B.S. in Vocational Business Education

(Business Concentration)

Description

The objectives of the Teacher Education program include:

1. To provide courses of study for the achievement of competencies in Business Education and/or Marketing Education that meet and exceed the requirements issued by the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction;

2. To provide laboratory experiences for the development of competencies in various vocational areas of business;

3. To satisfy requirements for initial teacher certification by preparing students to pass the PRAXIS and National Teachers’ examinations;

4. To develop in each student an understanding of the significant functions of business in our modern society and their relation to national and international economics;

5. To maintain communications with public schools and community colleges in order to develop and foster articulation among programs;

6. To develop graduates who understand and are committed to the role of the professional educator as a facilitator of learning; and

7. To offer an academic foundation that prepares students to successfully complete graduate studies in education and/or business.

4-Year Degree Plan

To be granted the Bachelor of Science degree in Vocational Business Education from the Department of Marketing and Business Education, students must complete the following courses:

Vocational Business Education (B.S.)		126 Credit Hours
FRESHMAN YEAR
First Semester		Credit Hours
UNIV 101	Freshman Seminar I	1
ENGL 110	English Composition I	3
MATH 123	College Algebra	3
PHIL 110	Critical Thinking	3
HUMN 211	Music, Art, and Ideas I	3
	PEDU/HEED Requirement	1
	Total	14
Second Semester		Credit Hours
UNIV 102	Freshman Seminar II	1
ENGL 120	English Composition II	3
HIST 211	The U.S. to 1865	3
HUMN 212	Music, Art, and Ideas II	3
BEDU 210	Introduction to Business	3
	MATH Requirement	3
	PEDU/HEED Requirement	1
	Total	17
SOPHOMORE YEAR
First Semester
ACCT  211	Principles of Accounting I	3
ECON 211	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
BADM 214	Computer Apps for Business	3
BADM 209	Legal Environment of Business	3
EDUC 211	Lab Experience in Area Schools	2
NSCI 110	Comprehensive Physical Science	4
	TOTAL	18
Second Semester		Credit Hours
ACCT 212	Principles of Accounting II	3
ECON 212	Principles of Microeconomics	3
BADM 216	Business Statistics	3
NSCI 120	Modern Biology	4
SPEE  200	Introduction to Speech	3
	Total	16
JUNIOR YEAR
First Semester
BADM 215	Business Communications	3
BEDU 250	Word/Information Processing	3
ECON 322	Money, Banking, and Monetary Policy	3
EDUC 310	Foundations of Education	3
MKTG 311	Principles of Marketing	3
READ 320	Teaching Reading/Content Area	3
	TOTAL	18
Second Semester		Credit Hours
BEDU 315	Mathematics for Business	3
ADMS 320	Desktop Publishing	3
ECON 351	International Trade and Finance	3
EDUC 330	Educational Psychology and Measurements	3
EDUC 340	Human Development	3
	Total	15
SENIOR YEAR
First Semester
BEDU 450	Administration/Supervision of Vocational Education	3
BEDU 460	Coordinated Teaching Vocational Education	3
BEDU 492	Directed Work Experience	3
	Economics Elective	3
	TOTAL	12
Second Semester		Credit Hours
EDUC 421	Principles of Secondary Education	3
EDUC 450	Classroom Management/Parent Guidance	2
EDUC 460	Methods and Materials for Secondary Business Education	3
EDUC 480	Student Teaching	6
EDUC 490	Professional Education Seminar	1
	Total	15

Certification in Vocational Business Education, 44 Credits

ADMS 320	DESKTOP PUBLISHING	3
BADM 214	MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN BUSINESS	3
BEDU 450	ADMINISTRATION & SUPERVISION OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION	3
BEDU 460	COORDINATION TECHNIQUES IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION	3
BEDU 492	DIRECTED WORK EXPERIENCE	3
EDUC 211	LAB EXPERIENCE IN AREA SCHOOLS	2
EDUC 310	FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION	3
EDUC 330	EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND MEASUREMENTS	3
EDUC 340	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT	3
**EDUC 421	PRINCIPLES OF SECONDARY EDUCATION	3
**EDUC 450	CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT/PARENT GUIDANCE	2
**EDUC 460	METHODS OF TEACHING BUSINESS SUBJECTS	3
*EDUC 480	STUDENT TEACHING	6
*EDUC 490	PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SEMINAR	1
READ 320	TEACHING READING IN THE CONTENT AREAS	3
TOTAL HOURS		44

* WAIVE WITH LATERAL ENTRY. IN ORDER TO BE CLASSIFIED AS A LATERAL ENTRY STUDENT THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS BELOW MUST BE ON FILE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING AND BUSINESS EDUCATION:

• A CURRENT CONTRACT AND

• A CURRENT LICENSE

** COURSES MUST BE TAKEN AT FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY. THEY ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE.

If you have an undergraduate GPA of 2.5, the Praxis I will be waived. You will be required to take the Praxis I, if your undergraduate GPA is below a 2.5; regardless of your classification status as a Lateral Entry or a Certification student.

*Note: A minimum GPA of 2.0 must be maintained.