Bachelor of Science in Business Teacher Education

The BTE program prepares students for teacher licensure requirements for the State of Illinois by embracing state and national teacher education standards established by the IllinoiThe sequence embraces the ISU conceptual framework by addressing standards from Illinois Professional Teaching Standards, Illinois Business, Marketing, and Computer Education Content Standards, Illinois Core Language Arts Standards, Illinois Core Special Education Standards for all teachers and Core Technology Standards for teachers. These standards were established by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), Council for Accreditation of Education Preparation (CAEP), International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), and the National Association of Business Teacher Education (NABTE). Graduates will be prepared to work as a business/industry trainer/instructor, and business professional. A 12-credit hour internship will be required for graduation in this sequence. Prior to the internship, students complete a minimum of 100 pre-clinical hours of field experience in a business or educational setting.