| |
B.A. |
B.S. |
| Computer
Science |
3
|
3 |
| |
COSC
1301 |
|
|
| Developing
A Christian Mind |
3
|
3 |
| |
DCM
2301 |
|
|
| English
|
12
|
9 |
| |
ENGL
1301, 1302,
2301,
and/or 2302 |
|
|
| Fine
Arts |
3
|
3
|
| |
ART
1306 or COMA
1306 or MUSI
1306 |
|
|
| Foreign
Language |
6-14*
|
0 |
| |
*Six hours
at the 2000 level if adequate prerequisites are met |
|
|
| Foundations
for Excellence |
0-1
|
0-1 |
| |
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). |
|
|
| History |
6
|
6 |
| |
HIST
1301, 1302,
2301,
or 2302
|
|
|
| Kinesiology
|
0-2
|
0-2 |
| |
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 |
|
|
| Mathematics
|
3-4 |
3-4
|
| |
(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 for any class for which the eMAT is a
prerequisite.] |
|
|
| Religion |
6-12
|
6-12 |
| |
RELI
1301, 1302,
and six additional semester hours depending on semester
hours transferred at the time of initial enrollment |
|
|
| Social
Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only) |
6 |
6 |
| |
POLS
2301 required for all students. An
additional 3 credit hours may be selected from Economics,
Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology |
|
|
| Total General
Studies |
48-66 |
39-49 |
| |
| The
following courses constitute the core, or foundation classes,
and are required by all Natural Sciences Program students.
|
| Core
Class |
Semester
hours |
Biology |
|
| |
BIOL
1401, BIOL
2405, and BIOL
2406 |
|
| Chemistry |
8* |
| |
CHEM
1401, CHEM
1402 |
|
|
Geology |
7* |
| |
GEOL
1301, GEOL
1401 |
|
|
| Physics |
8 |
| |
PHYS
1401 and PHYS
1402 |
|
|
|
* Core Total |
35 |
| |
|
*(15 semester
hours will be in general studies for B. S. degree and
20 semester hours in the academic major core. 3-4 semester
hours will be in general studies for B.A. degree and 31-32
semester hours in the academic major core. This totals
35 semester hours in the core.) |
|
|
|
Upper-Level Requirements |
|
Biology: 16 upper-level semester
hours are required as follows: |
16 |
| |
BIOL
3402 Ecology
BIOL
3404Genetics
BIOL
3407General
Botany
BIOL
3408General
Zoology |
|
| Eight
upper-level semester hours may be chosen from any of the
following in any combination if the student meets all
prerequisites: |
8
|
| |
Biology: BIOL 3101. 3301, 3303,
3403,
3405,
4305,
4401,
4403,
3409,
3101
Chemistry: CHEM
3402 or 3403
Physics: PHYS
3401
|
|
|
Electives |
0-16 |
3-13 |
| |
Sufficient
to complete 126-credit-hour minimum for bachelor's degree,
including 42 upper-level semester hours. |
|
|
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED |
126 |
126 |
|
No minor in Natural Sciences is permitted.
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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