Business Education, B.S.ED.

System-wide General Education Requirement (30 Credits)

Majors must take EPSY 210 , INED 211  and MATH 114  (or a course requiring MATH 114 as a prerequisite) as part of the System-wide General Education Requirement.

A grade of “C” or higher required in MATH 114 , ENGL 101 , CMST 101 , EPSY 210 , and INED 211 .

Note

Students should complete professional education coursework (see below) concurrently with general education and content major coursework.

Business Education Major (54 Credits)

• ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I 3 credits
• ACCT 211 - Principles of Accounting II 3 credits
• BADM 220 - Business Statistics 3 credits
• BADM 310 - Business Finance 3 credits
• BADM 336 - Entrepreneurship I 3 credits
• BADM 344 - Managerial Communications 3 credits
• BADM 350 - Legal Environment of Business 3 credits
• BADM 351 - Business Law 3 credits
• BADM 360 - Organization and Management 3 credits
• BADM 370 - Marketing 3 credits
• BADM 405 - International Trade & Finance 3 credits
• CSC 161 - Computer Hardware, Data Communications and Networking 3 credits
• CSC 105 - Introduction to Computers 3 credits
• CSC 150 - Computer Science I 3 credits
• ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits
• ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credits
• EDFN 365 - Computer-Based Technology & Learning 2-3 credits (3 credits required)

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• Choose three different application courses from the following (3 credits)
• CIS 206 - Advanced Applications: 1 credit
• CIS 207 - Advanced Applications: Spreadsheets 1 credit
• CIS 208 - Advanced Applications: Database 1 credit
• CIS 210 - QuickBooks I 1 credit

Professional Education Courses (33 Credits)

All Professional Education Courses must be completed with a “C” or better.

• EDFN 338 - Foundations of American Education 2 credits (2 credits required)
• EDFN 300 - Survey of Middle Level Education 1 credit
• EPSY 302 - Educational Psychology 2-3 credits (3 credits required) ¹
• SEED 295 - Practicum 1 credit
• SPED 100 - Introduction to Persons with Exceptionalities 3 credits

• Admission to the Teacher Education Program is required for the remaining courses.  See Requirements for Admission in the College of Education and Human Performance section.

• EDER 415 - Educational Assessment 2 credits
• EDFN 475 - Human Relations 3 credits
• SEED 302 - Secondary/Middle Content Area: Major 2-3 credits (2 credits required)
• SEED 401 - Methods of Educational Technology 1 credit
• SEED 420 - 5-12 Teaching Methods 2 credits
• SEED 440 - Classroom Management 1-3 credits (2 credits required)
• SEED 450 - Reading and Content Literacy 1-3 credits (3 credits required)
• SEED 488 - 7-12 Student Teaching 2-16 credits (8 credits required)

Electives (3 credits)

Semester-long Student Teaching Experience

Teacher candidates complete a semester-long residency/student teaching experience during the final semester before graduation. Placements are made in districts with which the College of Education and Human Peformance has a formal partnership and whose personnel are trained in the co-teaching model. Out-of-area placements are not granted for the residency/student teaching experience. Student teachers are encouraged to reach out to Dakota State University’s Director of Field Services to learn more about the Advanced Student Teaching Permit, which allows an opportunity for student teachers to be paid during their student teaching experience. 

Minor/Endorsement Programs

(Minors leading to South Dakota certification)

See Education Endorsement Programs  in College of Education and Human Performance section for a list of all available minor/endorsement programs for K-12 and Secondary Education majors.

Teaching Certification and Licensure

Dakota State University (DSU) Educator Preparation Programs are approved by the South Dakota State Board of Education. Dakota State University is a regionally accredited post-secondary institution.  All students completing Teacher Certification programs through Dakota State University will be recommended for an initial South Dakota Teaching License regardless of the

state in which they reside while completing the coursework.  Therefore, out-of-state applicants will want to verify the licensure and certification requirements for their state of interest.

Students who successfully complete Educator Preparation Programs at Dakota State University are eligible to receive a recommendation for the applicable teaching certification in the State of South Dakota.  All education graduates are encouraged to apply for South Dakota certification immediately upon completion of their degree.

Teacher education graduates may also be eligible for Dakota State University recommendation for certification in other states. Teaching certification/licensure requirements vary among states.  Dakota State University cannot confirm the graduate will be immediately certified outside of South Dakota and is researching certification/licensure outside of South Dakota.  If you are seeking certification or licensure, you will want to contact the appropriate governing body in your state. The U.S. Department of Education hyperlink will help you learn more about certification in your state:  http://www2.ed.gov/about/contacts/state/index.html.  Please contact the College of Education and Human Performance Office regarding licensure certification outside of South Dakota at 605-256-5177.