WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE
POST-BACCALAUREATE TEACHER LICENSURE PROGRAMS
Secondary (5-12) Business Teacher Licensure Program
GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Pass on the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure
- GPA of 2.6 for admission into program
- 2.7 average in English Comp I and II
- GPA of 2.8 to enroll in practicum
PROFESSIONAL SEQUENCE COURSEWORK
- EDUC0220 Schools in American Culture*or EDUC0633 Social Cultural Theories*
- EDUC0380/0580 Multicultural Education
- EDUC0221/0540 Students with Special Needs*
- EDUC0321 Middle School and Its Students (Required for middle school only)
- EDUC0352, 0353 or 0354 Educational Planning &Evaluation (Middle, Secondary or Middle & Secondary)*
- PSYC0203 Adolescent Psychology
- PSYC0101 Intro to Psychology (Prerequisite to PSYC0203)
- MGMT0351 Teaching Methods in Business
- EDUC0366/0566 Practicum: Middle/Secondary School
*Field Experience Required
ACADEMIC SUBJECT AREA COURSEWORK
Decisions regarding coursework in the academic major are based on a student’s academic record, performance on the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL), previous college coursework or other related professional experience reflective of the student having met state and national standards.
It is important for a student to meet with an academic advisor as early as possible to determine a program of study.
Recommended courses:
- ECON0101 Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON0102 Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON0201 Microeconomics Theory
- ECON0202 Macroeconomics Theory
- ECON0204 Introduction to Mathematical Economics
- MATH0108 Elementary Statistics
- MATH0115 Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences
Specified Electives in Economics - ECON0300 Money and Banking
- ECON0306 Managerial Economics
- ECON0312 Labor Economics or MGMT0301 Labor Relations
- ECON0314 Industrial Organization
- MGMT0338 International Business
Business Management Minor - MGMT0104 Principles of Accounting I
- MGMT0105 Principles of Accounting II
- MGMT0107 Software Application in Management
- MGMT0207 Financial Management
- MGMT0231 Marketing Management
- MGMT0241 Business Law
