Degree Requirements

Minimum 124 sem. hrs.

Requirement-Hours

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

Residence Requirement

Minimum

Requirement-Hours

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)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
BIC 1112	Examined Life	1
BIC 1313	World of Rhetoric I	3
BIC 1314	World Cultures I: Roots of Culture	3
BIC 1324	World Cultures II: Religion and Culture	3
BIC 1323	World of Rhetoric II: Rhetoric in Context	3
BIC 2330	Social World I: The City and the Soul	3
BIC 2334	World Cultures III: The Modern World	3
BIC 2437	The Natural World I: Primary Ideas in Science	4
BIC 2340	Social World II: The Conditions and Possibilities of Human Fulfillment	3
BIC 2344	World Cultures IV: The United States in the World	3
BIC 2447	The Natural World II: Global Science Issues	4
BIC 3358	Examined Life II: Biblical Heritage and Contemporary Ethical Issues	3
MTH 1315 & MTH 1316	Patterns, Relationships, and Number Concepts and Geometry and Measurement	6
Language
Second semester proficiency in a modern or classical language		3-8
Lifetime Fitness
Select two hours of any LF		2
Chapel
Complete two semesters of Chapel		0
Total Hours		47-52

General Studies (Non-BIC)  

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
ENG 1310 & ENG 2310	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 language		3-8
Mathematics
MTH 1315 & MTH 1316	Patterns, Relationships, and Number Concepts and Geometry and Measurement	6
Labororatory Science
Select from BIO, CHE, ENV, GEO, PHY		8
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 list		3
Lifetime Fitness
Select two hours of any LF 1		2
Chapel
Complete two semesters of Chapel		0
Total Hours		40-45

¹

May include PUBH 1145 Health and Human Behavior

Professional Studies

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
TED 1312	Introduction to Teaching I	3
EDP 2360	Teaching Special Education	3
Total Hours		6

Academic Major

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
EDP 2336	The Developing Child	3
EDP 3368	Assessment of Students with Mild Disabilities	3
EDP 3334	Collaborative Consultation in Special Education	3
EDP 3470	Literacy for Students with Special Needs	4
EDP 4351	Differentiated Instruction	3
EDP 4352 & TED 4312	Exceptionalities and Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language	4-6
or CSD 1305	American Sign Language I
EDP 3361	Developmental Disabilities	3
EDP 3376	Applied Behavior Analysis	3
Total Hours		26-28

Teaching Associate

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
EDP 3660	Teaching Associate Special Education Part I	6
EDP 3362	Teaching Associate Special Education Part II	3
EDP 3379	Education of Students with Moderate-Severe Disabilities	3
Total Hours		12

Internship

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
EDP 4660	Internship Special Education Part I	6
EDP 4661	Internship Special Education Part II	6
EDP 4662	Internship Special Education Part III	6
EDP 4663	Internship Special Education Part IV	6
Total Hours		24