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Student Admission
Procedure and Criteria
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Transfer
students constitute an integral segment of the total student
body at Dallas Baptist University. They bring a diversity
of educational backgrounds that enrich and strengthen the
overall academic experience for all students. A transfer student
is defined as one who has been out of high school for at least
one full semester and has attempted some college or university
work for credit.
TRANSFER
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Students with transfer credit who apply to DBU must submit
the following:
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A fully completed DBU Application
for Undergraduate Admission. |
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A non-refundable $25 admission application
fee. |
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A 250-word essay (typewritten or word-processed)
relating why the applicant would like to attend Dallas
Baptist University. |
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Official transcript from all previously attended colleges and universities. Transcripts must be received by DBU in an unopened transcripting school envelope to be considered official. |
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Applicants with less than 30 hours of
college credit must furnish high school transcripts or
official GED scores and official scores of either the
ACT or SAT. |
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*Applicants who have permanent resident
alien status in the United States must also fulfill the
requirements listed under Other
Applicants. |
Transfer
Admission Criteria
Careful
consideration is given to a number of factors in reviewing
applications and may include: academic records, class rank,
standardized test scores, personal recommendations, church/ministry
involvement, extracurricular activity participation, community
service, and the applicant’s written essay. Applicants
for admission are evaluated on the basis of the candidate’s
academic record, character, aptitude, and potential for success
in the DBU experience.
The
following criteria are considered when selecting candidates
for admission:
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A grade point average of
2.5 or higher on all previous college work. |
| 2. |
Applicants with less than
30 hours of acceptable credit must provide: |
- A final high school transcript demonstrating
the following:
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At least a 2.5 grade point
average. |
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Official seal of the school.
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Graduation date. |
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Satisfactory class rank based
on the standards of the particular high school attended.
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- The following high school academic
units are recommended:
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English |
4 years |
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Mathematics |
3 years |
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History/Social Studies |
4 years |
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Science |
2 years (minimum
of 1 year Lab Science) |
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Foreign Languages |
2-3 years |
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- Students
educated through a non-traditional secondary
education,
which includes a course of study at the secondary
level in
a non-accredited private school setting or home school,
must submit
an academic transcript. The academic transcript
must include
a list of courses completed, final course grades,
graduation date,
birth date,
and cumulative grade point
average.
Official ACT or SAT scores must
be submitted. The
documents
submitted must demonstrate that
the student meets
regular admission
standards.
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- A
minimum standardized composite test score of 21 on
the ACT or a combined Critical Reading and Math score of 1020
on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is required. The writing assessment section of the ACT or SAT will be required.
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| 3. |
Students with grade point
averages below 2.5 on all previous college work may be
considered for admission if their ACT and/or SAT test
scores fall in the ranges indicated below. |
| GPA |
ACT |
SAT |
| 2.49 - 2.31 |
22 |
1040 |
| 2.30 - 2.21 |
23 |
1080 |
| 2.20 - 2.00 |
24 |
1120 |
| Below 2.0 |
25 |
1160 |
PROVISIONAL
AIM
AIM students may only enroll for a maximum of 13 hours
during their first semester at DBU. The academic progress
of students who are admitted through the AIM program will
be evaluated after each semester of enrollment until they
have completed 13 hours at DBU. All AIM students who fall
below a 2.0 grade point average during the first 13 hours
at DBU will be placed on academic probation with additional
requirements from the Registrar.
Should a provisional student not reach a GPA of 2.0 by the end of the semester following being placed on Admitted Provisionally Probation status, the student will be placed on Academic Suspension.
PROVISIONAL
Students
who are provisionally admitted to the university may only
enroll for a maximum of 12 hours during their first semester
at DBU. The academic progress of students who are admitted
provisionally will be evaluated after each semester of enrollment
until they have completed 12 hours at DBU. All provisional
students who fall below a 2.0 grade point average during the
first 12 hours at DBU will be placed on academic probation
with additional requirements from the Registrar.
Should a provisional student not reach a GPA of 2.0 by the end of the semester following being placed on Admitted Provisionally Probation status, the student will be placed on Academic Suspension.
STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION
Dallas
Baptist University complies with all applicable federal and
state non-discrimination laws and does not engage in unlawful
discrimination on the basis of age, gender, disability, veteran
status, race, color or national origin in any employment practice,
admissions, education program, or educational activity. Under
federal and state law, the University may discriminate on
the basis of religion in order to fulfill its purposes.
HOUSING:
Students desiring to live in the residence halls must complete a residence hall application and medical history form. These forms are mailed to students by the Residence Life Office upon acceptance to the University. Students desiring to live in the Colonial Village Apartments or Williamsburg Village Town Homes must complete an apartment application and medical history forms. These forms are available in the Apartment Life Office.
TRANSFER CREDIT
Transfer students'
cumulative grade point averages will include grades earned
in courses at Dallas Baptist University plus grades earned
in courses accepted in transfer to DBU. No course with a grade
of "D" or "F" will be accepted in transfer.
The combined cumulative grade point average will be used to
determine:
(1)
Eligibility for graduation;
(2) Eligibility for graduation with honors; and
(3) Eligibility for financial aid.
Courses
taken on a pass/fail basis will be considered for acceptance
unless the institution at which the work was earned equates
a grade of "P", or pass, to a grade below "C".
Transfer credit will
be considered for acceptance on all regular college credit
courses taken at a regionally accredited institution. The
total number of hours that can be transferred from all accredited,
two-year colleges is 66. DBU will accept up to 12 credit hours
of technical/occupational credit from regionally accredited
institutions (including community/junior colleges) into the
traditional degree programs. These 12 hours are to be used
as elective credit only. No advanced courses will be accepted
in transfer from a two-year college. A limited amount of transfer
credit from identified non-accredited institutions may be
accepted, upon review by the Registrar's Office. There is
no limitation to the number of hours DBU will accept from
accredited four-year institutions; however:
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Thirty of the last 36 credit
hours must be taken in residence at DBU. |
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A minimum of 32 hours total must be taken
in residence. (Any courses which DBU offers at extension
site locations or online are considered resident hours.) |
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All required courses of the student's
degree plan must be completed. |
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After matriculation, a student may only
transfer a total of 15 credit hours to DBU. |
Courses
that are considered developmental/remedial as well as continuing education,
college orientation, work co-op, and extension courses, are
not transferable. Credit given on another regionally accredited
school's transcript for ACE, CLEP, AP, or departmental exams
is transferable provided that institution's testing standards
are comparable to those of DBU.
The transfer student must recognize that academic advising
is unofficial until an official transcript evaluation form
and official degree plan have been approved by the Registrar's
Office.
CREDIT FOR CORPORATE TRAINING
DBU
accepts, subject to departmental approval/policies, credit
recommendations for courses that have been evaluated by the
American Council of Education (ACE) as specified in The National
Guide to Educational Credit for Training Programs or College
Recommendations: The Directory of the National Programs on
Non-collegiate Sponsored Instruction. These recommendations
may be placed on a DBU transcript for a fee.
CREDIT FOR MILITARY EXPERIENCE
Students may receive, subject to departmental approval/policies,
credit for Army courses and military occupational specialties
(MOS); Navy general rates, ratings, warrant officer and limited
duty officer specialties; Air Force courses; Coast Guard courses;
Marine Corps courses; and Department of Defense courses, if
they have been evaluated by the American Council on Education
(ACE). DBU will accept credit recommendations made by ACE
as specified in The Guide to the Evaluation of Educational
Experiences in the Armed Services.
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