Grades 7-12 Certification - Speech Communication (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

0-1

0-1

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)

BIOL 1401 - Principles of Biology

(BS)

BIOL 1401 - Principles of Biology

GEOL 1401 - Meteorology and Space Science

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

Speech
COMA 1302  - Speech and Interpersonal Communication

3

3

TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS

63

54

II. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

COMA 4010 - Speech 7-12 Seminar

0

0

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

TOTAL PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

12

12

III. INTERDISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

COMA 2302 - Voice and Articulation

3

3

COMA 2304 - Introduction to Broadcast/Digital Media 

3

3

COMA 3301 - Nonverbal Communication

3

3

COMA 3302 - Argumentation and Debate 

3

3

COMA 3303 - Small Group Communication

3

3

COMA 3308 - Persuasive Communication

3

3

COMA 3319 - Visual Communications

3

3

COMA 3350 - Social Media   

3

3

COMA 4301 - Readers Theater (S-L)

3

3

COMA 4324 - Pedagogy of Speech Communication

3

3

COMA 4325 - Communication in the Digital Age

3

3

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

ESLS 4304 - Methods in Teaching ESL*

3

3

READ 4331 - Reading in the Content Area*

3

3

TOTAL INTERDISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

54

54

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

129

120