Elementary Teaching Certification, B.S. in Education

Requirements for a Major in Elementary Education (BSEd)

Minimum Total Hours Requirement(124)
Minimum Hours in Residence(60)
Minimum GPA - 2.75 Overall and in Major
Minimum Advanced Hours (for UG: 3000- or 4000-level courses)(36)
General Education Requirements 1
English
ENG 1310Research Writing: Writing and Academic Inquiry Seminars3
ENGL 2310American Literary Cultures3
Fine Arts
Select 3 hrs. from the following:3
Foreign Language
Second-semester proficiency in a modern or classical language 23-8
Religion
REL 1310The Christian Scriptures3
REL 1350The Christian Heritage3
Mathematics 3
MTH 1315
MTH 1316
Patterns, Relationships, and Number Concepts
and Geometry and Measurement
6
Natural Science
Select one lab science from BIO, CHE, ENV, GEO, or PHY prefixes4
Select one additional science course from BIO, CHE, ENV, GEO, or PHY prefixes3-4
Social and Behavioral Sciences
HIS 1300The United States in Global Perspective3
PSC 1387The U.S. Constitution, Its Interpretation, and the American Political Experience3
Select one additional course or course pair from the following:3-6
Introduction to Education II
and American Educational Thought
Personal Development
Select any two LF courses 42
Complete two semesters of Chapel
General Education Subtotal45
Major Requirements
Professional Studies Courses
EDP 3322The Inclusive Classroom 3
TED 1312Introduction to Education I3
TED 2315Educational Technology in Learning Environments3
TED 3380
TED 3180
Social Issues in Education
and Social Issues in Education Lab
4
Elementary Education Courses
MTH 3318Data and Chance3
TED 3301Early Literacy Learning3
TED 3325Literacy Instruction in the Elementary School3
TED 4302Elementary Reading - Integrated Language Arts3
TED 4303Comprehension of Expository Texts3
TED 4307Science in the Elementary School3
TED 4308Social Studies in the Elementary School3
TED 4312Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language3
TED 4326Mathematics in the Elementary Grades 3
Teaching Associate Courses
TED 3620Teaching Associate Elementary School Part I6
TED 3621Teaching Associate Elementary School Part II 6
Internship Courses
TED 4620Internship Elementary Part I6
TED 4621Internship Elementary Part II6
TED 4622Internship Elementary Part III6
TED 4623Internship Elementary Part IV6
Major Subtotal76
Note: Additional elective hrs. to reach 124 hrs. minimum may be required.
Total Hours124
1

BIC students will need to fulfill the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core requirements for the School of Education instead of these General Education requirements, with the exception of the Mathematics area (which also applies to BIC as listed here).

2

Second-semester proficiency is 1302 in most modern and classical languages at Baylor, or CSD 1306 American Sign Language II.  

3

BIC students also complete the 6 hrs. of mathematics listed here (MTH 1315 and MTH 1316).

4

Students may also take PUBH 1145 Health and Human Behavior in place of one LF course.