Courses & Programs

Bachelor's Degree Program

The Bachelor's Degree in Business and Marketing Education at NCSU is designed to prepare professional teachers to teach Business and Marketing courses in the middle and secondary schools. All program graduates are qualified to be licensed by the State of North Carolina as business and marketing education teachers (grades 7-12). The appropriate teacher license is based on the student's type of “content-area” courses and practical experience for either the business teacher license or the marketing teacher license. These licenses are part of the State's licenses in Career and Technical Education.

For additional information about courses in the Bachelor's degree program, please review the Bachelor's Degree Curriculum Display.

Graduate Programs: Making the Right Decisions

How do you know whether a licensure or master's degree program in Business and Marketing Education is right for you? How do your skills, education, and pre-requisites guide entry into a program? Use the admissions requirements information located in the following programs overviews to help guide your decisions about enrolling in courses and programs in Business and Marketing Education at NCSU.

Initial Licensure Program (ILP)

The Initial Licensure Program in Business and Marketing Education at NCSU is a 12 credit hour program consisting of three courses in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. This program is designed specifically for provisional licensed teachers currently in the classroom. The required courses are offered through distance education and delivered entirely via the Internet and field-based experiences.
A minimum grade of a B is required in each course in order to receive licensure credit.

To apply for Initial Licensure Program and for information on the ILP process, requirements and necessary forms see Resources link. The courses are identified below.

Course Titles

ECI 561 Curriculum and Instruction in Business and Marketing Education (3 semester hours - no prerequisite)

ECI 562 Business and Marketing Education Program Management (3 semester hours -no prerequisite)

ECI 657 Internship in Business and Marketing Education (6 semester hours - prerequisite: completion of ECI 561)

ECI 560 Professional Development in Business and Marketing Education (3 semester hours - Not Required **)

** Note: ECI 560 is not required for completion of the ILP program, but will help satisfy NCDPI requirements for provisional licensure credit hours within the first teaching year. This Graduate level course is offered in the Summer II session.

Master's Degree Program

The Master's Degree in Business and Marketing Education at NCSU is designed to further prepare qualified business and marketing educators for career roles in the profession. It is designed for students who have already developed competence in business and marketing and who hold a teacher license in Business or Marketing Education. For additional information about courses in the Master's program, please review the Master's Degree Curriculum Display.