Business Education Major

Business Core - All Four Year Majors (54 credits):

Required Courses by all Teacher Education Programs (30 credits):

• EPSY 202 - Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence 3 Credits
• EPSY 341 - Education in a Multicultural Society 3 Credits
• SPED 226 - The Exceptional Learner in the Regular Classroom 3 Credits
• CIMT 200 - Teaching I 2 Credits
• CIMT 301 - Teaching IIa 2 Credits (Admission to BCP I)

• (Co-requisite CIMT 302)

• CIMT 302 - Teaching IIb 2 Credits (EPSY 202)

• (Blocked with CIMT 301)

• CIMT 400 - Teaching III 3 Credits (CIMT 301 & 302)
• CIMT 400L - Teaching III Practicum 1 Credits

• (concurrent enrollment in CIMT 400)

• CIMT 401 - Student Teaching 11 Credits

• (CIMT and BEIT approval)

Required Courses for Business Education Program (13 credits):

• BEIT 317 - Document Planning and Design 3 Credits
• BEIT 320 - Spreadsheet and Database Applications 3 Credits
• BEIT 337 - Managing Information Resources and Staff 3 Credits
• BEIT 402 - Teaching an Integrated Unit 1 Credits (concurrent enrollment in CIMT 401)
• BEIT 492 - Methodology of Teaching Business Subjects 3 Credits

Licensure Requirements:

1. Complete Business Education, Information, and Technology 492 with a grade of C+ or higher;
2. Complete all courses in the major with a 2.5 grade point average or higher and achieve a grade point average of 2.5 or higher in all courses taken;
3. Complete Business Education, Information, and Technology 317, 320, 336, and 337 with a 2.5 or higher grade point average for this block of courses with no grade lower than a C for each course;
4. Complete each course in Phase I, II, and III of the Professional Education sequence with a grade of C or higher and achieve a grade point average of 2.5 or higher for all of these courses;
5. Pass Praxis II at the minimum level of competency or higher; and complete student teaching satisfactorily.

Degree Map

A requirement to this plan is to become fully admitted to the Scott College of Business by the end of the fourth semester. College of Business Admission (COBA) requires: an average GPA of 2.25 or higher in BUS 100 , BUS 180 , BUS 201 , BUS 205 , and ECON 200 ; completion of freshman English composition, communication, and MATH 105 . Students who are admitted to the University in good standing and who have satisfactorily completed all prerequisites may apply for admission to the educator preparation program BCP I. The program admission requirements and program progression may be found at the Education Student Services web site, https://www.indstate.edu/education/ess