Requirements
66 credit hours
In addition to the education courses required for a minor in secondary education (9-12) or minor in education (K-12), students seeking secondary certification in business must complete a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration.
The following business courses are required for the Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration:
General Education Courses for Business
One of the following MTH courses:
Core Business Courses
39 credit hours
Notes: (1) Introduction to Business and Free Enterprise is waived if the student has nine or more credit hours in business coursework when entering the program.
(2) 46082 is the capstone course, which is to be taken during the student’s last semester of the business program.
Plus one of the HRM courses below
Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Human Resource Management will take all three of these courses.
Elective Business Courses
Student must complete the following elective courses:
In addition, students must select six more business elective courses at the 30000 or 4000 level. (For students seeking a marketing add-on, four of these six business electives must be selected from within the marketing area, which will earn the student an emphasis in marketing from the School of Business.)
Note: As a business elective option, students might wish to consider FIN 32030 Consumer Finance, a course strongly recommended by DESE.
Students seeking certification in business must also complete the following education courses:
| EDU 33600 | Secondary Methods of Teaching Business Education | 3 |
| EDU 37300 | Implementing Vocational Business Education Programs | 3 |
Note: DESE requires all students seeking secondary certification to complete a total of nine credit hours of coursework in technology. The business core includes one technology course (MIS 24000). The student must select two additional courses in technology to fulfill this DESE requirement.
Verification of 2000 work hours in a business related field is also required. If the student does not have the necessary total of work hours, he or she may enroll for credit in field experience courses to meet this requirement. Students should speak to an education advisor.
Marketing Add-On
21 credit hours
In addition to the education courses required for a minor in secondary education (9-12) or minor in education (K-12), students seeking secondary certification in business with a marketing add-on must complete a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with an emphasis in marketing. (For more information about a marketing emphasis, speak to a business advisor.)
The student seeking a marketing add-on must also complete the following education courses:
Verification of 2000 work hours in a marketing related field is also required.
If the student does not have the necessary number of work hours in a marketing related field, the courses below may be taken for credit to fulfill this requirement:
See an education advisor.