Early Childhood-12 Certification - Special Education (BSEd)
Special Education: 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 which 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 bachelors 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 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 | |
Fine Arts | 3 |
SPED 4334 - Pedagogy of Fine Arts and Movement in the Classroom | |
History Lower Level (LL) | 3 |
Choose one 3-hour course from HIST LL Course List. | |
Kinesiology | 1 |
KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living | |
Mathematics | 3 |
MATH 1303 - College Algebra | |
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 |
Total Core Experience | 40-41 |
Additional Program General Education Hours | 13-14 |
Education Requirements: SPED 3313 - Foundations of Teaching* SPED 3320 - Classroom Assessment for Learners with Special Needs* Lab Science Requirements: Choose one 4-hour course and one 3-4 -hour course from Nat. Lab Science LL Course List | |
Major Core: | 66 |
EDUC 3302 - Development of Infants, Children, and Adolescents* (S-L) 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 4318 - Pedagogy of Math* (AGP-eligible) EDUC 4608 - Clinical Teaching* (If not chosen above, choose one) HIST 2301 - World Civilization I or HIST 2302 - World Civilization II HIST 4309 - Texas History KNES 2309 - Adapted Kinesiology (S-L) MATH 3304 - Math Content II (AGP-eligible) READ 4330 - Recognizing and Instructing Struggling Readers* READ 4333 - Clinical for Diagnosing and Correcting Reading Difficulties* (S-L) (AGP-eligible) READ 4335 - Pedagogy of Reading I (Phonics) (AGP-eligible) READ 4336 - Pedagogy of Reading II: (Comprehension)* (AGP-eligible) SPED 3310 - Introduction to Special Education (separate submission) SPED 3312 - Legal and Ethical Framework for Special Education* SPED 3315 - Literacy for Learners with Special Needs* SPED 4010 - TExES Content EC-12 Special Education SPED 4313 - Severe Behavioral Challenges* SPED 4314 - Teaching Students with Severe Disabilities* SPED 4316 - Teaching Students with High-Incidence Disabilities* | |
Electives | |
Upper-Level | 0 |
Lower or Upper-Level | 0 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED | 120-121 |
*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.
Acceptance into Educator Preparation Program after 45 hours.
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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