Program Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 31

Prospective teachers of business education in secondary and middle-level schools (all grades) choose the Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) as a degree program within the Zarb School of Business. They select a major field of specialization in one of the following areas: Accounting, Business Computer Information Systems, Entrepreneurship, Finance, International Business, Management, or Marketing. After completing a minimum of 45 s.h. of college course work, the student then chooses Business Education as a co-major. For admission policies, procedures, and program requirements, see Secondary Education, Undergraduate Programs. Students in the B.B.A. program with a co-major in Business Education must satisfy all of the requirements for the B.B.A. degree as well as all education requirements. These include a liberal Arts Core, specific liberal arrest requirements for B.B.A. students, Business Core, and course work within the major field of specialization.    

Teacher Education General Education Core in the Liberal Arts and Sciences:

Education Course Work:

Student Teaching Prerequisites

After completing at least 19 semester hours of professional education course work, students may apply for admission to student teaching. Application forms may be obtained in the Office of Field Placement. Admission criteria are as follows:

• a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or better on overall course work or permission of adviser;
• no grades lower than C- and no unresolved INC grades in professional education course work;
• a GPA of 2.5 or higher in content courses.

Graduation Requirements

Graduation from the program requires

1. completion of all graduation requirements for the bachelor’s degree in the major content area in which the certification will be sought;
2. completion of all course requirements for the co-major in the concentration area within secondary education;
3. no grades lower than C- and no unresolved INC grades in professional education course work;
4. a minimum GPA of 2.75 in overall course work;
5. a minimum GPA of 2.5 in the major area in which the certification will be sought;
6. an electronic portfolio, illustrating the students education course work and professional accomplishments.

Teacher Certification Requirements

Upon successful completion of a teacher education program, students will be eligible to apply for the University’s recommendation for New York state certification. For Initial Certification, students are required to have passing scores on each of the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations (NYSTCE): The Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAST) and the Assessment of Teaching Skills–Written (ATS-W). Students not receiving passing scores on these examinations will not be eligible for certification. Additional information pertaining to certification can be found in the School of Education, Health and Human Services.

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NOTE:

It is strongly recommended that students complete the Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAST) of the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations prior to student teaching and the Assessment of Teaching Skills–Written (ATS-W), and the Content Specialty Test (CST) during student teaching. Both NYSTCE’s tests should be completed prior to graduation. Students not receiving passing scores on examinations will not be eligible for certification.