Grades 4-8 Certification - Mathematics (BAEd/BSEd)
Grades 4-8 Certification - Mathematics (BAEd/BSEd)
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
COURSES |
CREDIT HOURS (BAED) |
CREDIT HOURS (BSED) |
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I. GENERAL STUDIES REQUIREMENTS |
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Developing A Christian Mind |
3 |
3 |
English |
12 |
9 |
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II |
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ENGL 2301 - World Literature I and/or ENGL 2302 - World Literature II |
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Fine Arts |
3 |
3 |
Foreign Language |
14* |
0 |
Foundations for Excellence |
1 |
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.) |
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History |
6 |
6 |
HIST 1301 - U.S. History to 1865 HIST 1302 - U.S. History Since 1865 |
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Kinesiology |
2 |
2 |
KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living and one additional activity course (KNES 1102-1122); for veterans or those 25 years of age or older prior to enrollment at DBU, KNES courses are waived. |
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Mathematics |
3 |
3 |
MATH 1303 - College Algebra or MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I |
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Natural Science |
4 |
12 |
(BAEd) BIOL 1401 - Principles of Biology
(BSEd) BIOL 1401 - Principles of Biology GEOL 1401 - Meteorology and Space Science PHSC 1401 - Physical Science I |
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Religion |
9 |
9 |
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey and three additional credit hours depending on credit hours transferred at time of initial enrollment |
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Social Science |
3 |
3 |
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS |
60 |
51 |
II. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY |
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EDUC 1017 - Introduction to Teacher Certification* |
0 |
0 |
EDUC 3313 - Foundations of Teaching* |
3 |
3 |
EDUC 3320 - Instructional Assessment* |
3 |
3 |
EDUC 4021 - EC-12 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Seminar |
0 |
0 |
EDUC 4608 - Clinical Teaching* |
6 |
6 |
MATH 4010 - Math 4-8 Seminar |
0 |
0 |
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY |
12 |
12 |
III. INTERDISCIPLINARY MAJOR ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS |
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EDUC 3302 - Development of Infants, Children and Adolescents* (S-L) |
3 |
3 |
EDUC 4312 - Teaching Special Populations* (S-L) |
3 |
3 |
EDUC 4313 - Discipline and Classroom Management in Culturally Diverse Settings * (S-L) |
3 |
3 |
EDUC 4314 - Best Practices in Teaching* (S-L) |
3 |
3 |
EDUC 4318 - Pedagogy of Math* |
3 |
3 |
EDUC 4320 - Instructional Technology* |
3 |
3 |
ESLS 4304 - Methods in Teaching ESL* |
3 |
3 |
MATH 2301 - Elementary Probability and Statistics |
3 |
3 |
MATH 2309 - Introduction to Linear Algebra |
3 |
3 |
MATH 3303 - Math Content I |
3 |
3 |
MATH 3304 - Math Content II |
3 |
3 |
MATH 3309 - Essential Knowledge of Geometry |
3 |
3 |
MATH 3310 - Problem Solving in Mathematics |
3 |
3 |
READ 4331 - Reading in the Content Area* |
3 |
3 |
MATH Electives - choose two of the following courses: |
6 |
6 |
MATH 1304 - Trigonometry MATH 1308 - Calculus for Business Analysis MATH 1405** - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (If not chosen in General Studies) MATH 1406** - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II MATH 3302 - Discrete Mathematics |
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**If MATH 1405 and/or MATH 1406 are chosen, the total hours in the Interdisciplinary Academic Major will exceed 48. |
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TOTAL INTERDISCIPLINARY MAJOR ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS |
48 |
48 |
IV. ELECTIVES All electives must be courses that prepare the candidate for the TExES content examination. Students may choose to take additional math courses and/or pedagogy* courses. If a student is considering testing for the Core Subjects 4-8 certification, the pedagogy courses may help prepare him/her for that certification test. |
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Upper-Level Lower or Upper-Level
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0 0 |
0 9 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED |
120 |
120 |
*Indicates Signature Course requiring download of Signature Assessments in TaskStream Reminder.
A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required, including 42 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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