Grades 7-12 Certification - Science (Natural Sciences Major) (BA/BS)

I. GENERAL STUDIES REQUIREMENTS

Developing A Christian Mind
DCM 2301 - Developing a Christian Mind

3

3

English

12

9

ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I

ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II

ENGL 2301 - World Literature I

and/or

ENGL 2302 - World Literature II

Fine Arts
FINE 1306 - Introduction to Fine Arts

3

3

Foreign Language
*(BA) 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 - Fitness for Living

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

MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I

If Physics Concentration is selected, then MATH 1405 and 1406 are required.

(8)

(8)

Natural Science

4

12

(BA)

BIOL 1405 - Modern Concepts in Biology I

(BS)

BIOL 1405 - Modern Concepts in Biology I

CHEM 1401 - General Chemistry I

CHEM 1402 - General Chemistry II

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
POLS 2301 - American National Government

3

3

TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS

60

51

TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS (if Physics Concentration is selected)

65

56

II. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

EDUC 1017 - Introduction to Teacher Certification*

0

0

EDUC 3313 - Foundations of Teaching*

3

3

EDUC 3320 - Instructional Assessment*  

3

3

EDUC 4021 - EC-12 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Seminar

0

0

EDUC 4608 - Clinical Teaching*

6

6

GSCI 4011 - Science 7-12 Seminar

0

0

TOTAL PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

12

12

III. INTERDISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (with Biology or Chemistry Concentration)

66

58

INTERDISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (with Physics Concentration)

67

59

BIOL 1406 - Modern Concepts in Biology II

4

4

BIOL 3101 - Introduction to Scientific Literature

1

1

BIOL 3402 - Ecology (S-L)

4

4

CHEM 1401 - General Chemistry I  (BA)

4

0

CHEM 1402 - General Chemistry II (BA)

4

0

EDUC 3302 - Development of Infants, Children and Adolescents* (S-L)

3

3

EDUC 4312 - Teaching Special Populations* (S-L)

3

3

EDUC 4313 - Discipline and Classroom Management in Culturally Diverse Settings* (S-L)

3

3

EDUC 4314 - Best Practices in Teaching* (S-L)

3

3

EDUC 4320 - Instructional Technology*

3

3

EDUC 4437 - Secondary Pedagogy for Science with Lab*

4

4

GEOL 1301 - Physical Geology

3

3

GEOL 1401 - Meteorology and Space Science

4

4

PHYS 1401 - General Physics I

4

4

PHYS 1402 - General Physics II

4

4

READ 4331 - Reading in the Content Area*

3

3

Concentrations

Each student must choose one concentration area and complete the courses in that concentration.

Biology Concentration
BIOL 3404 Genetics (S-L)
BIOL 3407 General Botany
BIOL 3408 General Zoology

12

12

Chemistry Concentration
CHEM 3401 Biochemistry
CHEM 3402 Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 3403 Organic Chemistry II

12

12

Physics Concentration
PHYS 3301 Classical Mechanics**
PHYS 3303 Modern Physics

PHYS 3304 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics**
PHYS 3402 Electrodynamics**

**MATH 2407 is strongly recommended for these courses.

13

13

IV. ELECTIVES
All electives must be courses that prepare the candidate for the TExES content examination. 

Upper-Level

0

0

Lower or Upper-Level

0

0

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED

Biology or Chemistry Concentration

138

121

Physics Concentration

144

127