| DEGREE REQUIREMENTS |
Semester
Hours |
| Professional Studies |
3 |
| |
PRST 3301 Lifelong Learning (S-L) |
|
| Computer
Science |
3 |
| |
COSC
1301 |
|
| English
|
9 |
| |
ENGL
1301, 1302,
and 2301
or 2302 |
|
| Fine
Arts |
3
|
| |
FINE
1306 |
|
| History
|
6 |
| |
HIST
1301, 1302,
2301,
or 2302
|
|
|
Kinesiology |
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 |
| |
MATH 1301 or 1303 or 1304 or 1307 or 1308 or 1405 (eMAT Advising Tool is required prior to registering for any Math class or any class for which the eMAT is a prerequisite). |
|
| Natural
Science (1000
or 2000 level courses only) |
3-4 |
| |
One
laboratory science from Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Physical
Science, or Physics |
|
| Religion
|
6-12 |
| |
RELI
1301 and 1302.
(If hours transferred at time of initial enrollment at DBU plus
portfolio hours do not equal 60 or more hours, additional religion
hours will be required.) |
|
| Social
Science (1000
or 2000 level courses only) |
6 |
| |
POLS
2301 American
National Government
An additional
3 credit hours may be selected from Economics,
Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology |
|
| Electives
|
44-54 |
| |
Courses
transferred, portfolio credit, ACE approved military and/or
corporate training, etc. |
|
| Interdisciplinary
Studies Major |
30 |
| Three
options are available to students majoring in Interdisciplinary
Studies: |
| Option
One: |
|
| |
The student completes the portfolio emphasizing only one of
two concentrations. The student then finishes the major by completing
a minimum of 15 credit hours in the classroom at DBU in the
second concentration. (Twelve (12) hours must be upper-level.)
* |
|
| Option
Two: |
| |
The student completes the portfolio with course petitions for
both concentrations. The student then completes the concentrations
with a minimum of 15 credit hours of course work at DBU. (Twelve
(12) hours must be upper-level.) * |
|
| Option
Three: |
| |
Inverted Degree Program students have the option of using the
technical/occupational semester hours transferred in for one
of their two concentrations. In that case, the 12 hour upper-level
requirement is waived for the concentration for which the technical/occupational
hours are used. The student then finishes the major by completing a minimum of 15 credit hours in the classroom at DBU in the second concentration (Twelve (12) hours must be upper-level)*
If an inverted student chooses not to utilize technical/occupational hours for one concentration, then each concentration must include a minimum of 12 upper-level hours.
|
|
| *
All three options require a minimum of 15 credit hours in each
concentration totaling 30 credit hours for both. DBU also requires
a minimum of 12 upper-level hours for each concentration (except
with Option Three). |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED |
126 |
Other
Requirements
- Minimum
of 42 upper-level credit hours. (Exception: Inverted Degree Program)
- Minimum
of 15 credit hours in major in residence at Dallas Baptist
University, 12 credit hours of which must be upper-level.
- Minimum
of 32 credit hours in residence at DBU.
- Completion
of 30 of the last 36 credit hours in residence at Dallas
Baptist University. Students must receive approval of the
registrar prior to taking courses at any other college or
university.
- Minimum
of 126 credit hours to graduate.
- Satisfactory
completion of all requirements on official degree plan.
|
Minimum GPA Required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University
DBU requires a minimum institutional cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0. |
| (S-L) = Course(s) with field-based service-learning component. |
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