Through a cooperative agreement between Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Dallas Baptist University, students having a recognized music degree can complete certification course work through Dallas Baptist University and receive a Texas public school teaching certificate. This agreement has been established to help students who are interested in bivocational music ministry to obtain a teaching certificate, enabling them to work in a home missions area as a full-time public school teacher while serving as a part-time or volunteer minister of music.
The Texas Department of Education requires that certain courses be completed before a student is awarded a teaching certificate. The DBU College of Education will evaluate the student’s transcripts to note deficiencies in general studies, music, and professional development. Music courses completed on the undergraduate level and validated by placement tests and auditions upon entrance to SWBTS will be accepted by DBU. Students will be required to complete between eighteen and twenty-one hours of course work, including student teaching. Students interested in pursuing a teaching certificate by this means should contact the Associate Dean, Academic Division, or the Chair of the Music Ministry Department.