Early Childhood-12 Certification - Physical Education (Kinesiology Major)(BAEd/BSEd)
Kinesiology: 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 that 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 bachelor's degree, if applicable. Students must be admitted into the Educator Preparation Program according to the policies set by the College of Education.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
courses | credit hours (baED) | credit hours (bSED) |
|---|---|---|
I. GENERAL STUDIES REQUIREMENTS | ||
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 | 3 | 3 |
Foreign Language | 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 | 3 | 3 |
MATH 1303 - College Algebra or MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | ||
Natural Science | 4 | 12 |
(BAEd) PHSC 1401 - Physical Science I (BSEd) BIOL 2405 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I BIOL 2406 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 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 | 3 | 3 |
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS | 60 | 51 |
II. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY | ||
EDUC 1017 - Introduction to Teacher Certification* | 0 | 0 |
EDUC 3302 - Development of Infants, Children, and Adolescents (S-L)* | 3 | 3 |
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 4312 - Teaching Special Populations* (S-L) | 3 | 3 |
EDUC 4313 - Classroom Management and Organization 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 4323 - Discipline for the 21st Century | 3 | 3 |
EDUC 4608 - Clinical Teaching* | 6 | 6 |
READ 4331 - Reading in the Content Area* (AGP-eligible) | 3 | 3 |
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS | 33 | 33 |
III. ACADEMIC MAJOR REQUIREMENTS | ||
BIOL 2405 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (BAEd only) | 4 | 0 |
EDUC 3345 - Pedagogy of Kinesiology | 3 | 3 |
EDUC 4011 - EC-12 Physical Education Seminar | 0 | 0 |
KNES 2301 - Introduction to Health Sciences and Kinesiology | 3 | 3 |
KNES 2305 - Contemporary Leadership in Sport, Athletics, and Recreation (S-L) | 3 | 3 |
KNES 2309 - Adapted Kinesiology (S-L) | 3 | 3 |
KNES 3302 - Research, Statistics, and Technology in Health and Human Performance | 3 | 3 |
KNES 3303 - Anatomical Kinesiology and Orthopedic Injury | 3 | 3 |
KNES 3326 - Motor Learning and Skill Development | 3 | 3 |
KNES 4301 - Exercise Physiology (AGP-eligible) | 3 | 3 |
KNES 4302 - Organization and Administration of Kinesiology and Athletic Programs | 3 | 3 |
KNES 4303 - Applied Biomechanics (AGP-eligible) | 3 | 3 |
Plus 3 activity courses (KNES 1102-1127) in addition to the general studies requirements. | 3 | 3 |
TOTAL ACADEMIC MAJOR REQUIREMENTS | 37 | 33 |
IV. ELECTIVES | ||
Upper-Level | 0 | 0 |
Lower or Upper-Level | 0 | 3 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED | 130 | 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.
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.
(S-L)=Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.
Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Find course descriptions by category under the Undergraduate Course Descriptions section in the navigation panel.