 - Principles of Managerial Accounting 3
• ECON 0201 - Principles of Economics (Macro) 3
• ECON 0202 - Principles of Economics (Micro) 3
• GB 0301 - Legal Environment of Business I 3
• GB 0320 - Business Communication 3
• GB 0412 - Implementing Business Education Programs 3
• GB 0422 - Coordination of Coop Education 3
• IB 0310 - International Business 3
• MGMT 0237 - Using Information Systems 3
• MGMT 0337 - Management Information Systems 3
• MGMT 0350 - Fundamentals of Organizational Management 3
• MRKT 0300 - Principles of Marketing 3

Field and Clinical Experience: 10 Hours

• ‘C’ or higher

• EDUC 0462 - Student Teaching-Secondary 10

MoCA Missouri Content Assessment

• Passing Score of 220

Total Hours: 126

• EDUC 321, EDUC 329 and EDUC 423 are Junior Block courses
• All EDUC prefix courses require a ‘C’ or higher
• Degree completion: cumulative GPA 2.75 or higher, cumulative content GPA 3.0 or higher, Missouri Content Assessment (MoCA), all other coursework completed, approved background check
• See Teacher Education department for additional requirements