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Grades 7-12 Certification - Mathematics (BSEd)

Mathematics: Students planning to be certified to teach Grades 7-12 will secure a major in either biology, English, history, mathematics, natural science, or speech communication. To be eligible for Texas certification, students will also follow the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) standards for Grades 7-12.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

courses

credit hours (bSED)

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

Fine Arts
FINE 1306 - Introduction to Fine Arts

3

History Lower Level (LL)

3

Choose one 3-hour course from HIST LL Course List.

Kinesiology

1

KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living

Mathematics
MATH 1405 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I

4

Natural Science (3-4 hour LL course)

4

Choose one 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
POLS 2301 - American National Government

3

Total Core Experience

42

Additional Program General Education Hours

14

Education Requirements:

EDUC 3313 - Foundations of Teaching

EDUC 3320 - Classroom Assessment for Learners with Special Needs

Lab Science Requirements:

Choose two 4-hour courses (not chosen above) from Nat. Lab Science LL Course List.

Major Core:

65

EDUC 3302 - Development of Infants, Children, and Adolescents

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 - Classroom Discipline for the 21st Century

EDUC 4435 - Secondary Pedagogy for Mathematics with Lab* (AGP-eligible)

EDUC 4608 - Clinical Teaching*

MATH 1406 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II

MATH 2407 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry III

MATH 3301 - Elementary Foundations of Mathematics

MATH 3302 - Discrete Mathematics

MATH 3305 - Differential Equations

MATH 3308 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics

MATH 3309 - Essential Knowledge of Geometry

MATH 3310 - Problem Solving in Mathematics

MATH 4011 - 7-12 Mathematics Seminar

MATH 4301 - Linear Algebra

MATH 4302 - Abstract Algebra  I (S-L)

MATH 4303 - Analysis I (S-L)

READ 4331 - Reading in the Content Area* (AGP-eligible)

IV. ELECTIVES
All electives must be courses that prepare the candidate for the TExES content examination. 

Upper-Level 

0

Lower or Upper-Level 

0

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED

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.

 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.

At least 12 credit hours in the major program must be completed at Dallas Baptist University, including nine upper-level course hours.

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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