Business Education (Grades 5-9) Certification

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CIP Code: 13.1303

NOTE: Middle school candidates may opt to complete certification in one or two concentration areas. In addition, middle school certification may be combined with secondary certification in the same content area, earning subject-specific certification in grades 5-12.

Subject-Specific Certification Requirements:
A 24-credit-hour area of concentration is required for middle school certification. Areas of concentration offered by Missouri Baptist University include Business Education, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, and Speech/Theatre. Candidates pursuing middle/secondary combined certification must satisfy all the subject-specific secondary content area requirements, which will also fulfill the middle school concentration area requirements.

Content area courses are undergraduate-only unless otherwise noted.

See your advisor for certification requirements.

Professional Requirements

Content Planning and Delivery/Individual Student Needs/Schools and the Teaching Profession

EDUC 201 - Professional Growth and Folio Development I Semester Hours: One ^¹
EDUC 200 - Continuing Portfolio Development for Teacher Candidates Semester Hours: Zero (must be enrolled concurrently with EDUC 201)¹
EDUC 203 - Teaching in a Diverse Society Semester Hours: Three ¹
EDUC 303 - Methods of Teaching and Differentiated Instruction Semester Hours: Three ^¹
EDUC 573 - Applications of Technology Semester Hours: Three
ECTA 323 - Curriculum, Assessment, and Data-Based Decision Making Semester Hours: Three ¹
EDPS 313 - Psychology of Learning & Development Semester Hours: Three ⁑¹
EDPS 453/553 - The Exceptional Child Semester Hours: Three
EDMS 443/543 - Middle School: Philosophy and Organization Semester Hours: Three
EDRD 423/523 - Integration of Literacy in Content Areas: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three ‡
EDRD 463/563 - Reading and Writing Strategies for Middle and Secondary Content Areas Semester Hours: Three
ETOP 423/523 - Classroom and Behavior Management Semester Hours: Three ^
EDUC 401 - Professional Growth and Folio Development II Semester Hours: One †^²
EDTR 413/513 - Trauma Informed Classroom I Semester Hours: Three (must be taken concurrently with Student Teaching)

Total: 35 Hours

Note

¹ Undergraduate-only courses required for admission to the Teacher Education Program.
² Undergraduate-only course required in preparation for approval to student teach.
^ Teacher Education Program Gateway course - requires a grade of B or better (may be repeated once)
† Requires enrollment in GoReact as co-requisite/pre-requisite.

⁑ For students transferring professional education course work, the combination of Educational Psychology (or equivalent) and a course that covers child and adolescent growth and development (generally a prerequisite to Educational Psychology) will be substituted for EDPS 313 .
‡ Students who transfer in a course for EDRD 423/523 which does not include an equivalent field experience must complete: EDCL 420/520 .

Field and Clinical Experiences

EDCL 211 - Teaching Field Experience I Semester Hours: One (must be in grades 5-9 in a middle school setting) †‡^¹
EDUC 210 - Field Experience I Seminar Semester Hours: Zero (must be taken concurrently with EDCL 211 ) ¹
EDCL 411/511 - Teaching Field Experience II Semester Hours: One (must be in grades 5-9, in a middle school setting different grade than EDCL 211 ) *†^
EDUC 410/510 - Field Experience II Seminar Semester Hours: Zero (must be taken concurrently with EDCL 411/511 ) *
EDUC 470 - Student Teaching Professional Development Seminar Semester Hours: Zero (must be taken concurrently with Student Teaching)¹
EMCL 4712/5712 - Student Teaching: Middle School Semester Hours: Twelve (must be in grades 5-9)
OR (for those pursuing two middle school concentration areas)
EMCL 4709/5709 - Student Teaching: Middle School Semester Hours: Nine (must be in grades 5-9 in the primary concentration)
EMCL 4703/5703 - Student Teaching: Middle School Semester Hours: Three (must be in grades 5-9 in the add-on concentration)

Total: 14 Hours

Note(s)

¹Undergraduate-only courses

^Teacher Education Program Gateway Courses - requires a grade of B or higher (may be repeated once)

† Requires enrollment in GoReact as co-requisite/pre-requisite.

*Candidates pursuing middle/secondary combined certification must complete EDCL 411/511 in a secondary school setting.

Instructional Strategies and Techniques in Content Specialty Area

EDMS 403/503 - Teaching Business and Marketing: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three

Total: 3 Hours

Content Area Requirements

ACCT 213 - Principles of Financial Accounting Semester Hours: Three
ACCT 223 - Principles of Managerial Accounting Semester Hours: Three
ECON 113 - Macroeconomics (MOTR ECON 101) Semester Hours: Three
ECON 123 - Microeconomics (MOTR ECON 102) Semester Hours: Three
BUSN 413 - Business Law - Uniform Commercial Code Semester Hours: Three
BUSN 353 - Communication Strategies in Business Semester Hours: Three
OR
ENGL 433 - Business Writing Semester Hours: Three

6 HOURS IN COMPUTER/EMERGING TECHNOLOGY FROM THE FOLLOWING

Required Course:
BCIS 203 - Microsoft Office Suite Semester Hours: Three
One elective from the following:
ACCT 363 - Accounting Information Systems Semester Hours: Three
BCIS 403/503 - Management Applications of Information Technology Semester Hours: Three *
BCIS 453 - E-Commerce Semester Hours: Three
ITBU 213 - IT Infrastructure Semester Hours: Three
ITBU 313 - Introduction to Cybersecurity Semester Hours: Three
ITBU 333 - System Analysis and Design Semester Hours: Three
ITBU 353 - Data and Information Management Semester Hours: Three
ITBU 363 - Business Analytics with Artificial Intelligence Semester Hours: Three

Total: 24 Hours

Note(s)

*Must satisfy prerequisite

MBU enrollment tops 5,600 students

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Business Education (Grades 5-9) Certification

Professional Requirements

Content Planning and Delivery/Individual Student Needs/Schools and the Teaching Profession

Total: 35 Hours

Note

Field and Clinical Experiences

Total: 14 Hours

Note(s)

Instructional Strategies and Techniques in Content Specialty Area

Total: 3 Hours

Content Area Requirements

6 HOURS IN COMPUTER/EMERGING TECHNOLOGY FROM THE FOLLOWING

Total: 24 Hours

Note(s)

Total: 76 Hours