Professional Studies Admission
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PROFESSIONAL STUDIES ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The following must be submitted by all professional studies applicants:

1. A fully completed DBU Application for Undergraduate Admission.
2. A non-refundable $25 admission application fee.
3. A 250-word essay (typewritten or word-processed) relating why the applicant would like to attend Dallas Baptist University.
4. Official transcripts of all previous college work.
5. Applicants with less than 30 hours of transferable credit must furnish high school transcripts or official GED scores and official scores of either the ACT or SAT.
6. *Applicants who have permanent resident alien status in the United States must also fulfill the requirements listed under Special Admissions.

PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 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:

PROVISIONAL

Students who are provisionally admitted to the university may only enroll for a maximum of 6 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 6 hours at DBU. All provisional students who fall below a 2.0 grade point average during the first 6 hours at DBU will be placed on academic probation with additional requirements from the Registrar.

Dallas Baptist University complies with all applicable federal and state nondiscrimination 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.

Transfer Credit
Adult students' grades earned on course work accepted in transfer to DBU will not become a part of the DBU grade point average. No course with a grade of "D" or "F" will be accepted in transfer. Only Dallas Baptist University residence credit will be considered in calculating the grade point average 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:

Courses that are considered developmental/remedial; 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 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 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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