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Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Business, Computer, and Information Technology Education (PBCP)
In collaboration with the College of Education, the Center provided programs that lead to certification in business education. Candidates with a bachelor's degree or higher who do not seek another graduate degree may enroll in the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program. The program is designed to build on the academic competencies and technical experiences of the enrolling candidates. Admitted students must complete the program requirements to receive endorsements for Pennsylvania Instructional I Certificate.
Addtional information on the Post-Baccalaureate Programs
Program Description:
The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program in Business, Computer, and Information Technology Education is a 24-semester-hour program of professional studies that builds on a platform of prerequisites experiences and courses. A list of the course work and experiences associated with this program is provided below.
Business Content Requirements:
Course Area | Course Title |
| Computer and Information Technology | Business Information Systems |
| Computers and Applications | |
| Evidence of Keyboarding Skill | |
| Law. entrepreneurship and international business | Law of Contracts |
| Small Business Management | |
| International Business | |
| Quantitative skills and accounting | Business Statistics |
| Accounting Principles I | |
| Accounting Principles II | |
| Intermediate Accounting I OR Accounting Information Systems | |
| Management and marketing concepts | Organization and Management |
| Marketing Principles | |
| Economics and personal finance | Microeconomic Principles |
| Macroeconomic Principles | |
| Money and Finance | |
| Business communication | Writing for Business & Industry |
| Speech Communication |
Professional Requirements:
Course | Title | Credit Hours |
| ED 5203 | Effective Teaching Theory | 3 |
| ED 5488 | Supervised Student Teaching | 3 |
| ED 5285 | Seminar in Supervised Teaching | 3 |
| Ed.Psy 5523 | Introduction to Educational Psychology | 3 |
| CTE 5401 OR CTE 5426 | Current Curriculum Concerns and Issues in CTE | 3 |
| Professionalism and Staff Development in Work-based Education | 3 | |
| CTE 5669 | Project-Based Learning for Children | 3 |
| BE 5513 | Microcomputer Applications | 3 |
| BE 5514 | Current Developments and Trends in Business Education | 3 |
Praxis Examination and Performance Assessment:
Students need to complete and attain a satisfactory score on the following Praxis tests and undergo a performance assessment.
- Praxis I: PPST Basic Skills Test
- PPST Reading
- PPST Writing
- PPST Math
- Praxis II: Subject Assessments
- Fundamental Subjects: Content Knowledge (30511)
- Business Education (10100)
- Performance Assessment (This is not a Praxis test)
- Student Teaching Evaluation (PDE Form 430)
- Student Teaching Evaluation (PDE Form 430)
Contact Information:
Dr. Victor Gbomita
Temple University, RH 360
1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19122-6091
Phone: 215 204-6226
email: vgbomita@temple.edu