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BAEd/BSEd.MATH.T712L - Bachelor of Arts in Education/Bachelor of Science in Education in Mathematics Grades 7-12 Teacher Certification (Mathematics Major)

Program Information

Department(s)

Program Long Title

Bachelor of Arts in Education/Bachelor of Science in Education in Mathematics Grades 7-12 Teacher Certification (Mathematics Major)

Credential Designation

Bachelor of Arts in Education/Bachelor of Science in Education(BAEd/BSEd)

Program Code

BAEd/BSEd.MATH.T712L

Program Level

UG

College/School

Education

Program Description

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

Free Form Requirements

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

courses

credit hours (baED)

credit hours (bSED)

I. GENERAL STUDIES REQUIREMENTS

Developing A Christian Mind
DCM 2301 - Developing a Christian Mind

3

3

English

12

9

ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I

ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II

ENGL 2301 - World Literature I

and/or

ENGL 2302 - World Literature II

Fine Arts
FINE 1306 - Introduction to Fine Arts

3

3

Foreign Language
*(BAEd) Six hours at the 2000 level if adequate requisites are met.

14*

0

Foundations for Excellence

1

1

FOUN 1101 - Foundations for Excellence

is required of all first-year and transfer students with fewer than 15 credit hours. (AP, CLEP, IB, or dual/concurrent credit earned while in high school does not count toward these 15 credit hours.)

History

6

6

HIST 1301 - U.S. History to 1865

HIST 1302 - U.S. History Since 1865

Kinesiology

2

2

KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living

and one additional activity course (KNES 1102-1122); for veterans or those 25 years of age or older prior to enrollment at DBU, KNES courses are waived.

Mathematics
MATH 1405 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I

4

4

Natural Science

4

12

(BAEd)

BIOL 1401 - Principles of Biology

(BSEd)

BIOL 1401 - Principles of Biology

GEOL 1401 - Meteorology and Space Science

PHSC 1401 - Physical Science I

Religion

9

9

RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey

RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey

and

three additional credit hours depending on credit hours transferred at time of initial enrollment

Social Science
POLS 2301 - American National Government

3

3

TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS

61

52

II. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

EDUC 1017 - Introduction to Teacher Certification*

0

0

EDUC 3313 - Foundations of Teaching*

3

3

EDUC 3320 - Instructional Assessment*  

3

3

EDUC 4021 - EC-12 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Seminar

0

0

EDUC 4608 - Clinical Teaching*

6

6

MATH 4011 - 7-12 Mathematics Seminar

0

0

TOTAL PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

12

12

III. INTERDISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

EDUC 3302 - Development of Infants, Children and Adolescents* (S-L)

3

3

EDUC 4312 - Teaching Special Populations* (S-L)

3

3

EDUC 4313 - Discipline and Classroom Management in Culturally Diverse Settings* (S-L)

3

3

EDUC 4314 - Best Practices in Teaching* (S-L)

3

3

EDUC 4320 - Instructional Technology*

3

3

EDUC 4435 - Secondary Pedagogy for Mathematics with Lab*

4

4

MATH 1406 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II

4

4

MATH 2407 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry III

4

4

MATH 3301 - Elementary Foundations of Mathematics

3

3

MATH 3302 - Discrete Mathematics

3

3

MATH 3305 - Differential Equations

3

3

MATH 3308 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics

3

3

MATH 3309 - Essential Knowledge of Geometry

3

3

MATH 3310 - Problem Solving in Mathematics

3

3

MATH 4301 - Linear Algebra

3

3

MATH 4302 - Abstract Algebra  I (S-L)

3

3

MATH 4303 - Analysis I (S-L)

3

3

READ 4331 - Reading in the Content Area*

3

3

TOTAL INTERDISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

57

57

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

Upper-Level 

0

0

Lower or Upper-Level 

0

0

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED

130

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.

(S-L)=Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.

Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

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