Degree Requirements 

124-127 sem. hrs.

Requirement-Hours

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

Residence Requirements

Requirement-Hours

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

Grade Point Average

1. Grade points 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 1323	World of Rhetoric II: Rhetoric in Context	3
BIC 1324	World Cultures II: Religion and Culture	3
BIC 2330	Social World I: The City and the Soul	3
BIC 2334	World Cultures III: The Modern World	3
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 2437	The Natural World I: Primary Ideas in Science	4
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
Chapel
Complete two semesters of Chapel		0
Total Hours		45-50

General Studies (Non-BIC)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
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 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		7-8
Social Science
HIS 1300 & PSC 1387	The United States in Global Perspective and The U.S. Constitution, Its Interpretation, and the American Political Experience	6
Select one of the following:		3
Complete 3 hours from any A&S Contemporary Distribution list
TED 2380 & TED 2381	Introduction to Education II and American Educational Thought
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		42-48

¹

May include PUBH 1145 Health and Human Behavior

Professional Studies

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
TED 1312	Introduction to Education I	3
TED 3180	Social Issues in Education Lab	1
TED 3380	Social Issues in Education	3
EDP 2336	The Developing Child	3
Total Hours		10

Academic Major

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
TED 3301	Early Literacy Learning	3
TED 3325	Literacy Instruction in the Elementary School	3
TED 4302	Elementary Reading - Integrated Language Arts	3
TED 4303	Comprehension of Expository Texts	3
TED 4307	Science in the Elementary School	3
TED 4308	Social Studies in the Elementary School	3
TED 4312	Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language	3
TED 4326	Mathematics in the Elementary Grades	3
MTH 3318	Data and Chance	3
Total Hours		27

Teaching Associate

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
TED 3620	Teaching Associate Elementary School Part I	6
TED 3621	Teaching Associate Elementary School Part II	6
Total Hours		12

Internship

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
TED 4620	Internship Elementary Part I	6
TED 4621	Internship Elementary Part II	6
TED 4622	Internship Elementary Part III	6
TED 4623	Internship Elementary Part IV	6
Total Hours		24