Educator Licensing - Business Education, Economics

Economics (CTE - Business)
Endorsement/SAEP Application - PDF

Note: Please complete interactive PDF form electronically.  Once completed, print and send in form as outlined in application instructions.

Minimum Endorsement Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, and
• Existing CTE/APP, CTE, Middle, or Secondary Education License, and
• Transcripts showing six (6) semester credits completed from the suggested course list. See below.

Minimum SAEP Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, and
• Existing CTE/APP, CTE, Middle, or Secondary Education License, and
• An assignment that requires the requested endorsement, and
• Transcripts showing a minimum of three (3) semester hours of completed course work related to the requested endorsement, and
• A plan submitted to and approved by the state specialist outlining all requirements and when/where they will be (or have been) fulfilled.

Required Courses

• Principles of Economics

Suggested Courses

• Macroeconomics
• Microeconomics
• US Monetary System/International Trade & Business
• Other courses pre-approved by the USOE economic education specialist

The Economics (CTE – Business) Endorsement allows an educator to teach the following course:

• Economics - Business

Updated February 9, 2011