Business Education - BS (7-12 Teaching License)

Minimum University Requirements

• Total Credits: 120
• Credits of C- or better: 100
• Total credits taken through USU: 30
• Total major required credits taken at USU: 10
• Minimum Grade Point Average (many majors require a higher GPA): 2.0 GPA
• Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above): 40
• Upper-division credits taken at USU: 20
• General Education Requirements    
• University Studies Requirements   
• Undergraduate Degree Requirements     

Admission Requirements For This Program

• New freshmen: Admitted to USU in Good Standing
• Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU: 3.0 GPA

Additional Information

It is very important for each student to meet with the advisor to build a successful plan based on individual needs. The advisor for this program is Caisa Shoop, who can be contacted by email at caisa.shoop@usu.edu or telephone at 435-797-4275.

In order to obtain a secondary teaching license for grades 6-12, students must complete the 35-credit Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP), which includes one semester of student teaching in a public school. This program is administered by USU’s School of Teacher Education and Leadership (TEAL) within the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services. Student must apply to the School of TEAL the semester before taking STEP courses. This is usually the fall of their junior year. Students learn subject content through the Department of Applied Sciences, Technology, and Education and spend the last year or two studying education techniques through the STEP program. Students must earn an overall GPA of 3.0 to graduate and be recommended for teaching licensure.

Required Courses (85-86 credits)

• ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Principles 3 credit(s)

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• BCIS 1040 - Introduction to Programming 3 credit(s) or
• CS 1400 - Introduction to Computer Science–CS 1 4 credit(s)

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• BCIS 1300 - Website Design 3 credit(s)
• BUSN 1405 - Word Processing 2 credit(s)
• BUSN 1410 - Spreadsheet I (Excel) 2 credit(s)
• BCIS 2441 - Photoshop 3 credit(s)

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• BUSN 1021 - Personal Finance 3 credit(s) or
• FCSE 1350 - Financial Literacy (BSS) 3 credit(s)

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• BUSN 1091 - Business Presentations 2 credit(s)
• BUSN 2050 - Business Law 3 credit(s)

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• BUSN 2200 - Professional Communications 3 credit(s) or
• BUS 3200 - Business Communication (CI) 3 credit(s)

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• BUSN 2201 - Digital Marketing Concepts 3 credit(s)

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• BUSN 2320 - Small Business Management - CTE (HR) 3 credit(s) or
• MGT 3050 - Foundations of Business: Capitalism, Markets, and Innovation 3 credit(s)

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• BSED 2510 - Orientation to Business Education 2 credit(s)
• BSED 3150 - Methods for Business Education 3 credit(s)
• BSED 3300 - Clinical Experience I in Business Education 1 credit(s)
• BSED 4150 - Methods of Business, Finance, and Marketing Education 3 credit(s)
• BSED 4300 - Clinical Experience II Business Education 1 credit(s)
• BSED 5500 - Business Education Secondary Curriculum Seminar 2 credit(s)
• BSED 5630 - Business Education Student Teaching 10 credit(s)
• ECN 1500 - Introduction to Economic Institutions, History, and Principles (BAI) 3 credit(s)
• ECN 2010 - Introduction to Microeconomics (BSS) 3 credit(s)
• MSLE 3500 - Fundamentals of Marketing 3 credit(s)

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• ITLS 2500 - Technology Enabled Instruction 3 credit(s) or
• ITLS 5500 - Integration and Innovation of Technology in Education 3 credit(s)

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• SCED 3210 - Educational and Multicultural Foundations (CI/DSS) 3 credit(s)
• SCED 5100 - Motivation and Classroom Management 3 credit(s)
• SCED 5200 - Language, Literacy and Learning in the Content Areas (CI) 3 credit(s)

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• SCED 5210 - Learning Theory, Curriculum, and Assessment 3 credit(s) or
• BSED 4210 - Cognition and Evaluation of Student Learning in Career and Technical Education 3 credit(s)

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• SPED 4000 - Education of Students with Disabilities 3 credit(s)

Licensure Notification

This program typically leads to licensure and was designed to meet licensing qualifications in the state of Utah. If students wish to work in another state within the United States, they should review the qualifications for that state and the Education Licensure Compliance Table provided by School of Teacher Education and Leadership.

For more information, please contact the School of Teacher Education and Leadership at https://cehs.usu.edu/teal/

Open Electives

Total elective credit is determined by General Education courses taken, degree type selected, additional credits earned, and any additional math or other prerequisite courses needed. Please consult your  Academic Advisor for details.

Total Credits: 120

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