undergraduate SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Engaging, equipping, and empowering educators to become world changers.

Concentrations: Bible & Education

Select a concentration to view the total hours/requirements.

  • Bible Major Requirements: 30 hours

    • BIBL1303 Introduction to Bible I 

    • BIBL1304 Introduction to Bible II 

    • PHIL1311 Biblical Worldview 

    • BIBL2308 The Life & Times of Jesus I 

    • BIBL2309 The Life & Times of Jesus II 

    • BIB3300 Conflict Resolution: A Biblical Approach 

    • THEO3301 Foundations of Faith I 

    • THEO3302 Foundations of Faith II 

    • BIBL4307 Christian Disciplines I 

    • BIBL4308 Christian Disciplines II 

    Church Ministry Requirements: 8 hours

    • CHMN1110-4111 Spiritual Formation

    General Core Requirements: 35 hours

    • ENGL1301 Composition & Rhetoric I

    • ENGL1302 Composition & Rhetoric II

    • ENGL Literature I

    • ENGL Literature II

    • HIST1301 United States History I

    • HIST1302 United States History II

    • GOVT2305 Federal Government

    • GOVT2306 Texas Government

    • PHSC1401 Physical Science I

    • BIOL1401 General Biology I

    • MATH1314 College Algebra

    Concentration Major Requirements: 63 hours

    • EDUC1301 Intro to the Teaching Profession

    • EDUC2301 Intro to Special Populations

    • EDUC2307 Principles & Methods of Education

    • EDUC2313 Measurement & Evaluation

    • EDUC3302 Children’s Literature

    • EDUC3303 Child Growth & Development

    • EDUC3308 Early Childhood Education

    • EDUC3312 Foundations of Reading

    • EDUC3314 Essentials of Mathematics I

    • EDUC3315 Essentials of Mathematics II

    • EDUC3316 Content Area Reading

    • EDUC4301 Methods in ESL

    • EDUC4306 EC-8th Science

    • EDUC4309 EC-8th Language Arts

    • EDUC4312 Discipline/Classroom Management

    • EDUC4317 Educational Technology

    • EDUC4322 EC-6th Social Studies

    • EDUC4325 Teaching Non-Core Subjects

    • EDUC4610 Clinical Experience

  • Bible Major Requirements: 30 hours

    • BIBL1303 Introduction to Bible I 

    • BIBL1304 Introduction to Bible II 

    • PHIL1311 Biblical Worldview 

    • BIBL2308 The Life & Times of Jesus I 

    • BIBL2309 The Life & Times of Jesus II 

    • BIB3300 Conflict Resolution: A Biblical Approach 

    • THEO3301 Foundations of Faith I 

    • THEO3302 Foundations of Faith II 

    • BIBL4307 Christian Disciplines I 

    • BIBL4308 Christian Disciplines II 

    Church Ministry Requirements: 8 hours

    • CHMN1110-4111 Spiritual Formation

    General Core Requirements: 44 hours

    • ENGL1301 Composition & Rhetoric I

    • ENGL1302 Composition & Rhetoric II

    • ENGL Literature I

    • ENGL Literature II

    • HIST1301 United States History I

    • HIST1302 United States History II

    • GOVT2305 Federal Government

    • GOVT2306 Texas Government

    • PHSC1401 Physical Science I

    • BIOL1401 General Biology I

    • PHSC3301 Physical Geology

    • PHSC4301 Environmental Science

    • PHSC3303 Oceanography

    • MATH1314 College Algebra

    Concentration Major Requirements: 51 hours

    • EDUC1301 Intro to the Teaching Profession

    • EDUC2301 Intro to Special Populations

    • EDUC2307 Principles & Methods of Education

    • EDUC2313 Measurement & Evaluation

    • EDUC3302 Children’s Literature

    • EDUC3303 Child Growth & Development

    • EDUC3309 Education in the Secondary

    • EDUC3312 Foundations of Reading

    • EDUC3317 K-12 Reading Difficulties

    • EDUC3316 Content Area Reading

    • EDUC4301 Methods in ESL

    • EDUC4306 EC-8th Science

    • EDUC4312 Discipline/Classroom Management

    • EDUC4317 Educational Technology

    • EDUC4325 Teaching Non-Core Subjects

    • EDUC4610 Clinical Experience

  • Bible Major Requirements: 30 hours

    • BIBL1303 Introduction to Bible I 

    • BIBL1304 Introduction to Bible II 

    • PHIL1311 Biblical Worldview 

    • BIBL2308 The Life & Times of Jesus I 

    • BIBL2309 The Life & Times of Jesus II 

    • BIB3300 Conflict Resolution: A Biblical Approach 

    • THEO3301 Foundations of Faith I 

    • THEO3302 Foundations of Faith II 

    • BIBL4307 Christian Disciplines I 

    • BIBL4308 Christian Disciplines II 

    Church Ministry Requirements: 8 hours

