A student who completes the marketing education major at Bowling Green State University receives a Bachelor of Science in Education degree and is eligible for a Marketing Education license in grades 4 and beyond providing that he or she has a 2.5 accumulative grade point average and has successfully completed the required Praxis examinations, a background check, and any other state requirements.  This degree program is designed to be completed in 4 years. 

Upon completion of the baccalaureate degree, students in marketing education are expected to:

* Demonstrate knowledge and understandings necessary to perform successfully in the following four teacher performance domains: organizing content knowledge for student learning, creating an environment for student learning, teaching for student learning and teacher professionalism;

* Describe trends and issues in workforce education including career-technical education, tech prep, career academies/majors/pathways, high schools that work and other national school reform initiatives;

* Demonstrate understanding of the content areas for which they will be licensed to teach including such subjects as advertising, basic business, business economics, e-commerce, entrepreneurship, management, marketing, sales and sport marketing.

The marketing education program requires 53-54 semester hours of business content course credit, 46-52 hours of professional education course credit, 6-8 hours of college requirement credit, and 30-37 hours of university general education requirement credit.

BGSU Collegiate DECA is directed toward future marketing education teachers. Membership is open to all BGSU marketing education majors (undergraduate and graduate), as well as BGSU students considering marketing education as a major.