Early Childhood-12 Certification - Special Education (BSEd)
Early Childhood-12 Certification - Special Education (BSEd)
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
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COURSES |
CREDIT HOURS (BSED) |
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I. GENERAL STUDIES REQUIREMENTS |
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Developing A Christian Mind |
3 |
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English |
9 |
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ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II |
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ENGL 2301 - World Literature I or ENGL 2302 - World Literature II |
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Foundations for Excellence |
1 |
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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 |
12 |
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HIST 1301 - U.S. History to 1865 HIST 1302 - U.S. History Since 1865 |
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HIST 2301 - World Civilization I or HIST 2302 - World Civilization II |
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HIST 4309 - Texas History |
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Kinesiology |
2 |
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KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living and one additional activity course (KNES 1102-1122) |
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Mathematics |
3 |
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MATH 1303 - College Algebra |
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Natural Science |
12 |
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BIOL 1401 - Principles of Biology GEOL 1401 - Meteorology and Space Science PHSC 1401 - Physical Science I |
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Religion |
9 |
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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 |
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TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS |
54 |
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II. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY |
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ECHE 4360 - Foundations for Early Childhood Education* |
3 |
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EDUC 1017 - Introduction to Teacher Certification* |
0 |
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EDUC 3302 - Development of Infants, Children, and Adolescents* (S-L) |
3 |
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EDUC 4021 - EC-12 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Seminar |
0 |
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EDUC 4608 - Clinical Teaching* |
6 |
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ESLS 4304 - Methods in Teaching ESL* |
3 |
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READ 4330 - Recognizing and Instructing Struggling Readers |
3 |
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READ 4333 - Clinical for Diagnosing and Correcting Reading Difficulties* (S-L) |
3 |
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SPED 4010 - TExES Content EC-12 Special Education |
0 |
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TOTAL PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS |
21 |
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III. ACADEMIC MAJOR REQUIREMENTS |
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EDUC 4334 - Pedagogy of Fine Arts and Movement in the Elementary Classroom* |
3 |
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READ 4335 - Pedagogy of Reading I (Phonics)* |
3 |
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SPED 2309 - Adapted Kinesiology (S-L) |
3 |
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SPED 3311 - Behavior Management for the Inclusive Classroom |
3 |
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SPED 3312 - Legal and Ethical Framework for Special Education |
3 |
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SPED 3313 - Introduction to Special Education |
3 |
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SPED 3314 - Math for Learners with Special Needs |
3 |
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SPED 3315 - Literacy for Learners with Special Needs |
3 |
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SPED 3320 - Classroom Assessment for Learners with Special Needs |
3 |
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SPED 4311 - Instructional Technology for Students with Special Needs |
3 |
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SPED 4312 - The Inclusive Classroom |
3 |
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SPED 4313 - Severe Behavioral Challenges |
3 |
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SPED 4314 - Teaching Students with Severe Disabilities |
3 |
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SPED 4316 - Teaching Students with High-Incidence Disabilities |
3 |
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SPED 4320 - Teaching the Underachiever |
3 |
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TOTAL ACADEMIC MAJOR REQUIREMENTS |
45 |
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IV. Electives |
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Upper-Level |
0 |
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Lower or Upper-Level |
0 |
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED |
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.
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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