Bachelor of Arts in Christian Education - Secondary Specialization

Bachelor of Arts in Christian Education

Secondary Specialization Courses

Course ID

Course Name

Credits

ED275 Secondary Education Curriculum 3
*SCEL-XXX Secondary English Instruction 3
*SCEL-XXX Physical Education Instruction 3
*SCEL-XXX Secondary History Instruction 3
*SCEL-XXX Secondary Education Curriculum 3
*SCEL-XXX Secondary Mathematics Curriculum 3
*SCEL-XXX Secondary Science Instruction 3
PRA488A/B Student Teaching Practicum III** 3
  Specialization Total Credits 30
  • *Students complete six Subject‑Content Elective courses (18 credits) in the academic discipline they plan to teach. These electives are chosen from approved Math, English, Science, History, or Bible courses to provide depth in the student’s selected content area. 
  • **An approved teaching placement may fulfill the 16-week placement requirement, but the student needs to complete the assignments for PRA488A/B.

Specialization Learning Outcomes

In addition to the B.A.C.E. General Education and Core Requirement Outcomes, graduates of the Secondary specialization will be able to:

  • Integrate the Bible into the content taught 6th-12th grade and present the Gospel to students using the content areas
  • Teach from a Christian philosophy of education and challenge students to think critically, discern Biblically, and learn reflectively.  
  • Design and develop a curriculum that not only trains the brain but reaches the heart and challenges the hands and feet to do the work of God.  
  • Understand the process of education from a theoretical perspective and practice the art of education from a practical perspective