Jun 07, 2025

Missouri Baptist University 2025-2026 Catalog

Business Education (Grades 9-12 or 5-12) Certification

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CIP Code: 13.1303

NOTE: 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:
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 (Must be taken first semester of enrollment) †^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 (Must be taken first semester of enrollment) †^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 (Only required for those pursuing middle and secondary certification.)
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 (Must be taken the semester prior to student teaching) ^²
EDTR 413/513 - Trauma Informed Classroom I Semester Hours: Three (must be taken concurrently with Student Teaching)

Total: 32 Hours (35 for combined middle and secondary)

Note(s)

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

See your advisor for certification requirements.

EDCL 211 - Teaching Field Experience I Semester Hours: One (must be in grades 9-12 in a high 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 9-12 in a high school setting, different grade than 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
ESCL 4712/5712 - Student Teaching: Secondary Semester Hours: Twelve (must be in grades 9-12 in a high school setting, different grade than EDCL 211 or EDCL 411/511 )
OR (for those pursuing two secondary content areas)
ESCL 4709/5709 - Student Teaching: Secondary Semester Hours: Nine (must be in grades 9-12 in the primary content area)
ESCL 4703/5703 - Student Teaching: Secondary Semester Hours: Three (must be in grades 9-12 in the add-on content area)
OR (for those pursuing secondary/middle combined)
ESCL 5709 - Student Teaching: Secondary Semester Hours: Three (must be in grades 9-12 in a secondary school setting)
EMCL 4703/5703 - Student Teaching: Middle School Semester Hours: Three (must be in grades 5-9 in a middle school setting, different grade level than EDCL 411/511 )*

Total: 14 Hours

Note(s)

¹Undergraduate-only courses

^Teacher Education Program Gateway course – requires a grade of B or better (may be repeated once)

‡ Students who transfer in a course for EDCL 211 with a grade of B or better who do not have a MEES evaluation (or equivalent) must take EDCL 200 Transfer Field Experience.¹

† Requires enrollment in EDAS WM7 Watermark 7-Year License as co-requisite/pre-requisite.

*Candidates pursuing secondary/middle combined certification must complete EDCL 411/511 in a middle 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
MGMT 303 - Management Concepts and Practices Semester Hours: Three
MRKT 313 - Introduction to Marketing Semester Hours: Three
EDBM 403/503 - Administration of Business and Marketing Education Programs 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: 33 Hours

Note(s)

* Must satisfy prerequisite

Elective in Business, Accounting, Economics, Management, Marketing, or Computer/Emerging Technology

Recommended Electives:
ENTR 303 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship Semester Hours: Three
BUSN 403 - Business in A Global Environment Semester Hours: Three

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Business Education (Grades 9-12 or 5-12) Certification

Professional Requirements

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

Total: 32 Hours (35 for combined middle and secondary)

Note(s)

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: 33 Hours

Note(s)

Elective in Business, Accounting, Economics, Management, Marketing, or Computer/Emerging Technology

Total: 3 Hours

Total: 85 Hours