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School of Education: Degrees

B.S.E. Degree in Early Childhood Education

Licensure: Preschool – Grade 3

An OC Graduate with a Bachelor of Science Education degree will:

  1. Show that he or she has acquired competency in a broad general education through study in the liberal arts by successfully completing the university core curriculum and passing the Oklahoma General Education Test (OGET).
  2. Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the subject matter of the subject and level to be taught by achieving a 3.00 GPA in the major field and passing the Oklahoma Subject Area Test (OSAT) appropriate to the major field.
  3. Demonstrate that he or she has acquired the knowledge, skills, and dispositions appropriate for initial entry into the profession of teaching by completing a specified curriculum in professional education courses with no grades below a grade of C, passing the Oklahoma Professional Teacher Education Exam (OPTE), and receiving average ratings of Proficient on the Formative and Summative assessments in student teaching.

Degree requirements

Major: 33 semester hours

General Education: 48 semester hours

  • Communication 12 hours
  • Mathematics 12 hours
  • Science 12 hours
  • Social Studies 12 hours

University core courses apply to these requirements.

Professional Education: 25 semester hours

B.S.E. Degree in Elementary Education

Licensure: Grades 1-8

Degree requirements:

Major: Elementary Education – 32 semester hours

General Education: 48 semester hours

  • Communication 12 hours
  • Mathematics 12 hours
  • Science 12 hours
  • Social Studies 12 hours

University core courses apply to these requirements

Professional Education Minor: 25 semester hours

B.S. Degree in Sport, Wellness, and Recreation Management
60 hours, no minor required
This degree program is designed for students who are preparing to work in the wellness, fitness, recreation, and sport professions. The major focuses on the role of wellness, sport, and recreation in everyone’s life.

Degree requirements
12 hours foundation courses

18 hours sport

15 hours wellness

13 hours recreation

2 hours activity courses

B.S.E. Degree in Physical Education

42 hours, minor required

The BSE degree in physical education is designed to prepare physical education teachers for both elementary and secondary schools. Candidates will be able to teach physical education in PK-12 physical education programs, recreational and intramural programs, and varsity sports programs. Candidates will be able to teach health as a related area. Candidates will also be prepared for entering graduate study in physical education in order to continue professional growth. Strong emphasis is placed on teaching various types of motor activities for physically and mentally disabled persons.

Degree requirements:

Physical Education Theory: 22 semester hours

Health Education: 13 semester hours

7 hours activity courses are required.

Sports Lab I and II (PHED-2702 and 2712) must be taken as part of the 7-hour requirement. Transfer students who have 4 or more activity hours will be required to take only one of the Sports Labs. The remainder of the 7 activity hours may be selected from the following

B.S.E. Degree in Secondary Education

Major: English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies

Licensure: English – Grades 6-12, Mathematics– Grades 6-12, Science – Grades 6-12, Social Studies – Grades 6-12 (see Department for Major Requirements)

Degree Requirements:

Major: See the respective departments for requirements in the major and suggested program.
Professional Education: 25 semester hours

Oher: 8 semester hours

    • EDUC-4112  Reading in the Content Areas
    • PSYC-3523  Developmental Psychology
    • 3 semester hours of a methods course in the subject area
      Competency: Foreign Language Competency Options: (Choose one of the following) High School Foreign Language – 2 years of same language with a grade of C or better University credit – 3 hours foreign language (including sign language) with a grade of C or better.

B.M.E. Degree in PK-12 Education

(For teachers of Music)

Degree requirements:
Major: See the respective departments for requirements in the major and suggested programs.
Professional Education: 25 semester hours

3 hours of psychology

    • PSYC-3523  Developmental Psychology
    • 4 semester hours of methods courses in the subject area (Instrumental: EDUC-4422-Elementary Music Methods, MUSC-4432 - Secondary Instrumental Music Methods; Vocal: EDUC-4422- Elmentary Music Methods, MUSC 4442 - Secondary Vocal Music Methods)
      Competency: Foreign Language Competency Options: (Choose one of the following) High School Foreign Language – 2 years of same language with a grade of C or better University credit – 3 hours foreign language
      (including sign language) with a grade of C or better.

B.S.E. Degree in PK-12 Physical Education

Degree requirements:

Major: See the respective departments for requirements in the major and suggested programs.
Professional Education: 25 semester hours

3 hours psycholgoy

3 hours methods

    • PHED-4413 Methods of Teaching Health and Physical Education in Secondary Schools
      Competency: Foreign Language Competency Options: (choose one of the following:) High School Foreign Language – 2 years of same language with a grade of C or better; University credit – 3 hours foreign language (including sign language) with a grade of C or better.
      NOTE: Transfer students who have taken major courses and/or professional education courses at institutions other than Oklahoma Christian University must have the courses approved as substitutions by the Chair of the School of Education. Oklahoma Christian students who plan to take general education courses at another institution must have prior approval by the Chair of the School of Education; courses in the major and/or professional education may not be taken at another institution.

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Faculty Facts

Delores Parker-Bell Dr. Delores Parker-Bell, Professor of Education, is interested in different areas of education, leadership styles, substance abuse issues, and suicide prevention. She says the main reason she works at OC "is to share the skills and knowledge God has entrusted to me. Hopefully, my contact with students will enrich their lives and mine."

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