2010-2011 HBU Catalog - Houston Baptist University

permission of instructor)
Total Hours in Smith College 56
Required Courses: COMPOSITE SCIENCE (4-8)
BIOL 2454 General Biology I (1040 SAT) 4
BIOL 2455 General Biology II – prerequisite BIOL 2454 4
BIOL 3301 Cell & Molecular Biology (pre-req. Gen Bio I, Gen Chemistry I & completion of or 3
concurrent enrollment in Gen Bio II)
BIOL 3404 Environmental Science (preferred) OR BIOL 3434 Ecology & Field Biology (pre-req. 4
Cell & Molecular Biology)
CHEM 1404 Introductory Chemistry 4 / SC
CHEM 2415 General Chemistry I 4
CHEM 3415 The Lithosphere 4
PHYS 1404 Physics for the Liberal Arts Mind 4 / SC
PHYS 1411 Astronomy and the Universe 4
Total Hours in Science 27 -
35
Professional Education Coursework
EDUC 4240 Action Research (Must be taken during student teaching.) 2
EDRE 4330 Teaching Content Area Reading Skills 3
EDSP 4302 Survey of Exceptional Children 3
EDUC 4306 Educational Applications of Technology 3
EDUC 4311 Curriculum and Instruction in the Secondary School 3
EDUC 4312 The School in U.S. Society (Must be taken with EDUC 4311) 3
EDUC 4345 Evaluation and Accountability 3
EDUC 4354 Advanced App. of C and I in Secondary School 3
EDUC 4893 Student Teaching in Middle Grades 8
EDUC 4290 Classroom Management (Must be taken during student teaching) 2
Total Hours in Professional Education Coursework 33
Total Hours in Major 60 -
68
English/Language Arts Teacher Certification Grades 4-8
Smith College Requirements
CHRISTIANITY CHRI 1313, CHRI 1323 (+ 3 hrs. from either CHRI 2333, CHRI 2343, CHRI 9
2353 or CHRI 2363)
COMMUNICATIONS ENGL 1313*, ENGL 1323* 6
MATH MATH 1305*, MATH 1313* or Higher Level Math* 3
SCIENCE 4 hours of lab science 4
SOCIAL &
BEHAVIORIAL
SCIENCES
HUMANITIES
9 hours from the following 3 classes:
POLS 2313, PSYC 3313, SOCI 2311 (Fieldwork required outside of classroom)
18 hours from COMM 1323, HIST 2313 & HIST 2323 are required + 3 hrs from
Literature and 3 hrs from Writing
3 Additional hrs can be taken from HIST, LIT, WRIT, PHIL 1313 or FOREIGN
LANGUAGE (MUST TAKE 6 HRS)
FINE ARTS 3 hours from one of the following: ART 2343, 3353, 3363, 3373,
3
MUHL 2312, 3342,
MUHL/CHRI 3371, MUSC 3322 or MUHL 2313 / MUHL 2323 (with
permission of instructor)
Total Hours in Smith College 52
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