Grades 4-8 Certification - English Language Arts and Reading (BSEd)

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UGBachelor of Science in Education(BSEd)

Program Information

Program Description

English Language Arts and Reading: Students planning to be certified to teach Grades 4 through Grade 8 will secure an interdisciplinary academic major and meet the appropriate general studies requirements. The interdisciplinary academic major for Grades 4-8 is available for English Language Arts and Reading, Math, or Science certificates. To be eligible for Texas certification, students complete course requirements that follow the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) standards for Grades 4-8. Students follow a course of study that includes the following components: (1) General Studies, (2) Professional Responsibility, (3) Interdisciplinary Academic Major, and (4) sufficient electives to complete the 120-credit-hour minimum for the bachelor's degree, which includes 36 upper-level credit hours. Students must be admitted into the Educator Preparation Program according to the policies set by the College of Education.

Core Experience (40-42 Total Credit Hours)

Completion requirement

Core Experience

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Developing A Christian Mind

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

English

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Fine Arts

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

History

Choose any 3-hour course from HIST LL Course List except HIST 1302

Complete at least 1 courses in the following Course Sets:

Kinesiology

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Mathematics

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Natural Science

Choose one 3-4 hour course from the list below.

Complete at least 1 courses in the following Course Sets:

Religion

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Religion Surveys

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

AND

Religion Choice

Choose one additional RELI course from the list below:

Complete at least 1 courses in the following Course Sets:

Social Science

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Additional Program General Studies Hours (12 Total Credit Hours)

Completion requirement

Education Requirements:

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Lab Science Requirements

Select one 4-hour course and one 3-4 hour course from the list below. The second digit of the 4-hour course number must be a four.

Complete at least 2 courses in the following Course Sets:

Major Core (66Total Credit Hours)

Completion requirement

Major Core

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

HIST XXXX - History LL choice

Additional Information:

Students seeking an education degree without certification, who desire to teach early childhood through grade 6 (EC- 6) will secure an interdisciplinary academic major and meet the appropriate general studies requirements. Students follow a course of study which includes the following components: (1) General Studies, (2) Professional Responsibility, and (3) an Interdisciplinary Academic Major which includes 36 upper-level credit hours. Students may be admitted into the Educator Preparation Program according to the policies set by the College of Education.

Students deciding to seek an education degree without Texas teacher certification will not be required to take:

course Elementary Core Subjects EC-6 Seminar

course EC-12 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Seminar

course English Language Arts and Reading 4-8 Seminar

course Science of Teaching Reading Seminar

Electives (0-3 Total Credit Hours): Elective hours must be sufficient to meet minimum Total Credit Hour requirement.

Completion requirement

TExES Preparation

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

Upper-Level

Select 0 Upper-Level Elective Hours

Lower or Upper-Level

Select 3 Lower or Upper-Level Elective Hours

Must be 3000 or 4000-level ENGL or Pedagogy

Total Credit Hours

Completion requirement

Total Credit Hours Required 121-123

Additional Course Information

Completion requirement

Service-Learning

The following list of courses found in the above degree plan contain a field-based service-learning component.

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AGP-Eligible

The following list of courses found in the above degree plan contain an AGP-Eligible component. More information can be found here.

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Data Management Assessments

The following list indicates Signature course(s) requiring download of Signature Assessments into the Data Management System.

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*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.

Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.