Southwest Baptist University

Teacher Education Program

Accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International

Degrees, Majors & Areas of Certification:
Academic Majors with Initial Certification, Grades 9-12, K-12

B.A., B.S. or B.M. degree   Certification Requirement
Guidesheets (PDF)

General Education for
Content Area Certification
Certification in secondary education consists of the completion of an academic major in which initial certification is sought and the completion of professional education requirements. A second area of certification is suggested.
Initial Certification Opportunities (PDF Catalog links) Certification Requirement
Guidesheets (PDF)
•  K-12 Art Education (p. 110) Art Education (K - 12)
•  Biology with 9-12 certification (p. 133) Biology (9 - 12)
•  9-12 Chemistry Education (p. 136) Chemistry (9 - 12)
•  English with 9-12 certification (p. 116) English (9 - 12)
•  Mathematics with 9-12 certification (p. 138) Mathematics (9 - 12)
•  K-12 Music Education: Instrumental  |  Vocal (K - 12)
•  K-12 or 9-12 Physical Education (p. 96) Physical Education (K - 12)
•  Speech Communication and Theatre with 9-12 certification (p. 114) Speech & Theatre (9 - 12)
•  9-12 Social Science Education, (pp. 104-105) Social Science (9 - 12)
Note: 9-12 Unified Science (p. 136) is not an independent major by itself but see the majors in Unified Science-Biology and / or Unified Science-Chemistry, below.
 Unified Science (Biology)
Unified Science (Chemistry)

Second Areas of Certification (PDF Catalog links) Certification Requirement
Guidesheets (PDF)
•  K-12 or 9-12 Health (pp. 97-98) Health (K - 12)
•  Middle School Certification (pp. 93-94) Same area as initial certification.
•  Language Arts (5-9)
•  Mathematics (5-9)
•  Science (5-9)
•  Social Science (5-9)
•  Speech (5-9)

•  Music Education (K-12), Second Field (pp. 122-23) Instrumental or Vocal

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