Offered by Department of Economics

Business Education Major

Business, Marketing, and Information Technology 6-12
Teaching Field Endorsement
Bachelor of Arts in Education

All College of Business and Technology Graduation Requirements must be fulfilled.

• General Studies Program Hours = 45
  General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and endorsement = 46
  • Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12 including:
    • ENG 102GS, Academic Writing and Research - 3 hours
    • MATH 102GS, College Algebra - 3 hours
    • SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
    • TE 100GS, Teaching in a Democratic Society - 3 hours
  • Portal = 3
  • Distribution = 28
    • Aesthetics minimum = 3
    • Humanities minimum = 6
    • Social Sciences minimum = 9 including:
      • ECON 270GS, Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics - 3 hours
      • ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics, Microeconomics - 3 hours
      • PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 7
    • Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
    • Wellness minimum = 3 including:
      • PE 150GS, Healthy, Wealthy and Wise - 3 hours
  • Capstone = 3
• Professional Sequence = 25 including:
  • TE 319, Management and Assessment in K-12/Secondary Classrooms - 2 hours
  • TE 320, Field Experience in Secondary Classroom - 2 hours
  • Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.
• Endorsement = 48
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 119
• Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 1
• Minimum total hours required for BAE in Business, Marketing, and Information Technology 6-12 Teaching Field Endorsement = 120
• All UNK degrees require a minimum of 120 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

1. Business Administration (24 hours required)
   • Requirements
     • Take all of the following:
       • FSID 160GS, Personal Money Management - 3 hours
       • ACCT 250, Principles of Accounting I - 3 hours
       • ACCT 251, Principles of Accounting II - 3 hours
       • BSAD 295, Business Communications - 3 hours (Prereq: ENG 101 (or equivalent) or English ACT score of 29 or above)
       • MGT 301, Principles of Management - 3 hours
     • Take 1 course from:
       • ACCT 311, Business Law - 3 hours
       • ACCT 413, Entrepreneurial Law - 3 hours
   • Electives
     • Take 1 course from:
       • BSAD 115, Introduction to Business - 3 hours
       • MGT 400, Entrepreneurship - 3 hours
       • MGT 401, Small Business Management - 3 hours
     • Take 1 course from:
       • MIS 302, Principles of Management Information Systems - 3 hours
       • FIN 308, Principles of Finance - 3 hours
       • MGT 330, International Management - 3 hours
       • MGT 493, Social Responsibilities of Business: Issues and Ethics - 3 hours
       • 300-level or above ECON course (except ECON 388GS)
       • JMC 112, Communication Software - 3 hours
2. Marketing Requirements (9 hours required)
   • Take:
     • MKT 300, Principles of Marketing - 3 hours
   • Take 2 courses from (at least one must be 400-level):
     • MKT 331, Professional Selling - 3 hours
     • MKT 336, Services Marketing - 3 hours
     • MKT 420, Retail Management - 3 hours
     • MKT 430, International Marketing - 3 hours
     • MKT 435, Marketing Research - 3 hours (Prereq: MKT 300 AND either MGT 233GS or STAT 241GS)
     • MKT 437, Sales Management - 3 hours
     • MKT 438, Consumer Behavior - 3 hours
     • MKT 440, Advertising Management - 3 hours
     • MKT 457, E-Marketing - 3 hours
3. Career Education Requirements (3 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • BSED 431, Coordinating Techniques - 3 hours
4. Informational Technology Requirements (9 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • MIS 182GS, Software Productivity Tools - 3 hours
     • MIS 282GS, Business Intelligence Using Databases - 3 hours
     • BSED 402, Automated Office Systems - 3 hours
5. Career Business Education Methods (3 hours required)
   • Take:
     • BSED 470, Vocational-Business Methods - 3 hours
6. Related Occupational Experience
   • Contact the Chair of Department of Economics or the 6-12 Business Teacher Educator for information regarding occupational experience.