    • CHMN1110-4111 Spiritual Formation

    General Core Requirements: 44 hours

    • ENGL1301 Composition & Rhetoric I

    • ENGL1302 Composition & Rhetoric II

    • ENGL2327 American Literature I

    • ENGL2328 American Literature II

    • ENGL2332 World Literature I

    • ENGL2333 World Literature II

    • HIST1301 United States History I

    • HIST1302 United States History II

    • GOVT2305 Federal Government

    • GOVT2306 Texas Government

    • PHSC1401 Physical Science I

    • BIOL1401 General Biology I

    • MATH1314 College Algebra

    Concentration Major Requirements: 51 hours

    • EDUC1301 Intro to the Teaching Profession

    • EDUC2301 Intro to Special Populations

    • EDUC2307 Principles & Methods of Education

    • EDUC2313 Measurement & Evaluation

    • EDUC3302 Children’s Literature

    • EDUC3303 Child Growth & Development

    • EDUC3309 Education in the Secondary

    • EDUC3312 Foundations in Reading

    • EDUC3316 Content Area Reading

    • EDUC3317 Reading Difficulties

    • EDUC4301 Methods in ESL

    • EDUC4309 EC-8th Language Arts

    • EDUC4317 Educational Technology

    • EDUC4325 Teaching Non-Core Subjects

  • Bible Major Requirements: 30 hours

    • BIBL1303 Introduction to Bible I 

    • BIBL1304 Introduction to Bible II 

    • PHIL1311 Biblical Worldview 

    • BIBL2308 The Life & Times of Jesus I 

    • BIBL2309 The Life & Times of Jesus II 

    • BIB3300 Conflict Resolution: A Biblical Approach 

    • THEO3301 Foundations of Faith I 

    • THEO3302 Foundations of Faith II 

    • BIBL4307 Christian Disciplines I 

    • BIBL4308 Christian Disciplines II 

    Church Ministry Requirements: 8 hours

    • CHMN1110-4111 Spiritual Formation

    General Core Requirements: 44 hours

    • ENGL1301 Composition & Rhetoric I

    • ENGL1302 Composition & Rhetoric II

    • ENGL Literature I

    • ENGL Literature II

    • HIST1301 United States History I

    • HIST1302 United States History II

    • HIST2301 Texas History

    • HIST3307 Post-Modern US History

    • GOVT2305 Federal Government

    • GOVT2306 Texas Government

    • PHSC1401 Physical Science I

    • BIOL1401 General Biology I

    • MATH1314 College Algebra

    Concentration Major Requirements: 51 hours

    • EDUC1301 Intro to the Teaching Progession

    • EDUC2301 Intro to Special Populations

    • EDUC2307 Principles & Methods of Education

    • EDUC2313 Measurement & Evaluation

    • EDUC3302 Children’s Literature

    • EDUC3303 Child Growth & Devleopment

    • EDUC3309 Education in the Secondary

    • EDUC3312 Foundations of Reading

    • EDUC3317 Reading Difficulties

    • EDUC3316 Content Area Reading

    • EDUC4301 Methods in ESL

    • EDUC4312 Discipline/Classroom Management

    • EDUC4317 Educational Technology

    • EDUC4320 4th-8th Social Studies Methods

    • EDUC4325 Teaching Non-Core

    • EDUC4610 Clinical Experience

  • Bible Major Requirements: 30 hours

    • BIBL1303 Introduction to Bible I 

    • BIBL1304 Introduction to Bible II 

    • PHIL1311 Biblical Worldview 

    • BIBL2308 The Life & Times of Jesus I 

    • BIBL2309 The Life & Times of Jesus II 

    • BIB3300 Conflict Resolution: A Biblical Approach 

    • THEO3301 Foundations of Faith I 

    • THEO3302 Foundations of Faith II 

    • BIBL4307 Christian Disciplines I 

    • BIBL4308 Christian Disciplines II 

    Church Ministry Requirements: 8 hours

    • CHMN1110-4111 Spiritual Formation

    General Core Requirements: 44 hours

    • ENGL1301 Composition & Rhetoric I

    • ENGL1302 Composition & Rhetoric II

    • ENGL2327 American Literature I

    • ENGL2328 American Literature II

    • ENGL2332 World Literature I

    • ENGL2333 World Literature II

    • HIST1301 United States History I

    • HIST1302 United States History II

    • GOVT2305 Federal Government

    • GOVT2306 Texas Government

    • PHSC1401 Physical Science I

    • BIOL1401 General Biology I

    • MATH1314 College Algebra

    Concentration Major Requirements: 51 hours

    • EDUC1301 Intro to the Teaching Profession

    • EDUC2301 Intro to Special Populations

    • EDUC2307 Principles & Methods of Education

    • EDUC2313 Measurement & Evaluation

    • EDUC3302 Children’s Literature

    • EDUC3303 Child Growth & Development

