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B.A.
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B.S. |
| Computer Science |
3
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3 |
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COSC
1301 |
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| Developing
A Christian Mind |
3
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3 |
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DCM
2301 |
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| English
|
12
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9 |
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ENGL
1301, 1302,
2301,
and/or 2302 |
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| Fine
Arts |
3 |
3 |
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ART
1306 or COMA
1306 or MUSI
1306 |
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| Foreign
Language |
6-14*
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0 |
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*Six hours
at the 2000 level if adequate prerequisites are met |
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| Foundations
for Excellence |
0-1
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0-1 |
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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 |
6
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6 |
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HIST
1301, 1302,
2301,
or 2302 |
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| Kinesiology |
0-2
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0-2 |
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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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3-4 |
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(B.A.) MATH
1301 or 1303
or 1307
or 1405
(B.S.) 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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|
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| Religion |
6-12 |
6-12 |
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RELI
1301, 1302,
and six additional semester hours depending on semester
hours transferred at time of initial enrollment |
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| Social Science (1000
or 2000 level courses only) |
6
|
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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| Biology
Major |
44
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44 |
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Minimum of 36 semester hours in biology including:
BIOL 1401 Principles of Biology
BIOL 2405Human Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL 2406Human Anatomy and Physiology II
BIOL 3404Genetics
In addition, the following courses are required:
CHEM 1401General Chemistry
CHEM 1402General Chemistry
The student must take an additional 20 hours of biology of which 12 hours must be upper level biology electives.
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| Electives |
16-34 |
33-43 |
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Sufficient to complete 126-credit-hour minimum for bachelor's degree, including 42 upper-level semester hours. |
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| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED |
126 |
126 |
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Recommended courses for students planning to do graduate work in biology:
BIOL
3401Biochemistry
CHEM
3402Organic
Chemistry
CHEM
3403Organic
Chemistry
MATH
1405Calculus
and Analytic Geometry I
PHYS
1401General
Physics
PHYS
1402General
Physics
Recommended
courses for pre-medical and pre-dental students majoring
in biology:
BIOL
1401Principles
of Biology
BIOL
2302Medical
Terminology for Health Professions
BIOL
2405Human
Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL
2406Human
Anatomy and Physiology II
BIOL
3403Vertebrate
Embryology
BIOL
3404Genetics
BIOL
3406Pathophysiology
BIOL
3409Microbiology
BIOL
4401Vertebrate
Physiology
BIOL
4403Histology
Pre-medical students must also take:
CHEM
3401Biochemistry
CHEM
3402Organic
Chemistry
CHEM
3403Organic
Chemistry
MATH
1405Calculus
and Analytic Geometry I
PHYS
1401General
Physics
PHYS
1402General
Physics
Pre-dental students must also take:
CHEM 3401Biochemistry
CHEM 3402Organic Chemistry
CHEM 3403Organic Chemistry
PHYS 1401General Physics
PHYS 1402General Physics
Students seeking
teacher certification in biology should take:
BIOL
1401Principles
of Biology
BIOL
2405Human
Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL
2406Human
Anatomy and Physiology II
BIOL
3402Ecology
BIOL
3404Genetics
BIOL
3407General
Botany
BIOL
3408General
Zoology
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Minor
in Biology
The
student must take 24 hours of biology including BIOL
1401, 2405,
2406,
and 3404.
The other two 4-credit-hour courses are upper level electives. The
student must take CHEM
1401 and 1402
to complete 8 semester hours of chemistry.
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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