All-Level Special Education Teacher Certification, B.S. in Education

Degree Requirements

Minimum 124 sem. hrs.

Requirement Hours
Advanced Hours minimum 36 hrs.
Professional Education minimum 36 hrs.
Academic Major minimum 28 hrs.

Residence Requirement

Minimum

Requirement Hours
Degree Minimum 60 hrs., including last 30 hrs.
Chapel–two semesters no credit

Grade Point Average

  1. Grade point are earned on residence work at Baylor only.
  2. Minimum required for retention in major: 2.75 average in major and overall.

General Studies (BIC)

Required Courses
BIC 1112Examined Life1
BIC 1313World of Rhetoric I3
BIC 1314World Cultures I: Roots of Culture3
BIC 1324World Cultures II: Religion and Culture3
BIC 1323World of Rhetoric II: Rhetoric in Context3
BIC 2330Social World I: The City and the Soul3
BIC 2334World Cultures III: The Modern World3
BIC 2437The Natural World I: Primary Ideas in Science4
BIC 2340Social World II: The Conditions and Possibilities of Human Fulfillment3
BIC 2344World Cultures IV: The United States in the World3
BIC 2447The Natural World II: Global Science Issues4
BIC 3358Examined Life II: Biblical Heritage and Contemporary Ethical Issues3
MTH 1315
MTH 1316
Patterns, Relationships, and Number Concepts
and Geometry and Measurement
6
Language
Second semester proficiency in a modern or classical language3-8
Lifetime Fitness
Select two hours of any LF2
Chapel
Complete two semesters of Chapel0
Total Hours47-52

General Studies (Non-BIC)  

Required Courses
ENG 1310
ENG 2310
Research Writing: Writing and Academic Inquiry Seminars
and American Literary Cultures
6
REL 1310
REL 1350
The Christian Scriptures
and The Christian Heritage
6
Language
Second semester proficiency in a modern or classical language3-8
Mathematics
MTH 1315
MTH 1316
Patterns, Relationships, and Number Concepts
and Geometry and Measurement
6
Labororatory Science
Select from BIO, CHE, ENV, GEO, PHY8
Social Sciences
HIS 1300
PSC 1387
The United States in Global Perspective
and The U.S. Constitution, Its Interpretation, and the American Political Experience
6
Fine Arts
Select three hours from the A&S Fine Arts and Performing Arts Distribution list3
Lifetime Fitness
Select two hours of any LF 12
Chapel
Complete two semesters of Chapel0
Total Hours40-45
1

May include PUBH 1145 Health and Human Behavior

Professional Studies

Required Courses
TED 1312Introduction to Education I3
EDP 2360Teaching Special Education3
Total Hours6

Academic Major

Required Courses
EDP 2336The Developing Child3
EDP 3368Assessment of Students with Mild Disabilities3
EDP 3334Collaborative Consultation in Special Education3
EDP 3470Literacy for Students with Special Needs4
EDP 4351Differentiated Instruction3
EDP 4352
TED 4312
Exceptionalities
and Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language
4-6
or CSD 1305 American Sign Language I
EDP 3361Developmental Disabilities3
EDP 3376Applied Behavior Analysis3
Total Hours26-28

Teaching Associate

Required Courses
EDP 3660Teaching Associate Special Education Part I6
EDP 3362Teaching Associate Special Education Part II3
EDP 3379Education of Students with Moderate-Severe Disabilities3
Total Hours12

Internship

Required Courses
EDP 4660Internship Special Education Part I6
EDP 4661Internship Special Education Part II6
EDP 4662Internship Special Education Part III6
EDP 4663Internship Special Education Part IV6
Total Hours24