Associate of Arts (Teacher Preparation)
This degree program is designed for those students whose ultimate goal is teacher certification in the State of Texas. It provides the student with an excellent liberal arts foundation and preparation for eventual entry into a teacher certification bachelor’s degree program.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
course | credit hours (AA) |
|---|---|
DBUE 1301 - Foundations for the DBU Experience | 3 |
Developing A Christian Mind DBUE 2301 - Developing a Christian Mind | 3 |
English | 9-10 |
ENGL 1301/1401 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II and ENGL 2301 - World Literature I or ENGL 2302 - World Literature II | |
History | 3 |
HIST 1301 - U.S. History to 1865 | |
Kinesiology | 1 |
KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living | |
Mathematics (3-4 hour LL course) MATH 1303 - College Algebra or MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | 3-4 |
Natural Science (3-4 hour LL course) | 3-4 |
Choose one 3-4 hour course from Nat. Lab Science LL Course List | |
Religion | 9 |
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey and one additional RELI course from RELI Course List. | |
Social Science | 3 |
POLS 2301 - American National Government | |
Total CORE Experience | 37-39 |
General Education | 9 |
EDUC 3320 - Instructional Assessment* EDUC 4320 - Instructional Technology* HIST 1302 - U.S. History from 1865 | |
Associate of Arts (Teacher Preparation) | |
Concentrations | 12-13 |
EC-6 | |
EDUC 4334 - Pedagogy of Fine Arts and Movement* GEOL 1401 - Meteorology and Space Science PHSC 1401 - Physical Science I | |
4-8 Math or Science | |
FINE 1306 - Introduction to Fine Arts BIOL 1406 - Modern Concepts in Biology II GEOL 1401 - Meteorology and Space Science Elective (1 to 2-hour) | |
7-12 Math or Science | |
FINE 1306 - Introduction to Fine Arts CHEM 1401 - General Chemistry I CHEM 1402 - General Chemistry II Elective (1 to 2-hour) | |
4-8, 7-12 English Language Arts, and History | |
FINE 1306 - Introduction to Fine Arts ENGL 2301 - World Literature I or ENGL 2302 - World Literature II READ 4331 - Reading in the Content Area Electives* (3 to 4-hour) | |
Electives | 0-3 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED | 61 |
NOTE: Please refer to the College of Education for University policies and requirements for admission into the Educator Preparation Program.
Admittance to the DBU Educator Preparation Program requires a minimum GPA of 3.0.
Minimum GPA Required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University
DBU requires a minimum institutional cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0.
Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.
(S-L)=Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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