    • EDUC3309 Education in the Secondary

    • EDUC3312 Foundations in Reading

    • EDUC3316 Content Area Reading

    • EDUC3317 Reading Difficulties

    • EDUC4301 Methods in ESL

    • EDUC4309 EC-8th Language Arts

    • EDUC4317 Educational Technology

    • EDUC4325 Teaching Non-Core Subjects

    • EDUC4610 Clinical Experience

  • Bible Major Requirements: 30 hours

    • BIBL1303 Introduction to Bible I 

    • BIBL1304 Introduction to Bible II 

    • PHIL1311 Biblical Worldview 

    • BIBL2308 The Life & Times of Jesus I 

    • BIBL2309 The Life & Times of Jesus II 

    • BIB3300 Conflict Resolution: A Biblical Approach 

    • THEO3301 Foundations of Faith I 

    • THEO3302 Foundations of Faith II 

    • BIBL4307 Christian Disciplines I 

    • BIBL4308 Christian Disciplines II 

    Church Ministry Requirements: 8 hours

    • CHMN1110-4111 Spiritual Formation

    General Core Requirements: 44 hours

    • ENGL1301 Composition & Rhetoric I

    • ENGL1302 Composition & Rhetoric II

    • ENGL Literature I

    • ENGL Literature II

    • HIST1301 United States History I

    • HIST1302 United States History II

    • GOVT2305 Federal Government

    • GOVT2306 Texas Government

    • PHSC1401 Physical Science I

    • BIOL1401 General Biology I

    • PHSC3301 Physical Geology

    • PHSC4301 Environmental Science

    • PHSC3303 Oceanography

    • MATH1314 College Algebra

    Concentration Major Requirements: 48 hours

    • EDUC1301 Intro to the Teaching Profession

    • EDUC2301 Intro to Special Populations

    • EDUC2307 Principles & Methods of Education

    • EDUC2313 Measurement & Evaluation

    • EDUC3303 Child Growth & Devleopment

    • EDUC3309 Education in the Secondary

    • EDUC3312 Foundations of Reading

    • EDUC3316 Content Area Reading

    • EDUC3317 Reading Difficulties

    • EDUC4301 Methods in ESL

    • EDUC4312 Discipline/Classroom Management

    • EDUC4317 Educational Technology

    • EDUC4321 7th-12th Social Studies Methods

    • EDUC4302 Geography/Economics

    • EDUC4610 Clinical Experience

  • Bible Major Requirements: 30 hours

    • BIBL1303 Introduction to Bible I 

    • BIBL1304 Introduction to Bible II 

    • PHIL1311 Biblical Worldview 

    • BIBL2308 The Life & Times of Jesus I 

    • BIBL2309 The Life & Times of Jesus II 

    • BIB3300 Conflict Resolution: A Biblical Approach 

    • THEO3301 Foundations of Faith I 

    • THEO3302 Foundations of Faith II 

    • BIBL4307 Christian Disciplines I 

    • BIBL4308 Christian Disciplines II 

    Church Ministry Requirements: 8 hours

    • CHMN1110-4111 Spiritual Formation

    General Core Requirements: 44 hours

    • ENGL1301 Composition & Rhetoric I

    • ENGL1302 Composition & Rhetoric II

    • ENGL2327 American Literature I

    • ENGL2328 American Literature II

    • ENGL2332 World Literature I

    • ENGL2333 World Literature II

    • HIST1301 United States History I

    • HIST1302 United States History II

    • GOVT2305 Federal Government

    • GOVT2306 Texas Government

    • PHSC1401 Physical Science I

    • BIOL1401 General Biology I

    • MATH1314 College Algebra

    Concentration Major Requirements: 51 hours

    • EDUC1301 Introduction to the Teaching Profession 

    • EDUC2301 Introduction to Special Populations 

    • EDUC2307 Principles & Methods of Education 

    • EDUC2313 Measurement & Evaluation 

    • EDUC3303 Child Growth & Development

    • EDUC3309 Education in the Secondary 

    • EDUC3312 Foundations of Reading 

    • EDUC3317 Content Area Reading 

    • EDUC3318 Reading Difficulties 

    • EDUC4301 Methods in ESL

    • EDUC 4312 Discipline/Classroom Management

    • EDUC4317 Educational Technology 

    • EDUC4321 7th-12th Social Studies Methods 

    • HIST4326 Historical Research 

    • EDUC4610 Clinical Experience 

Michele Pruitt

DEPARTMENT CHAIR OF EDUCATION

With over 35 years of experience in public education, including roles as a classroom teacher, campus administrator, and district coordinator, Michele brings a deep understanding of educational leadership and classroom practice. She has spent 11 years teaching at the university level, serving on the faculties of Dallas Baptist University and Arlington Baptist University.

