The accelerated B.A./B.S. in Early Childhood-Grade 6 Certification and the Master of Arts in Children’s Ministry provides Christ-centered undergraduate and graduate level education to prepare servant leaders for careers in both education and ministry. The program is designed for those seeking initial teacher certification and ministry training specific to children’s ministry. Graduates will be able to serve as educators and/or ministers in the school or the church setting.
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B.A.
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B.S. |
| DEGREE REQUIREMENTS |
Semester Hours |
| Undergraduate Requirements |
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| Developing
A Christian Mind |
3 |
3 |
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DCM
2301 |
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| English |
12 |
9 |
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B.A. - ENGL
1301, 1302, 2301
and 2302
B.S. - ENGL 1301, 1302, 2301 or 2302 |
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| Foreign Language |
6-14* |
0 |
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*Six hours at the 2000 level if adequate prerequisites are met.
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| Foundations for Excellence |
0-1 |
0-1 |
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FOUN
1101 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 towards
these 15 credit hours.)
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| History |
6
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6 |
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HIST
1301 and 1302
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| Kinesiology |
0-2
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0-2 |
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KNES
1101 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
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3 |
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MATH
1303 or equivalent.
[Math Advising Tool (eMAT) required prior to registering for
any Math class or any class for which the eMAT is a prerequisite.] |
| Natural Science |
4 |
12 |
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B.A. - BIOL 1401
B.S. - BIOL 1401, GEOL 1401, PHSC 1401
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| Religion |
9 |
9 |
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RELI
1301, 1302,
and one additional religion course |
| Social Sciences (1000
or 2000 level courses only) |
3 |
3 |
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POLS
2301 |
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Total General Studies Requirements |
46-57 |
45-48 |
| Core Subjects Early Childhood-Grade 6 Certification |
| PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
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12 |
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EDUC 1017 Introduction to Teacher Certification |
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EDUC 3313 Foundations of Teaching
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EDUC 3320 Instructional Assessment |
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EDUC 4010 Elementary Core Subjects EC-6 Seminar |
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EDUC 4021 EC-12 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Seminar |
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EDUC 4608 Clinical Teaching |
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INTERDISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC MAJOR |
62 |
54 |
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EDUC 3302 Development of Infants, Children, and Adolescents (S-L) |
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EDUC 4312 Teaching Special Populations (S-L) |
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EDUC 4313 Discipline and Classroom Management in Culturally Diverse Settings (S-L) |
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EDUC 4320 Instructional Technology |
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EDUC 4334 Pedagogy of Fine Arts and Movement in the Elementary Classroom |
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GEOL 1401 Meteorology and Space Science (BA only) |
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HIST 2301 World Civilization I
or
HIST 2302 World Civilization II |
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HIST 4309 Texas History |
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MATH 3303 Math Content I |
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MATH 3304 Math Content II |
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PHSC 1401 Physical Science I (BA only) |
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PEDAGOGY |
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EDUC 4318 Pedagogy of Math |
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GSCI 4320 Pedagogy of Science |
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READ 4332 Diagnosing and Correcting Reading Difficulties |
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READ 4333 Clinical for Diagnosing and Correcting Reading Difficulties (S-L) |
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READ 4335 Pedagogy of Reading I (Phonics) |
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READ 4336 Pedagogy of Reading II (Comprehension) |
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READ 4337 Pedagogy of Reading III (Literature and Visual Representation) |
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READ 4338 Pedagogy of Language Arts |
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SOST 4340 Pedagogy of Social Studies |
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| ELECTIVES |
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0-3 |
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- In order to satisfy the “Undergraduate only” portion of an accelerated degree plan, sufficient lower-level and upper-level elective hours must be taken to complete the minimum number of Undergraduate credit hours required for each specific accelerated degree.
- For this accelerated degree, a minimum of 114 Undergraduate credit hours is required.
- As part of this accelerated degree plan, 6 shared Graduate hours will be counted toward a minimum of 42 upper-level Undergraduate credit hours required for all bachelor’s degrees. This equates to a total of 36 Undergraduate upper-level credit hours required.
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Total Undergraduate Hours |
120-131 |
114 |
| Shared Undergraduate/Graduate Courses |
6 |
6 |
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ECHE 5360 Foundations of Early Childhood |
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EDUC 5314 Best Practices |
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TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE WITH SHARED HOURS REQUIRED |
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| Remaining Graduate Requirements |
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| M.A. in Children’s Ministry Requirements |
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Core Courses
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18 |
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DISC 5302 Biblical Servant Leadership |
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GSOM 6310 Ministry Mentorship (S-L) |
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THEO 5313 Applied Hermeneutics |
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THEO 6305 Christian History and Heritage |
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THEO 6306 Systematic Theology
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WORS 6303 Spiritual Formation and Worship |
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| M.A. in Children’s Ministry Courses |
12 |
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MACH 6312 Ministry with Children |
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MACH 6351 Children and the Christian Faith |
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Choose two of the following courses: |
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MACH 6311 Early Childhood Ministry |
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MACH 6315 Ministry to Children with Special Needs |
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MACH 6350 Ministry to Church Weekday Education Ministries |
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MACH 6352 Advanced Childhood Ministry* (S-L) |
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MACH 6353 Ministry to Families |
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TOTAL ADDITIONAL GRADUATE HOURS REQUIRED |
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR ACCELERATED DEGREE |
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*Prerequisites: MACH 6311 and 6312 |
(S-L)=Course(s) with field-based service-learning component. |
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Note: Church Membership Requirement (for admission into the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership—all concentrations, Ph.D. in Leadership Studies’ Ministry Concentration, Master’s Ministry Degrees, and Advanced Ministry Certificate Programs): Within the last 12 months, the applicant must have been an active member of a Christian church that holds Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and who holds solely the Old Testament and the New Testament as sacred Scripture. Click for Church Membership Form
Reminder: Degree plan subject to adjustment as state policy changes.
Students will complete state requirements for initial teacher certification in the areas Core Subjects EC-6. Students completing this program will learn and demonstrate how to serve as an effective literacy teacher and leader through synthesis and application of knowledge regarding the interrelated components of reading, writing, speaking, and listening across developmental stages of oral and written language. Degree candidates will also learn and demonstrate sufficient theoretical and experiential knowledge for serving as an ethical and effective teacher, advocate, and leader for culturally and linguistically diverse students.
Students completing this Accelerated Bachelor’s and Master’s degree program will take the following courses at the graduate level as substitutes for their undergraduate cross-listed course requirements, thereby requiring 30 hours instead of the regular 36 graduate hours for the program beyond the regular undergraduate degree requirements.
ECHE 5360 Foundations of Early Childhood
EDUC 5314 Best Practices
Retention in and Graduation from the Program:
Students must fulfill the following conditions to enroll and continue enrollment in this Accelerated Bachelor’s and Master’s degree program:
- Students must be accepted to the Educator Preparation Program at the completion of 45 semester hours.
- Students must file a Statement of Commitment at the completion of 90 semester hours (including current enrollment).
- 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.
- Students must apply to and be accepted into the M.A. in Children’s Ministry program before the start of the junior spring semester (before 5000 level courses) in order to progress in graduate coursework and complete the M.A. in Children’s Ministry degree.
- Science and Math courses must be taken prior to Field Based semesters.
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