1. Graduated from an approved teacher preparation program in business education; or
2. Completed 39 hours of course work in business, including:
   a. Accounting: 6 semester hours;
   b. Economics: 3 semester hours;
   c. Business law, business principles, management, marketing, finance, or insurance: 12 semester hours;
   d. Communications: 3 semester hours;
   e. Business systems and procedures: 3 semester hours;
   f. Computer applications: 3 semester hours;
   g. Word processing and information systems: 3 semester hours;
   h. Keyboarding: 3 semester hours; and
   i. Supervised business experience: 3 semester hours.

"Individuals applying for an initial license through the alternate route as prescribed by the Board of Education must meet the following criteria to be eligible to request experiential learning credits in lieu of the coursework for the endorsement (teaching) content area":

• Hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university;
• Have atleast five years of documented full-time work experience that may include
  specialized training related to the endorsement sought; and
• Have met qualifying score on the content knowledge assessment prescribed by the Board of Education.