Program Description
The Craig School of Business offers students a single subject business credential to teach in departmentalized classrooms typically found in middle school and senior high school settings. All students seeking a credential in business must complete the requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. This includes the general education requirements, business teacher education core requirements, and one of the various options for breadth and perspective offered in the Craig School of Business.
Preliminary Single Subject Credential
In addition to the course requirements in business, students must complete professional education courses for the business single subject credential. This consists of an additional 33 to 35 units. The preliminary single subject credential in business is obtained when the applicant has completed a bachelor's degree in business administration and completed the professional education coursework (or passes the CSET exam) including student teaching.
Professional Education Requirements
Prerequisites before enrolling in upper division teacher education courses:
Take the CBEST. Passing the reading and writing portions of CBEST is required before being admitted to the teacher education program. Have maintained at least a 2.67 GPA in all baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate coursework or a 2.75 on last 60 semester units. Completion of EHD 50 Introduction to Teaching or equivalent before enrollment in upper division teacher education courses.
Contact Information
If you have questions regarding the program or need additional information, please contact;
Richard Lacy, Professor of Information Management and Business Teacher Education Adviser.
Craig School of Business
5245 North Backer Avenue
California State University, Fresno
Fresno, CA 93740
Phone - (559) 278-2706 - Office PB-522
FAX - (559) 278-4911 (between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday - Friday)
Core Requirements for Single Subject Credential in Business
- Acct 4A - Financial Accounting Principles and Accounting Systems
- Acct 4B - Managerial Accounting Principles and Systems
- BA 18 - Business and Legal Environment
- BA 105W - Business Communication
- DS 71 - Quantitative Analysis
- DS 73 - Statistical Analysis I
- DS 123 - Statistical Analysis II
- Econ 40 - Principles of Microeconomics
- Econ 50 - Principles of Macroeconomics
- Entr 81 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship
- Fin 120 - Principles of Finance
- IS 50 - Computer Concepts
- IS 130 - Management Information Systems
- IS 150 - End User Computing
- Mgt 104 - Administrative Principles of Management
and
- Mgt 106 - Behavioral Principles of Management
or
- Mgt 110 - Administration and Organizational Behavior
- Mgt 124 - Production/Operations Management
- Mgt 187 - Seminar in Strategic Management
- Mktg 100 - Marketing Concepts
Breadth and Perspective
Select an option from the following list;
- Accountancy
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Human Resource Management
- Information Systems
- International Business
- Legal Environment
- Management
- Marketing
- Real Estate and Land Urban Economics
Additional Business Teacher Education Requirements
The following competencies must be completed before EHD 155B - Student Teaching in the Secondary School including those who have passed the CSET in Business.
- Keyboarding (demonstrate proficiency by keyboarding 40 words per minute for 5 minutes with 4 or fewer errors utilizing correct technique).
- Complete Business Communication (BA 105W) and End User Computing (IS 150) - [these are part of the core requirements].
Teacher Education Requirements
- ERF 151 - Social Foundations of Education
- ERF 152 - Psychological Foundations of Education
- CI 159 - Curriculum and Instruction
- CI 161 - Methods and Materials in Secondary Teaching (Business)
- SPED 121 - Teaching Students with Special Needs in the Secondary General Education Setting
- LEE 154 - Content Area Language and Literacy for Secondary Learners
- EHD 155A - Student Teaching in Secondary School
- EHD 155B - Student Teaching in Secondary School
Notes:
- ERF 151, ERF 152, and CI 159 must be taken before or concurrently with EHD 155A
- SPED 121 must be taken concurrently with EHD 155A
- CI 161 for business education students is only offered during the Fall semester