EC through 12 Certification - Special Education (BSEd)

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UGBachelor of Science in Education (BSEd)

Program Information

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.

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

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 Survey

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

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Complete at least 1 courses in the following Course Sets:

Social Science

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Additional Program General Studies Hours (13-14 Total Credit Hours)

Completion requirement

Education Requirements:

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Lab Science Requirements

Choose 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 (63 Total Credit Hours)

Completion requirement

Major Core

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Electives (1-4 Total Credit Hours): Elective hours must be sufficient to meet minimum Total Credit Hour requirement.

Completion requirement

Upper-Level

Select 0 upper-level credit hours.

Lower or Upper-Level

Select 1-4 lower or upper-level credit hours.

Total Credit Hours

Completion requirement

Minimum: 120 Total Credit Hour

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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TaskStream Signature Assessments

The following list indicates Signature Course(s) requiring download of Signature Assessments in TaskStream Reminder.

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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. Some programs may require a higher GPA for graduation.

Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.