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Computer Information Science with a Concentration in Bioinformatics
Degree Requirements
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The Bachelor of Science degree with a Concentration in Bioinformatics will combine the study of appropriate areas of biology with courses in computer science and mathematics that provide tools and algorithms. This will equip graduates with the skills necessary to enter the fast-growing field of bioinformatics or pursue graduate work in that field.
The student must major in Computer Information Science and take the Bioinformatics CORE courses only after meeting all prerequisites.
Required
courses and the number of semester hours for a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree in Computer
Information Science with a Concentration in Bioinformatics are listed below. Click on a course number
to read the course description.
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| Computer
Science |
3 |
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COSC
1301 |
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| Developing
A Christian Mind |
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DCM
2301 |
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| English
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ENGL
1301, 1302,
2301,
and/or 2302 |
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| Fine
Arts |
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ART
1306 or COMA
1306 or MUSI
1306 |
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| Foundations
for Excellence |
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FOUN
1101 is required of all freshman and transfer students
with fewer than 15 credit hours (AP, CLEP, IB, or dual/concurrent
credit earned while in high school does not count towards
these 15 credit hours). |
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| History |
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HIST
1301, 1302,
2301,
or 2302
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| Kinesiology
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KNES
1101 and one additional activity course (KNES
1102-1122);
for veterans or those 25 years of age or older prior to
enrollment at DBU, KNES courses are waived |
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| Mathematics |
3-4 |
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MATH
1303 or 1307
or 1405
[eMAT
Advising Tool required prior to registering for any
Math class or any class for which the eMAT is a prerequisite].
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| Natural
Science (1000
or 2000 level courses only) |
15 |
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PHSC
1402, BIOL 1401, plus 7 hours from Biology, Chemistry,
Geology, Physical Science, or Physics |
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| Religion |
6-12 |
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RELI
1301, 1302,
and six additional semester hours depending on semester
hours transferred at the time of initial enrollment |
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| Social
Science (1000
or 2000 level courses only) |
6 |
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POLS
2301 required for all students. An additional
3 credit hours may be selected from Economics,
Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology |
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| Computer
Information Science Major with Bioinformatics Concentration |
34 |
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Minimum of 34 semester hours in computer science including:
COSC
1405 Foundations
of Computer Science I
COSC
1408Foundations
of Computer Science II
COSC
2403Object-Oriented
Analysis and Design
COSC
2406Data
Structures
COSC
3301Database
Management Systems
COSC
3405Organization
and Architecture
COSC
3406Networks
and Telecommunication
COSC
4308Senior
Project in Computer Science
or three credit hour COSC upper-level
electives (COSC 4306 or COSC 4310 are
permitted)
COSC
4402 Software Engineering Additional
credit hours in selected concentration:
In addition, computer information science majors must
take 12 upper-level semester hours for the bioinformatics concentration. |
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| Bioinformatics Concentration |
9-12 |
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12 semester hours of upper-level business courses plus
appropriate prerequisites |
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| Electives |
16-29 |
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Sufficient to complete 126-credit-hour minimum for bachelor's degree, including 42 upper level semester hours.
The student must major in Biology, Computer Science, Computer Information Science, or Mathematics and take the Bioinformatics CORE courses in the following order, after meeting all prerequisites. The prerequisites that must be successfully taken prior to enrolling in BIOL 4302 are: BIOL 1401, COSC 1301, MATH 1303 or 1405, and an additional 3-4 hour course in Computer Science.
BIOL 4302 Molecular Genetics
MATH 4304 Sequence Analysis
COSC 4306 Bioinformatics Tools (see major)
COSC 4310 Applied Bioinformatics (see major) |
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Type of Credit Hours |
Credit Hours |
Total General Studies |
54-64 |
| Computer Information Science Major |
34 |
| Bioinformatics |
9-12 |
| Electives |
16-29 |
| Total Credit Hours Required |
126 |
Minimum GPA Required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University
DBU requires a minimum cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0 (comprised of transfer and DBU hours). In addition to this requirement, DBU also requires a DBU minimum cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0 (comprised of DBU residency hours).
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