Business Education

University Teacher Education Policies

Refer to Teacher Education Policies pages for details regarding Teacher Education at Minot State. These pages will explain the admission, retention, and exit requirements of the program for business majors in teacher education.

Business Education Program Mission

A Bachelor of Science in Education Business graduate reflects knowledge of the business education curriculum and is certified/licensed to teach business subjects in grades 5-12. The BSEd-Business graduate is a reflective decision-maker who applies skills of critical thinking, analysis, and creativity in developing, delivering, and assessing the business curriculum.

Goals adapted from North Dakota Program Approval Standards for Business Teacher Education and National Association for Business Teacher Education.

Department Teacher Education Requirements

In addition to University-wide teacher education policies, students enrolled in a degree program in business teacher education will complete the basic core and required courses. Students must be members of the MSU chapter of Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) and must retain membership in PBL through their student teaching experience. During course work, at least one course must be taken in the online environment.

North Dakota Department of Career and Technical Education certification requirements are listed on the North Dakota Career and Technical Education site.

The status of students admitted to Business Teacher Education is reviewed each semester.

Bachelor of Science in Education with a Major in Business Education

General Education
General Education Courses		38
Required Business Education Core
ACCT 200	Elements of Accounting I	3
ACCT 201	Elements of Accounting II	3
ACCT 315	Legal Environment of Business	3
BUS 154	Word Processing and Presentation Software	3
MGMT 301	Fundamentals of Management	3
BUS 305	Business Communication	3
CIS 185	Fundamentals of IT and Security	3
CIS 220	Managing Computer Information Systems	3
CIS 244	IT Security and Information Assurance	3
ART 112	Print, Web, and Social Media Graphics	3
BOTE 247	Spreadsheet Applications	3
CTE 421	History and Philosophy of CTE	3
CTE 423	Leadership in CTSOs	3
FIN 251	Personal Finance	3
ECON 201	Principles of Microeconomics	3
or ECON 202	Principles of Macroeconomics
Professional Education Sequence (teacher education not required)
ED 260	Educational Psychology	3
ED 260L	Clinical I	0
ED 282	Managing the Learning Environment	2
ED 282L	Clinical II	0.5
ED 284	Teaching Diverse Learners	2
ED 284L	Clinical III	0.5
ED 320	Curriculum, Planning, and Assessment I	2
ED 321L	Clinical IV	0.5
ED 323L	Clinical V	0.5
ED 324L	Fall Experience	0
ED 380	Technology in Teaching	2
SPED 110	Introduction to Exceptional Children	3
HIST 283	Diversity in America	3
ED 287	Early-Level Transition Point Conference	0
ED 407	Mid-Level Transition Point Conference	0
Professional Education Sequence (admission to teacher education required)
ED 322	Data Driven Integrated Instruction ¹	2
ED 484	Student Teaching Seminar: K12	2
or ED 483	Student Teaching Seminar: Secondary
or ED 482	Student Teaching Seminar
Department Specific Courses (admission to teacher education required)
ED 493	Student Teaching, Secondary ¹	12
BUS 391	Methods of Teaching Business	3
Total Hours		121

Business Education Minor

A business education minor is available only to students seeking or holding a major in another education area.

ACCT 200	Elements of Accounting I	3
CIS 244	IT Security and Information Assurance	3
MGMT 301	Fundamentals of Management	3
BUS 154	Word Processing and Presentation Software	3
CIS 185	Fundamentals of IT and Security	3
BUS 391	Methods of Teaching Business	3
BOTE 247	Spreadsheet Applications	3
ART 112	Print, Web, and Social Media Graphics	3
Total Hours		24