The BME major satisfies the endorsement for grades 5-12. In addition, the program includes all courses and competency requirements for career and technical education (CTE) certification. For career and technical education certification, BME majors are required to have 2,000 hours paid and related work experience within the last six years.

Students completing a Business and Marketing Education major will demonstrate teaching competence through the following five Learning Goals:

  • Apply integrate the state's Common Core Competencies and 21st century skills in the program implementation and assessment and, in addition, be able to identify the diverse needs of students and implement programs and strategies that promote student competency and success
  • Create and sustain safe learning environment that prepare diverse students for the workplace, advanced training, and continuing education;
  • Model personal and professional attributes and leadership skills that reflect productive life and work roles as well as implement and maintain collaborative partnerships with students, colleagues, community, business, industry, and families that maximize resources and promote student self- sufficiency;
  • Demonstrate competencies in business and marketing instructional methodologies; information technology clusters; information systems management; information processing applications; technical communications; entrepreneurship; marketing; business management; accounting; economics and finance; international business; and business law;
  • Demonstrate teaching competence in career development, work-site coordination, and integration of leadership development into the curriculum and management.