Grades 7-12 Certification - Science (Natural Sciences Major) (BSEd)
Natural Science: 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) |
|---|---|
DBUE 1301 - Foundations for the DBU Experience | 3 |
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 |
History Lower Level (LL) | 3 |
Choose one 3-hour course from HIST LL Course List. | |
Kinesiology | 1 |
KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living | |
Mathematics (3-4 hour LL course) | 3-4 |
MATH 1304 - Trigonometry or MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (Physics Concentration) | |
Natural Science (3-4 hour LL course) | 4 |
BIOL 1405 - Modern Concepts in Biology 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 - Classroom Assessment for Learners with Special Needs Lab Science Requirements: CHEM 1401 - General Chemistry I CHEM 1402 - General Chemistry II | |
Major Core | 55-59 |
BIOL 1406 - Modern Concepts in Biology II BIOL 3101 - Introduction to Scientific Literature BIOL 3402 - Ecology (S-L) 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 4437 - Secondary Pedagogy for Science with Lab* (AGP-eligible) EDUC 4608 - Clinical Teaching* GEOL 1301 - Physical Geology GEOL 1401 - Meteorology and Space Science GSCI 4011 - Natural Science 7-12 Seminar GSCI 4320 - Pedagogy of Science MATH 1406 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (Physics Concentration) PHYS 1401 - General Physics I PHYS 1402 - General Physics II READ 4331 - Reading in the Content Area* (AGP-eligible) | |
Concentrations Each student must choose one concentration area and complete the courses in that concentration. | |
Biology Concentration | 12 |
Chemistry Concentration | 12 |
Physics Concentration PHYS 3304 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics** **MATH 2407 is strongly recommended for these courses. | 13 |
IV. ELECTIVES | |
Upper-Level | 0 |
Lower or Upper-Level | 0 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED | |
Biology or Chemistry Concentration | 122 |
Physics Concentration | 128 |
*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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