She earned both her Bachelor of Arts in Education with a specialization in Physical Education and her Master of Education in Educational Administration from The University of Texas at Arlington. She is a member of Delta Kappa Gamma International Society for Educators and First Baptist Hurst, and has been recognized in Who’s Who of American Educators for her commitment to excellence in education.

Michele Pruitt

BIBLE & Education

COMMON CAREERS

Christian school teacher

Teach Bible and general education subjects in private Christian schools, integrating faith into academic instruction. Teachers with this background are equipped to create a nurturing, Christ-centered learning environment that supports both spiritual and academic development.

Children’s or Youth Ministry Leader

Serve in a local church or parachurch organization to disciple and lead young people. This role involves planning lessons, organizing events, and building relationships that help children and teens grow in their faith.

Missionary Educator

Teach and minister in international or underserved communities, combining classroom instruction with evangelism and discipleship. This role often involves cross-cultural communication and a deep understanding of both educational strategies and biblical truths.

Curriculum Developer for Faith-Based Programs

Design educational materials for Sunday schools, Christian schools, homeschool networks, or missions organizations. Graduates use both pedagogical knowledge and theological training to create impactful, age-appropriate Christian content.

Church Administrator or Education Director

Oversee a church’s educational ministries, including Sunday school, Bible studies, and discipleship programs. This role requires leadership, organization, and the ability to train and support volunteer teachers and leaders.

Program Outcomes

  • Mastery of Teaching and Learning

    Gain strong content and pedagogical knowledge while applying developmentally appropriate strategies to meet the diverse needs of all learners and promote critical thinking.

  • Inclusive and Equitable Education

    Embrace fairness and respect for diversity with a firm belief that all students can learn, integrating technology and resources to enrich instruction for every learner.

  • Collaborative and Reflective Practice

    Cultivate effective communication and collaborative relationships with students, families, colleagues, and communities while using reflective practice to continually enhance teaching and learning.

  • Christ-Centered Servant Leadership

    Embody teaching as a calling through faith-integrated learning and servant leadership rooted in the example of Christ.

 FAQs

  • All majors at ABU are double majors with Bible. This will equip you with ethical decision-making, strong leadership principles, and a solid moral foundation. It helps you integrate faith into your professional life, fostering integrity, wisdom, and a service-oriented mindset—qualities that are highly valued in the business world. 

  • All degree plans include the certification process. Students are encouraged to complete the certification process prior to the end of Clinical Teaching and graduation. 

  • ABU does not have an online Education degree program. Online courses are offered on an “as needed” basis to those students who may require a course to be completed before the Clinical Teaching experience. 

  • Yes, each student who has been accepted into the EPP, Educational Preparation Program, is required to complete the 6-hour course of clinical teaching in order to receive their degree from ABU. 

  • ABU requires 16 weeks of clinical teaching. The experience includes two 8-week sessions. Each session will be on a different grade level of the degree plan. For example, if the degree plan is Social Studies 7 – 12, one session will be conducted in grades 7 or 8, and the second 8-week session would be in a grade level from 9 – 12.

  • ABU does not currently offer an Alternative Certification Program. 

     

Education Preparation Program

The Texas Education Agency ensures that the state's EPPs are high-quality institutions that recruit and prepare qualified educators to meet the needs of all learners in today's and tomorrow's Texas classrooms. ABU maintains accreditation with TEA and participates in an ongoing program improvement process.