Secondary Education Degree (BSEd)

Requirements for a Major in Secondary Education (BSEd)

Minimum Total Hours Requirement(124)
Minimum GPA - 2.75 Overall and in Major
Minimum Hours in Residence(60)
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
Introduction to Art (for non-art majors only)
Introduction to Film
Engaging with Music
Acting I: Realism
Introduction to Theatre
Foreign Language
Second-semester proficiency in a modern or classical language 23-8
Religion
REL 1310The Christian Scriptures3
REL 1350The Christian Heritage3
Mathematics 3, 4, 5
Select 3 hrs. from the following:
MTH 1301Ideas in Mathematics 63
or MTH 1320 Precalculus
or MTH 1321 Calculus I
Select 3 hrs. from the following:
MTH 1322Calculus II3
or STA 1380 Elementary Statistics
Natural Science 7
Select two lab sciences from the following prefixes: BIO, CHE, ENV, GEO, or PHY8
Social and Behavioral Sciences
PSC 1387The U.S. Constitution, Its Interpretation, and the American Political Experience3
HIS 1300The United States in Global Perspective3
Personal Development
Select any two LF courses 82
Complete two semesters of Chapel
General Education Subtotal43
Teacher Education (General)
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
TED 4312Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language3
Teacher Education (General) Subtotal16
Subject Area Concentration - Choose One63-76
Note: Additional elective hrs. to reach 124 hrs. minimum may be required.
Total Hours124-131
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.

4

Students who complete the Mathematics - Middle Grades concentration will fulfill one course of the Mathematics general education requirement (3 hrs.) through concentration courses (MTH 1320/MTH 1321).

5

Students who complete the Mathematics concentration will fulfill the Mathematics general education requirement (6 hrs.) through concentration courses (MTH 1321 and MTH 1322).

6

Students pursuing a Science concentration cannot use MTH 1301 but must take either MTH 1320 or MTH 1321 for this requirement.

7

Students who complete the Science concentration will fulfill the Natural Science general education requirement (8 hrs.) through concentration courses.

8

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

Concentrations

English, Language Arts, and Reading
Mathematics
Middle Grades Mathematics
Science
Social Studies