BAEd/BSEd in Core Subjects with Science of Teaching Reading: Early Childhood-Grade 6 Certification/MED in Special Education
The Bachelor of Arts in Education and Bachelor of Science in Education in Core Subjects with Science of Teaching Reading: Early Childhood-Grade 6 Certification and the Master of Education in Special Education degree program is a 153 to 170-hour program. Graduates from the program will receive both a Bachelor of Arts in Education and a Master of Education in Special Education or a Bachelor of Science in Education and Master of Education in Special Education. This non-thesis program is designed for those seeking initial teacher certification and enhanced expertise in the area of special education.
The MED in Special Education prepares the knowledge, understanding, and abilities in the field of special education K-12, providing the framework for effective communication and partnership, personnel management, assessment instruction, and compliance with federal and state regulations. Once candidates have completed their initial teaching certification and required coursework in this degree, and if they have passed the appropriate state certification (TExES) tests, candidates are eligible to take the Special Education TExES for Certification.
UNDERGRADUATE REQUIREMENTS
courses | credit hours (baED) | credit hours (bSED) |
|---|---|---|
Developing A Christian Mind | 3 | 3 |
English | 12 | 9 |
(BAEd) ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II ENGL 2301 - World Literature I ENGL 2302 - World Literature II (BSEd) ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II ENGL 2301 - World Literature I or ENGL 2302 - World Literature II | ||
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 equivalent | ||
Natural Science | 4 | 12 |
(BAEd) BIOL 1401 - Principles of Biology BIOL 1401 - Principles of Biology GEOL 1401 - Meteorology and Space Science PHSC 1401 - Physical Science I | ||
Religion | 9 | 9 |
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey and one additional religion course | ||
Social Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only) | 3 | 3 |
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS | 57 | 48 |
Core Subjects with Science of Teaching Reading: Early Childhood-Grade 6 Certification | ||
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY | 15 | 15 |
ECHE 4360 - Foundations for Early Childhood Education* EDUC 1017 - Introduction to Teacher Certification* EDUC 3313 - Foundations of Teaching* EDUC 3320 - Instructional Assessment* EDUC 4010 - Elementary Core Subjects EC-6 Seminar EDUC 4021 - EC-12 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Seminar EDUC 4608 - Clinical Teaching* | ||
INTERDISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC MAJOR | 62 | 54 |
EDUC 3302 - Development of Infants, Children, and Adolescents* (S-L) EDUC 4312 - Teaching Special Populations* (S-L) EDUC 4313 - Discipline and Classroom Management in Culturally Diverse Settings* (S-L) EDUC 4314 - Best Practices in Teaching* (S-L) EDUC 4320 - Instructional Technology* EDUC 4334 - Pedagogy of Fine Arts and Movement in the Elementary Classroom* GEOL 1401 - Meteorology and Space Science (BA only) HIST 2301 - World Civilization I or HIST 2302 HIST 4309 - Texas History MATH 3303 - Math Content I MATH 3304 - Math Content II PHSC 1401 - Physical Science I (BA only) Pedagogy EDUC 4318 - Pedagogy of Math* GSCI 4320 - Pedagogy of Science* READ 4013 - Science of Teaching Reading Seminar READ 4302 - Scaffolding Literacy Instruction* READ 4313 - Science of Teaching Reading READ 4330 - Recognizing and Instructing Struggling Readers* READ 4335 - Pedagogy of Reading I (Phonics)* READ 4336 - Pedagogy of Reading II (Comprehension)* SOST 4340 - Pedagogy of Social Studies* | ||
Shared Undergraduate/Graduate Courses | 6 | 6 |
SPED/READ 5334 - Studies in Diagnosing and Clinical Correction of Reading Difficulties (S-L) READ 5338 - Pedagogy of Language Arts | ||
Additional Upper-Level Electives Required* Additional Lower or Upper-Level Electives Required* | 0 0 | 0 0 |
TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE WITH SHARED HOURS REQUIRED | 140 | 123 |
A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required. Students must complete all Undergraduate hours and shared undergraduate/graduate hours prior to enrolling for remaining Graduate hours.
*Elective Requirements
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.
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.
RETENTION IN AND GRADUATION FROM THE PROGRAM
Students must fulfill the following conditions to enroll and continue enrollment in the 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.
Science and Math courses must be taken prior to Field-Based semesters.
REMAINING GRADUATE REQUIREMENTS
courses | credit hours (MED) | |
|---|---|---|
A. ACADEMIC SPECIALIZATION | 15 | 15 |
SPED 5310 - Introduction to Exceptional Learners SPED 5320 - Teaching the Underachiever SPED 5330 - Pedagogy of Special Education SPED 5350 - Teaching Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities SPED 6360 - Supervision of Special Education Instruction | ||
B. PROFESSIONAL AREA | 9 | 9 |
EDUC 5344 - Diagnosing Learning Different Children EDUC 6302 - Research in Education (S-L) EDUC 6306 - Curriculum Design and Evaluation | ||
C. RESOURCE AREA | 6 | 6 |
EDAD 6312 - School Law EDUC 6308 - The School and Multicultural Society | ||
D. REQUIRED COURSE | 0 | 0 |
EDUC/SPED 6010 - Defense of Degree | ||
TOTAL ADDITIONAL GRADUATE HOURS REQUIRED | 30 | 30 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR ACCELERATED DEGREE | 170 | 153 |
*Indicates Signature Course requiring download of Signature Assessments in TaskStream Reminder.
Reminder: Degree plan subject to adjustment as state policy changes.
(S-L) = Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.
Refer to course descriptions for course requisites.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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