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Early Childhood-12 Certification - Physical Education (Kinesiology Major)(BA/BS)

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

courses

credit hours (ba)

credit hours (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

MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I

Natural Science

4

12

(BA)

PHSC 1401 - Physical Science I

(BS)

BIOL 2405 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I

BIOL 2406 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II

PHSC 1401 - Physical Science I

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

II. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

ECHE 4360 - Foundations for Early Childhood Education*

3

3

EDUC 1017 - Introduction to Teacher Certification*

0

0

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

3

3

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 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 4608 - Clinical Teaching*

6

6

READ 4331 - Reading in the Content Area*

3

3

TOTAL PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

33

33

III. ACADEMIC MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

BIOL 2405 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (BA only)

4

0

KNES 2301 - Introduction to Health Sciences and Kinesiology

3

3

KNES 2305 - Coaching Today's Athlete (S-L)  

3

3

KNES 2309 - Adapted Kinesiology (S-L)

3

3

KNES 3303 - Anatomical Kinesiology and Orthopedic Injury

3

3

KNES 3305 - Measurement and Evaluation in Kinesiology

3

3

KNES 3326 - Motor Learning and Skill Development 

3

3

KNES 3345 - Pedagogy of Kinesiology and Health

3

3

KNES 4010 - Kinesiology All-Level Seminar

0

0

KNES 4301 - Exercise Physiology

3

3

KNES 4302 - Organization and Administration of Kinesiology and Athletic Programs

3

3

KNES 4303 - Applied Biomechanics

3

3

Plus 3 activity courses (KNES 1102-1127) in addition to the general studies requirements.

3

3

TOTAL ACADEMIC MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

37

33

IV. ELECTIVES

Upper-Level

0

0

Lower or Upper-Level

0

3

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED

130

120

*Indicates Signature Course requiring download of Signature Assessments in TaskStream Reminder.

 A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required, including 42 upper-level credit hours.

NOTE:  Degree plan subject to adjustment as state policy changes.

Retention in the Educator Preparation Program:

Students must maintain and graduate with an overall institutional GPA of 3.0 and must maintain and graduate with an institutional GPA of 3.0 in their teaching fields/academic concentrations.

Minimum GPA Required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University. DBU requires a minimum institutional cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0.

(S-L)=Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.

Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

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