CTE Plan One

The CTE Plan 1 is for students currently in a teacher preparation program (BAE or MIT) who want to receive their initial CTE certification.

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The CTE Plan 1 is for degree seeking students currently enrolled in:

  • A business and marketing secondary teaching degree (BAE) who want to receive their certification combined with their degree.
  • Master’s in Teaching (MIT)

Courses are taken on campus and upon successful completion the teacher candidate is recommended for a Washington State Residency Teaching Certificate.

Enrolled students must apply six months prior to starting their education curriculum (one year of classes and internships)

Coursework

About the Business and Marketing Education and the CTE endorsement

The Business and Marketing Education (BAE) major satisfies the CTE requirements for grades 7-12 in Washington State. In addition to completing major coursework, candidates will obtain a career and technical education (CTE) certification through OSPI. For CTE certification, BAE majors must have 2,000 hours of paid work-related experience within the last ten years.

The BAE major at EWU provides teachers with practical business and/or marketing experience and knowledge of pedagogy to effectively instruct and share professional expertise in a 7-12 secondary education classroom. This program provides a background in accounting, economics, business administration, entrepreneurship, and computer applications as well as professional education coursework and field experience.

If pursuing recommendation for teaching certification in Washington State, all coursework listed for the secondary core coursework must be completed. The CTE Program can assist in assessing which coursework is required based on your past education and/or professional experience email: edu.cte@lists.ewu.edu.

What You'll Learn

The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.

Business and Marketing Education-For students/teachers who currently possess a Washington State Teaching Certificate. The business and marketing education program, upon successful completion, results in a recommendation for the Career and Technical Education Initial CTE Certificate VCODE V078000, and fulfills the requirement for a Plan 1: University Route option. Candidates are required to provide a total of 2,000 hours of business and marketing occupational experience and complete the required WEST-B/NES testing. The Business and Marketing Education (BME) add-on satisfies the endorsement for grades 7–12.

A Senior Capstone course is a university requirement for graduation. 

Program Requirements

  1. Formal admission to the BAE program.
  2. Completion of university competencies in writing and university proficiency in math required prior to taking lower division required courses.
  3. Completion of university proficiency in writing required prior to taking upper division required courses.
  4. The above major takes more than 12 quarters at an average of 15 credits per quarter.
  5. A required Career and Technical Education (CTE) certification within Business and Marketing Education (BME) requires a minimum of 2,000 hours of paid related work experience in business.
  6. Student teaching in business and marketing is required as well as the passage of the National Evaluation Series Business and Marketing Education (NES 309) exam.
  7. Our program is aligned to the National Business Education Association (NBEA) standards.

Grade requirements for graduation: a minimum grade ≥C in each course required for the major and a minimum GPA ≥2.5.

Secondary Education students must complete the required Secondary Education Core and the following courses.
Required Business and Marketing Education Courses
ACCT 251PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING5
ACCT 261BUSINESS LAW4
ACCT 351INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING I4
BUED 302BUSINESS COMMUNICATION4
BUED 425WORKPLACE COMMUNICATIONS USING COMPUTER APPLICATIONS5
BUED 470INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE FOR TEACHERS4
BUED 475METHODOLOGIES USED IN BUSINESS, ACCOUNTING, BUSINESS ENGLISH AND MARKETING4
BUED 476INSTRUCTIONAL METHODOLOGIES USING COMPUTER APPLICATIONS4
CTED 300INTRODUCTION TO CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION3
CTED 301PHILOSOPHY OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION3
CTED 474ADMINISTRATION OF WORK-SITE EDUCATION4
DSCI 245BUSINESS STATISTICS 14
ECON 200INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS5
ECON 201INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS5
ENTP 311ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOR AND THINKING4
FINC 335FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT4
HUMR 328HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT4
MKTG 310PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING4
Total Credits74

School of Education

Secondary Education Core
EDUC 303
& EDUC 309
& EDUC 341
& EDUC 386A
& EDUC 413		FOUNDATIONS OF ASSESSMENT
and FOUNDATIONS OF SECONDARY CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
and SECONDARY STRATEGIES, MANAGEMENT, ASSESSMENT
and FIELD EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICUM
and CONTENT AREA LITERACY: MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION CANDIDATES		15
EDUC 386B
& EDUC 427		FIELD EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICUM
and GENERAL STUDENT TEACHING K-12 (These are variable credit courses. The minimum for each is 3 credits.)		6-15
EDUC 426SECONDARY STUDENT TEACHING 5-1212
Total Credits33-42