Grades 7-12 Certification - Speech Communication (BAEd/BSEd)
Communication Studies: 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 | 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 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
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) BIOL 1401 - Principles of Biology (BSEd) 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 three additional credit hours depending on credit hours transferred at time of initial enrollment | ||
Social Science | 3 | 3 |
Speech | 3 | 3 |
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS | 63 | 54 |
II. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY | ||
COMA 4010 - Speech 7-12 Seminar | 0 | 0 |
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 |
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS | 12 | 12 |
III. INTERDISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC MAJOR REQUIREMENTS | ||
COMA 2302 - Voice and Articulation | 3 | 3 |
COMA 2304 - Introduction to Broadcast/Digital Media | 3 | 3 |
COMA 3301 - Nonverbal Communication | 3 | 3 |
COMA 3302 - Argumentation and Debate | 3 | 3 |
COMA 3303 - Small Group Communication | 3 | 3 |
COMA 3308 - Persuasive Communication | 3 | 3 |
COMA 3319 - Visual Communications | 3 | 3 |
COMA 3350 - Social Media | 3 | 3 |
COMA 4301 - Readers Theater (S-L) | 3 | 3 |
COMA 4324 - Pedagogy of Speech Communication | 3 | 3 |
COMA 4325 - Communication in the Digital Age | 3 | 3 |
EDUC 3302 - Development of Infants, Children and Adolescents* (S-L) | 3 | 3 |
EDUC 4312 - Teaching Special Populations* (S-L) | 3 | 3 |
EDUC 4313 - Discipline and Classroom Management in Culturally Diverse Settings* (S-L) | 3 | 3 |
EDUC 4314 - Best Practices in Teaching* (S-L) | 3 | 3 |
EDUC 4320 - Instructional Technology* | 3 | 3 |
ESLS 4304 - Methods in Teaching ESL* | 3 | 3 |
READ 4331 - Reading in the Content Area* | 3 | 3 |
TOTAL INTERDISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC MAJOR REQUIREMENTS | 54 | 54 |
IV. ELECTIVES | ||
Upper-Level | 0 | 0 |
Lower or Upper-Level | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED | 129 | 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.
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.
(S-L)=Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.
Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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