Business and Marketing Education Graduate Program

The Master's Degree concentration in Business and Marketing Education is designed to further prepare qualified business and marketing educators for career roles in the profession. It is designed for students who have an undergraduate degree in business, marketing or a related field and hold a teaching license in Business or Marketing Education. Enrolling students should have academic preparation in business/marketing education or have sufficient related work experience in business or marketing occupations to qualify them for teaching licensure. With that preparation, the program requires completion of a core of courses in Business and Marketing Education based on the student's career objective in business and marketing education.

This Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction allows study toward either the Master of Education or Master of Science degree. The Master of Science with Business and Marketing Education concentration requires a minimum of 39 semester hours of course work including the development of a thesis. The Master of Education program allows for wider latitude in the choice of course work. It requires a minimum of 36 semester hours and does not include a thesis. See curriculum display for program course requirements. The requirements for the Master's Degree in Business and Marketing Education can be met through either the Master of Education or Master of Science program.

Admission:

The Business and Marketing Education program is administered within the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and the established admissions requirements for that department apply. Department of Curriculum and Instruction admissions requirements for the master's degree programs include:

1. The online Graduate School application can be accessed and completed from the Graduate School's website, use the APPLY NOW! link at the website to open the application: http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/grad/applygrad.htm

For questions or online access issues contact:
Graduate Admissions
Box 7102
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7102
(919) 515-2872

2. A Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or related field from an accredited college or university with a
GPA of at least 3.0
3. Hold a Class 'A' teaching license in Business or Marketing Education
4. Are currently employed by a school system as a Business/Marketing Education teacher
5. Two official copies of all college or university transcripts
6. Statement of 500-800 words describing career goals and rationale for pursuing a graduate degree in Business and Marketing Education.
7. Three references evaluating the candidate's abilities for graduate study
8. Interview by department, if deemed appropriate

For more information please contact:

Janice Coats
Phone: 919-513-7533
Fax: 919-513-1687
Email: janice_coats@ncsu.edu
Website: http://businessmarketinged.ncsu.edu/ms_overview.html