Business Education (B.S.Ed.)
Administered by Department of Business Education and Business Information Systems
Effective Fall 2009
As per PRP3604: All students earning a first baccalaureate degree will take at least 30 of their last 45 credits at Bloomsburg University, no more credits are required than the 30 credits. All first baccalaureate students will take at least 50% of credits required for the Major from a PASSHE university. Bloomsburg University may require up to a maximum of 50% of the Major credits. Program exceptions to the policy are to be approved by the Office of the Chancellor.
General education courses
Included in 50 semester hours of general education requirements (five credits of which must be at the 300 level or higher), the following general education courses are required with a grade of C or better:
An English or American Literature course
20.101 Composition I
25.103 Public Speaking
40.121 Principles of Economics I
40.122 Principles of Economics II
40.256 Business and Economics Statistics
48.101 General Psychology
53.118 Matrix Algebra
53.123 Essentials of Calculus
70.101 Introduction to Individuals with Exceptionalities
90.333 Business Communication and Report Writing
Business Administration Requirements
The following courses are required with a grade of C or better (21 semester hours):
91.221 Principles of Accounting I
91.222 Principles of Accounting II
91.223 Managerial Accounting
93.244 Principles of Management
96.313 Corporate Finance
97.310 Marketing Principles and Practice
98.331 Law and Legal Environment
BCIT Requirements
The following courses are required with a grade of C or better (18 semester hours):
90.101 Introduction to Business
94.302 Enhanced Business Applications
94.321 Information Technology Management
Professional Education requirements
A total of 31 semester hours is required for a major in business education. The student must have completed the following courses with a grade of C or better to be considered for certification as a teacher of business subjects:
60.291 Principles of Teaching
70.275 Linking Assessment & Instruction
70.358 Methods of Instruction for Exceptionalities
79.494 ELL Strategies & Methods
90.402 Instructional Strategies and Assessment
90.403 BCIT Field Experience
90.404 Professional Semester in BCIT
90.406 Clinical Studies in BCIT
Choose one of the following two courses:
48.211 Child Psychology
48.212 Adolescent Psychology
Choose one of the following two courses:
60.251 Psychological Foundations of Education
48.251 Psychological Foundations of Education
Choose one of the following two courses:
60.406 Multicultural Education
90.350 Valuing Diversity in Business
Certification - Upon completion of the curriculum, receipt of a recommendation from the university and successfully passing the PRAXIS Level I and II exams specified for business computer and information technology certification, students will be issued a K-12, Level I certificate by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.