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Grades 7-12 Certification - Science (Natural Sciences Major) (BAEd/BSEd)

Natural Science: 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

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

3

3

MATH 1304 - Trigonometry

or

MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I

If Physics Concentration is selected, then MATH 1405 and 1406 are required.

(8)

(8)

Natural Science

4

12

(BAEd)

BIOL 1405 - Modern Concepts in Biology I

(BSEd)

BIOL 1405 - Modern Concepts in Biology I

CHEM 1401 - General Chemistry I

CHEM 1402 - General Chemistry II

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

60

51

TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS (if Physics Concentration is selected)

65

56

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

GSCI 4011 - Natural Science 7-12 Seminar

0

0

TOTAL PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

12

12

III. INTERDISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (with Biology or Chemistry Concentration)

69

61

INTERDISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (with Physics Concentration)

70

62

BIOL 1406 - Modern Concepts in Biology II

4

4

BIOL 3101 - Introduction to Scientific Literature

1

1

BIOL 3402 - Ecology (S-L)

4

4

CHEM 1401 - General Chemistry I  (BAEd)

4

0

CHEM 1402 - General Chemistry II (BAEd)

4

0

EDUC 3302 - Development of Infants, Children, and Adolescents*

3

3

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 - Classroom Discipline for the 21st Century

3

3

EDUC 4437 - Secondary Pedagogy for Science with Lab* (AGP-eligible)

4

4

GEOL 1301 - Physical Geology

3

3

GEOL 1401 - Meteorology and Space Science

4

4

PHYS 1401 - General Physics I

4

4

PHYS 1402 - General Physics II

4

4

READ 4331 - Reading in the Content Area* (AGP-eligible)

3

3

Concentrations

Each student must choose one concentration area and complete the courses in that concentration.

Biology Concentration
BIOL 3404 Genetics (S-L)
BIOL 3407 General Botany
BIOL 3408 General Zoology

12

12

Chemistry Concentration
CHEM 3401 Biochemistry
CHEM 3402 Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 3403 Organic Chemistry II

12

12

Physics Concentration
PHYS 3301 Classical Mechanics**
PHYS 3303 Modern Physics

PHYS 3304 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics**
PHYS 3402 Electrodynamics**

**MATH 2407 is strongly recommended for these courses.

13

13

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

Biology or Chemistry Concentration

141

124

Physics Concentration

147

130

*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.

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

Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

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