Bachelor of Arts in Business Education

Bachelor of Arts in Business Education

Your Bachelor of Arts in Business Education degree from Ashford University will empower your in your professional career as a business educator or corporate trainer. Enjoy the breadth of knowledge and expertise that comes from taking quality courses in both education and business fields. This degree provides you with all the necessary skills in sound teaching methodology and instructional strategies. In addition to meeting all the course requirements, you will also satisfy requirements for admission to the College of Education's Practitioner Preparation Program and successfully complete all other requirements for licensure.

Requirements for the Major

Business Course Requirements (30 credits)

ACC 205 Principles of Accounting I (3 credits)
ACC 206 Principles of Accounting II (3 credits)
MGT 330 Management for Organizations (3 credits)
MGT 330 Management for Organizations (3 credits)
BUS 311 Business Law I (3 credits)
Choose 6 credits from the following:
BUS 330 Principles of Marketing (3 credits)
BUS 350 Consumer Behavior (3 credits)
BUS 317 Introduction to Advertising (3 credits)
One course (3 credits) from the following:
INF 231 Programming Concepts (3 credits)
INF 242 Spreadsheet & Database Analysis (3 credits)
Choose 6 credits from the following:
ECO 100 Survey of Contemporary Economic Issues (3 credits)
ECO 203 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)
ECO 204 Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits)
One course (3 credits) from the following:
INF 240 Visual & Verbal Presentations (3 credits)
ENG 315 Business & Professional Writing (3 credits)
SPE 315 Business & Professional Speaking (3 credits)

Education Courses Requirement (47 credits)

EDU 200 Introduction to Education and Field Experience I (1 credit)
EDU 215 Educational Psychology (3 credits)
EDU 250 Foundations of American Education (2 credits)
EDU 270 Principles of Education and Field Experience II (2 credits)
EDU 310 Integrating Technology in the Classroom (2 credits)
EDU 330 General Methods of Secondary Education (3 credits)
EDU 331 Practicum: Secondary Education (1 credits)
EDU 340 Business Specific Methods (3 credits)
EDU 341 Practicum Secondary Business (1 credit)
EDU 370 Human Relations Skills for Educators (1 credit)
EDU 460 Student Teaching in the Secondary School (8 credits) AND
EDU 461 Student Teaching in the Secondary School (7 credits) OR
EDU 462 Student Teaching in the Secondary School (15 credits)
EDU 458 Student Teaching Seminar (1 credit)
ERE 312 Reading in Secondary Education Content Areas (3 credits)
PSY 104 Child and Adolescent Development (3 credits)
PSY / ESE 315 Survey Exceptional Students (3 credits)
ESE 325 Behavioral Management in the Classroom (3 credits)

In addition to meeting the requirements enumerated above, students in this endorsement must also satisfy requirements for admission to the College of Education's Practitioner Preparation Program and successfully complete all other requirements for licensure.