BA/BS Core Subjects with Science of Teaching Reading: Early Childhood-Grade 6 Certification/MED in Reading

The Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in Core Subjects with Science of Teaching Reading: Early Childhood-Grade 6 Certification and the Master of Education in Reading is a 153 to 170-hour program. Graduates from the program will receive both a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science and a Master of Education in Reading. This non-thesis program is designed for those seeking initial teacher certification and enhanced expertise in the areas of teaching literacy. Once candidates have completed their initial teaching certification and required coursework in this degree, and if they have passed the appropriate state certification (TExES) tests, candidates will receive their Core Subjects with Science of Teaching Reading: EC-6 Certification. After teachers graduating from this program have completed two years of teaching experience, and if they have passed the appropriate state certification (TExES) tests, they will also earn the Reading Specialist Certification.

UNDERGRADUATE REQUIREMENTS

courses	credit hours (ba)	CREDIT HOURS (BS)
Developing A Christian Mind DCM 2301 - Developing a Christian Mind	3	3
English (BA) ENGL 1301, 1302, 2301 and 2302 (BS) ENGL 1301, 1302, 2301 or 2302	12	9
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II ENGL 2301 - World Literature I ENGL 2302 - World Literature II
Foreign Language *Six hours at the 2000 level if adequate requisites are met	14*	0
Foundations for Excellence	1	1
FOUN 1101 - Foundations for Excellence is required of all first-year and transfer students with fewer than 15 credit hours. (AP, CLEP, IB, or dual/concurrent credit earned while in high school does not count toward these 15 credit hours.)
History	6	6
HIST 1301 - U.S. History to 1865 HIST 1302 - U.S. History Since 1865
Kinesiology	2	2
KNES 1101 and one additional activity course (KNES 1102-1122); for veterans or those 25 years of age or older prior to enrollment at DBU, KNES courses are waived.
Mathematics	3	3
MATH 1303 - College Algebra or equivalent
Natural Science (BA) BIOL 1401 (BS) BIOL 1401, GEOL 1401, PHSC 1401	4	12
Religion	9	9
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey and three additional credit hours depending on credit hours transferred at time of initial enrollment
Social Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only) POLS 2301 - American National Government	3	3
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS	57	48
Core Subjects with Science of Teaching Reading: Early Childhood-Grade 6 Certification
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY	15	15
ECHE 4360 - Foundations for Early Childhood Education* EDUC 1017 - Introduction to Teacher Certification* EDUC 3313 - Foundations of Teaching* EDUC 3320 - Instructional Assessment* EDUC 4010 - Elementary Core Subjects EC-6 Seminar EDUC 4021 - EC-12 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Seminar EDUC 4608 - Clinical Teaching *
INTERDISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC MAJOR	62	54
EDUC 3302 - Development of Infants, Children, and Adolescents* (S-L) EDUC 4312 - Teaching Special Populations*(S-L) EDUC 4313 - Discipline and Classroom Management in Culturally Diverse Settings* (S-L) EDUC 4314 - Best Practices in Teaching* (S-L) EDUC 4320 - Instructional Technology* EDUC 4334 - Pedagogy of Fine Arts and Movement in the Elementary Classroom* GEOL 1401 - Meteorology and Space Science *(BA only)*
HIST 2301 - World Civilization I or HIST 2302 - World Civilization II
HIST 4309 - Texas History MATH 3303 - Math Content I MATH 3304 - Math Content II PHSC 1401 - Physical Science I *(BA only)*
*Pedagogy* EDUC 4318 - Pedagogy of Math* GSCI 4320 - Pedagogy of Science* READ 4013 - Science of Teaching Reading Seminar READ 4313 - Science of Teaching Reading READ 4330 - Recognizing and Instructing Struggling Readers* READ 4335 - Pedagogy of Reading I (Phonics)* READ 4336 - Pedagogy of Reading II (Comprehension)* READ 4338 - Pedagogy of Language Arts SOST 4340 - Pedagogy of Social Studies*
*Indicates Signature Course requiring download of Signature Assessments in TaskStream Reminder.
Shared Undergraduate/Graduate Courses	6	6
READ 5302 - Scaffolding Literacy Instruction READ 5333 - Clinical Experience in Correcting Reading Differences (S-L)
Additional Upper-Level Electives Required* Additional Lower or Upper-Level Electives Required*	0 0	0 0
TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE WITH SHARED HOURS REQUIRED	140	123

A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required. Students must complete all Undergraduate hours and shared undergraduate/graduate hours prior to enrolling for remaining Graduate hours.

*Elective Requirements

In order to satisfy the “Undergraduate only” portion of an accelerated degree plan, sufficient lower-level and upper-level elective hours must be taken to complete the minimum number of Undergraduate credit hours required for each specific accelerated degree.
As part of this accelerated degree plan, 6 shared Graduate hours will be counted toward a minimum of 42 upper-level Undergraduate semesters hours required for all bachelor’s degrees.

REMAINING GRADUATE REQUIREMENTS

courses	credit hours (MED)
MED IN READING
Reading Concentration
EDAD 6300 - Foundations of Educational Leadership EDUC 6313 - Assessment to Improve Learning EDUC 6318 - Leading for Learning READ 5312 - Reading Specialist Practicum*
READ 5315 - Reading Strategies for the Emergent Learner EC-6* or READ 5316 - Reading Strategies for the Advanced Learner (7-12)
READ 5322 - Connecting Reading and Writing Workshop Practicum I (S-L)* READ 5323 - Reading Specialist Practicum II (S-L) READ 6325 - Phonics and Word Analysis* READ 6326 - Understanding Diverse and Struggling Learners in Reading* READ 6337 - Literacy Leadership and Coaching READ 5011 - Reading Specialist Seminar* EDUC 6012 - Defense of Degree
* Required for Advanced Certification for Reading Specialist Required: Must pass the seminar to complete the program. (S-L)** = course(s) with field-based service-learning component.
TOTAL ADDITIONAL GRADUATE HOURS REQUIRED	30
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR ACCELERATED DEGREE	170	153

Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

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