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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)

CORE Experience

DBUE 1301 - Foundations for the DBU Experience

3

Developing A Christian Mind

DBUE 2301 - Developing a Christian Mind

3

English

9

ENGL 1301 - 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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