Core Subjects with Science of Teaching Reading: Early Childhood-Grade 6 and Special Education Early Childhood-Grade 12 (BSEd)
Students planning to be certified to teach early childhood through grade 6 (EC-6) and special education early childhood through grade 12 (EC-12) will secure an interdisciplinary academic major and meet the appropriate general studies requirements. To be eligible for Texas certification, students will follow the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) Core Subjects EC-6 standards and the Special Education EC-12 standards. Students will follow a course of study which includes the following components: (1) General Studies, (2) Professional Responsibility, and (3) Interdisciplinary Academic Major, which consists of 36 upper-level credit hours. Students must be admitted to the Educator Preparation Program according to the policies set by the College of Education.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
courses | credit hours (bSED) |
|---|---|
I. GENERAL STUDIES REQUIREMENTS | |
Developing A Christian Mind | 3 |
English | 9 |
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II | |
ENGL 2301 - World Literature I or ENGL 2302 - World Literature II | |
Foundations for Excellence | 1 |
FOUN 1101 - Foundations for Excellence is required of all first-year and transfer students with fewer than 15 credit hours. (AP, CLEP, IB, or dual/concurrent credit earned while in high school does not count toward these 15 credit hours.) | |
History | 6 |
HIST 1301 - U.S. History to 1865 HIST 1302 - U.S. History Since 1865 | |
Kinesiology | 2 |
KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living and one additional activity course (KNES 1102-1122) | |
Mathematics | 3 |
MATH 1303 - College Algebra or MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | |
Natural Science | 12 |
BIOL 1401 - Principles of Biology GEOL 1401 - Meteorology and Space Science PHSC 1401 - Physical Science I | |
Religion | 9 |
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey and one additional RELI course | |
Social Science | 3 |
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS | 48 |
Core Subjects EC-6 and Special Education EC-12 | |
II. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY | |
EDUC 1017 - Introduction to Teacher Certification EDUC 3313 - Foundations of Teaching EDUC 3320 - Instructional Assessment EDUC 4010 - Elementary Core Subjects EC-6 Seminar EDUC 4021 - EC-12 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Seminar EDUC 4323 - Classroom Discipline for the 21st Century EDUC 4608 - Clinical Teaching READ 4013 - The Science of Teaching Reading Seminar SPED 4010 - TExES Content EC-12 Special Education | 0 3 3 0 0 3 6 0 0 |
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS | 15 |
III. INTERDISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC MAJOR | |
EDUC 3302 - Development of Infants, Children, and Adolescents EDUC 4312 - Teaching Special Populations EDUC 4313 - Classroom Management and Organization in Culturally Diverse Settings (S-L) EDUC 4314 - Best Practices in Teaching | 3 3 3 3 |
EDUC 4320 - Instructional Technology or SPED 4311 - Instructional Technology for Students with Special Needs | 3 |
EDUC 4334 - Pedagogy of Fine Arts and Movement in the Elementary Classroom | 3 |
HIST 2301 - World Civilization I or HIST 2302 - World Civilization II | 3 |
HIST 4309 - Texas History MATH 3303 - Math Content I (AGP-eligible) MATH 3304 - Math Content II (AGP-eligible) | 3 3 3 |
Pedagogy | |
EDUC 4318 - Pedagogy of Math (AGP-eligible) GSCI 4320 - Pedagogy of Science (AGP-eligible) READ 4302 - Scaffolding Literacy Instruction (AGP-eligible) READ 4313 - The Science of Teaching Reading (AGP-eligible) READ 4330 - Recognizing and Instructing Struggling Readers READ 4333 - Clinical for Diagnosing and Correcting Reading Difficulties (S-L) READ 4335 - Pedagogy of Reading I (Phonics) (AGP-eligible) READ 4336 - Pedagogy of Reading II (Comprehension) (AGP-eligible) SPED 3312 - Legal and Ethical Framework for Special Education SPED 3314 - Math for Learners with Special Needs SPED 3315 - Literacy for Learners with Special Needs SPED 4313 - Severe Behavioral Challenges SPED 4314 - Teaching Students with Severe Disabilities SPED 4316 - Teaching Students with High-Incidence Disabilities | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
TOTAL INTERDISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC MAJOR | 72 |
IV. Electives | |
Upper-Level | 0 |
Lower or Upper-Level | 0 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED | 135 |
*Indicates Signature Course requiring download of Signature Assessments in TaskStream Reminder.
A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required, including 36 upper-level credit hours.
NOTE: Degree plan subject to adjustment as state policy changes.
Retention in the Educator Preparation Program:
Students must maintain and graduate with an overall institutional GPA of 3.0 and must maintain and graduate with an institutional GPA of 3.0 in their teaching fields/academic concentrations.
At least 12 credit hours in the major program must be completed at Dallas Baptist University, including nine upper-level course hours.
Minimum GPA Required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University: DBU requires a minimum institutional cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0.
(S-L)=Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.
Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.
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