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Grades 4 through 8 Certification
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4 through 8 Certification
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 are available for either math,
science, or for English Language Arts and Reading 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 which includes the following components:
(1) General Studies, (2) Professional Responsibility, (3)
an Interdisciplinary Academic Major, and (4) sufficient electives
to complete the 126-credit-hour minimum for the bachelor's
degree, which includes 42 upper-level semester hours.
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General
Studies Requirements (54-70 semester hours) |
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Professional
Responsibility (12 semester hours):
EDUC
1301, 3312, 4021, 4608 (S-L), and GSCI 4010, or MATH 4010, or READ 4010 |
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III.
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Interdisciplinary
Academic Major (48-66 semester hours)
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Academic Major Requirements
EDUC 3302, 4312, 4313, 4314, ESLS 4304, READ 4331, and TECH 4320
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Pedagogy |
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English Language Arts and Reading -- (9 semester hours): |
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READ 4336, 4337 and 4338 |
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Math -- (3 semester hours): |
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EDUC 4318 |
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Science -- (3 semester hours): |
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GSCI 4320 |
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Content |
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English Language Arts
and Reading -- (27 semester hours): |
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(B.A.) ENGL 3301 or 3302, 3313, or 3314, 3305, 4301, 4309, 4311, READ 3330, 4332, and an additional upper-level English or any other pedagogy course.
(B.S.) ENGL 2302, 3301 or 3302, 3313, or 3314, 3305, 4301, 4309, 4311, READ 3330, 4332
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Math -- (24 semester
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MATH
2301, 2309,
3303,
3304,
3309,
3310, and 6 additional credit hours of Math or pedagogy courses. |
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Science -- (31-39
semester hours): |
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(B.A.) BIOL 1406,
3402, 3404, 3407, CHEM 1401, 1402, GEOL 1301, 1401, PHSC 1401, and 1402
(B.S.) BIOL 1406, 3402, 3404, 3407, CHEM 1401, 1402, PHSC 1402,
and three additional credit hours of Science.
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IV.
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Electives (0-9 hours)
Sufficient
to complete 126-credit-hour minimum for bachelor's degree,
including 42 upper-level semester hours.
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED 126-145 |
NOTE: Degree plan subject to adjustment as state policy changes.
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DBU also offers Accelerated Bachelor's and Master's Degree Programs in:
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Minimum GPA required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University
DBU requires a minimum institutional cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0 |
| (S-L) = Course(s) with field-based service-learning component. |
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