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BSEd.SPED.TEC12 - Bachelor of Science in Education in Early Childhood-Grade 12 Special Education Teacher Certification

Program Information

Department(s)

Education EDUC, SPED

Program Long Title

Bachelor of Science in Education in Early Childhood-Grade 12 Special Education Teacher Certification

Credential Designation

Bachelor of Science in Education (BSEd)

Program Code

BSEd.SPED.TEC12

Program Level

College/School

Education

Program Description

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

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DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

courses	credit hours (bSED)
I. GENERAL STUDIES REQUIREMENTS
Developing A Christian Mind DCM 2301 - Developing a Christian Mind	3
English	9
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II
ENGL 2301 - World Literature I or ENGL 2302 - World Literature II
Foundations for Excellence	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	12
HIST 1301 - U.S. History to 1865 HIST 1302 - U.S. History Since 1865
HIST 2301 - World Civilization I or HIST 2302 - World Civilization II
HIST 4309 - Texas History
Kinesiology	2
KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living and one additional activity course (KNES 1102-1122)
Mathematics	3
MATH 1303 - College Algebra
Natural Science	12
BIOL 1401 - Principles of Biology GEOL 1401 - Meteorology and Space Science PHSC 1401 - Physical Science I
Religion	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
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS	54
II. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
EDUC 1017 - Introduction to Teacher Certification*	0
EDUC 3302 - Development of Infants, Children, and Adolescents* (S-L)	3
EDUC 4021 - EC-12 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Seminar	0
EDUC 4318 - Pedagogy of Math	3
EDUC 4608 - Clinical Teaching*	6
READ 4330 - Recognizing and Instructing Struggling Readers	3
READ 4333 - Clinical for Diagnosing and Correcting Reading Difficulties* (S-L)	3
READ 4336 - Pedagogy of Reading II (Comprehension)	3
SPED 4010 - TExES Content EC-12 Special Education	0
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS	21
III. ACADEMIC MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
EDUC 4312 - Teaching Special Populations* (S-L)	3
EDUC 4313 - Classroom Management and Organization in Culturally Diverse Settings* (S-L)	3
EDUC 4314 - Best Practices in Teaching* (S-L)	3
EDUC 4320 - Instructional Technology	3
MATH 3304 - Math Content II	3
READ 4302 - Scaffolding Literacy Instruction	3
READ 4335 - Pedagogy of Reading I (Phonics)*
SPED 2309 - Adapted Kinesiology (S-L)	3
SPED 3312 - Legal and Ethical Framework for Special Education	3
SPED 3313 - Introduction to Special Education	3
SPED 3315 - Literacy for Learners with Special Needs	3
SPED 3320 - Classroom Assessment for Learners with Special Needs	3
SPED 4313 - Severe Behavioral Challenges	3
SPED 4314 - Teaching Students with Severe Disabilities	3
SPED 4316 - Teaching Students with High-Incidence Disabilities	3
TOTAL ACADEMIC MAJOR REQUIREMENTS	45
IV. Electives
Upper-Level	0
Lower or Upper-Level	0
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.

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.

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

Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

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