Nov 15, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Business Education (BSEd)

Education Bachelor of Science in Education (Certifiable grades 9-12)

The curriculum for Business Education teaching leads to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Education and carries with it an initial professional certificate (IPC) to teach in the state of Missouri. Holders of this Business Education certificate may be employed to teach in grades 9-12.

Degree requirements

Candidates for the Bachelor of Science in Education degree must meet the following grade point average requirements. All GPA requirements include both Missouri State and transfer grades.

at least a 3.00 GPA in the certificate subject area (major field of study), which includes all courses listed under Business Content.
at least a 3.00 GPA in any additional certificate subject area
at least a 3.00 GPA in the professional education courses and no grade lower than a “B” in all professional education courses, which includes all courses listed under Professional Education.

Additionally, students must earn a composite score or super score of 20 or higher on the ACT, or earn passing scores on all four sub-tests of the Missouri General Education Assessment (MoGEA) and successfully complete the other Missouri Educator Gateway Assessments (MEGA) as established by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (MoDESE).

All students must be admitted to Teacher Education and have successfully completed Supervised Teaching to earn this degree. Refer to Teacher Education for application procedures.

Note: Bachelor of Science in Education majors cannot count more than 30 hours of business courses (25 percent of the 123 hours required for graduation) toward the degree. All exceptions must have the written approval of the Dean of the College of Business. Students found to be in violation of this policy will be dropped from all courses exceeding the maximum number of business course hours.

Program requirements

Specific courses required for major and/or certification which may be used to satisfy General Education Requirements:

First-year Seminar (2 hours).

GEP 101 - First-Year Foundations

Note:

UHC 110 required for Honors College students, and EDC 150 is required for transfer students.

Focus on Written Communication (6 hours):

Focus on Quantitative Literacy (3 hours):

grade of “C” or better in

MTH 134 - Algebraic Reasoning and Modeling

Focus on Oral Communication (3 hours):

COM 115 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking or have a transfer course transcripted as GEC 103.

Focus on Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 hours):

Focus on Constitution of U.S. and Missouri and American History and Institutions (6 hours):

Focus on Public Issues (3 hours):

ITC 200 - Critical and Creative Thinking Using Information Technology

Business Content (33 hours):

Specific courses required to meet Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (MoDESE) Business Content requirements:

Professional Education

Note: A grade of “B” or better in each course is required.

Foundations of Teaching (18 hours):

Literacy Methods (6 hours):

Content Area Methods and Career and Technical Education Courses (9 hours):

Clinical Experiences (18 hours):

Public Affairs Capstone Experience will be fulfilled by completion of:

Teacher Education Requirements:

This program also requires compliance with Teacher Education and Teacher Certification Requirements for eligibility to enroll in Professional Education courses; admission to and continuance in Teacher Education; approval for supervised teaching; and recommendation for certification.