Sep 17, 2024

2023-2024 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

2023-2024 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Secondary Education & Teaching, BS, Business Education Concentration

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Degree Awarded:	Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Science	120
Career Opportunities:
Teach business 6-12 (see College of Education & Human Development )
Additional Requirements:
Students must earn at least an overall 2.5 GPA and an overall 2.5 GPA in all major courses. Praxis Exam Requirements: The requirements of the program are continually under examination and revision by the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE). The University reserves the right to make changes as required. All enrolled candidates are subject to these changes. All required state licensure exams must be passed by established deadlines.
Note(s):
¹ 9 credit hours of natural sciences are required, which must include at least 3 credit hours of Biology and 3 credit hours of Chemistry, Geology, or Physics. 6 of the 9 credit hours must be in the same science.

General Education Courses

Freshman Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 140 - Developing a Worldview of Education Credit Hours: 3 (Required)
ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing Credit Hours: 3
MATH 109 - Pre-Calculus Algebra Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Natural Science courses. ¹

Freshman Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture Credit Hours: 3
HIST 221 - The United States to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
or HIST 222 - The United States Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
INFX 101 - Informatics Fundamentals Credit Hours: 3
MATH 206 - Mathematics of Finance Credit Hours: 3
or MATH 210 - Practical Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
or STAT 214 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Natural Science courses.¹

Sophomore Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

ACCT 201 - Introduction to Financial Accounting Credit Hours: 3
ECON 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
EDFL 201 - Teaching, Learning, and Growth Credit Hours: 3
INFX 205 - Information Technology and Data Applications Credit Hours: 3

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Literature courses.

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

ACCT 202 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting Credit Hours: 3
CMCN 310 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
ECON 202 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 240 - Investigating School Contexts Credit Hours: 1-3 (3 cr hrs)
LTCY 356 - Teaching Students with Dyslexia Credit Hours: 3
QMET 251 - Fundamentals of Business Statistics Credit Hours: 3

Junior Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

EDCI 427 - Teaching in a Diverse Society Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 450G - Cultivating a Classroom Culture for Learning Credit Hours: 3
EDFL 456 - Classroom Assessment Credit Hours: 3
FNAN 250 - Financial Principles and Applications Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 320 - Management of Behavior and Organizations Credit Hours: 3

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Fine Arts courses in consultation with academic advisor.

Junior Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

BLAW 310 - The Legal Environment of Business Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 340 - Developing Innovative Pedagogical Practices Credit Hours: 3
LTCY 410 - Teaching Content Literacy in the Secondary/Middle School Credit Hours: 3
MKTG 345 - Principles of Marketing Credit Hours: 3
SPED 391 - Foundations of Inclusive Education Credit Hours: 3

Senior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

EDCI 448 - Secondary School English Methods Credit Hours: 3
EDCI 475 - Teacher Residency I in Secondary Education Credit Hours: 3 (Required)
IRED 320 - Educational Technology and Innovation Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 312 - Adolescent Psychology Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Natural Science courses.¹

Senior Year, Second Semester (9 credit hours)

EDCI 440 - Research and Reflections on Educational Practice Credit Hours: 1-3 (3 cr hrs)
EDCI 494 - Teacher Residency II in Secondary Education Credit Hours: 6

General Education Curriculum

English (6 cr)	Mathematics (6 cr)	Natural Sciences (9 cr)	Social/Behavioral Sci (6 cr)
ENGL 101 ENGL 102	MATH 109 and Choose 3 cr from the list below	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	ECON 201 PSYC 312
History (3 cr)	Fine Arts (3 cr)	Communication (3 cr)	Literature (3 cr)
HIST 221 or HIST 222	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	CMCN 310	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List

Mathematics: MATH 206 , MATH 210 , or STAT 214

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Secondary Education & Teaching, BS, Business Education Concentration

Freshman Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

Junior Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Junior Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Senior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Senior Year, Second Semester (9 credit hours)

General Education Curriculum

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Secondary Education & Teaching, BS, Business Education Concentration

Freshman Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

Junior Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Junior Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Senior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Senior Year, Second Semester (9 credit hours)

General Education Curriculum