Early Childhood-12 Certification - Physical Education (Kinesiology Major)(BSEd)
Kinesiology: Students planning to acquire EC-12 certification may do so by securing a major in either music, kinesiology, or special education. To be eligible for Texas certification, students will also follow the EC-12 certification program designed to provide certification for Early Childhood through Grade 12 under the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) standards. Students follow a course of study that includes the following components: (1) General Studies, (2) Professional Responsibility courses, which include student teaching, (3) an academic major in either music, kinesiology, or special education and (4) sufficient electives to complete the bachelor's degree, if applicable. Students must be admitted into the Educator Preparation Program according to the policies set by the College of Education.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
courses | credit hours (bSED) |
|---|---|
DBUE 1301 - Foundations for the DBU Experience | 3 |
Developing a Christian Mind | 3 |
DBUE 2301 - Developing a Christian Mind | |
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 | |
Fine Arts | 3 |
History Lower Level (LL) | 3 |
Choose any one 3-hour course from HIST LL Course List except HIST 1302. | |
Kinesiology | 1 |
KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living | |
Mathematics (3-4 hour LL course) | 3-4 |
MATH 1303 - College Algebra or MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry | |
Natural Science (3-4 hour LL course) | 4 |
BIOL 2405 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I | |
Religion | 9 |
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey and one additional RELI course from RELI Course List. | |
Social Science | 3 |
Total Core Experience | 41-42 |
Additional Program General Education Hours | 14 |
Education Requirements: EDUC 3313 - Foundations of Teaching* EDUC 3320 - Instructional Assessment* Lab Science Requirements: BIOL 2406 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II PHSC 1401 - Physical Science I | |
Major Core: | 64 |
EDUC 3302 - Development of Infants, Children, and Adolescents* (S-L) EDUC 3345 - Pedagogy of Kinesiology EDUC 4011 - EC-12 Physical Education Seminar EDUC 4021 - EC-12 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Seminar EDUC 4312 - Teaching Special Populations* (S-L) EDUC 4313 - Classroom Management and Organization in Culturally Diverse Settings* (S-L) EDUC 4314 - Best Practices in Teaching* (S-L) EDUC 4320 - Instructional Technology* EDUC 4323 - Discipline for the 21st Century* EDUC 4608 - Clinical Teaching* HIST 1302 - U.S. History from 1865 KNES 2301 - Introduction to Health Sciences and Kinesiology KNES 2305 - Contemporary Leadership in Sport, Athletics, and Recreation (S-L) KNES 2309 - Adapted Kinesiology (S-L) KNES 3302 - Research, Statistics, and Technology in Health and Human Performance KNES 3303 - Anatomical Kinesiology and Orthopedic Injury KNES 3326 - Motor Learning and Skill Development KNES 4301 - Exercise Physiology (AGP-eligible) KNES 4302 - Organization and Administration of Kinesiology and Athletic Programs KNES 4303 - Applied Biomechanics (AGP-eligible) READ 4331 - Reading in the Content Area* Choose four activity courses: KNES 1102-1122 | |
ELECTIVES | |
Upper-Level | 0 |
Lower or Upper-Level | 0-1 |
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 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.
Minimum GPA Required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University. DBU requires a minimum institutional cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0. Some programs may require a higher GPA for graduation.
(S-L)=Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.
Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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