English (BAS)
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
courses | credit hours (baS) |
---|---|
Professional Studies | 3 |
Fine Arts | 3 |
Foreign Language | 14* |
History | 6 |
Choose two: HIST 1301 - U.S. History to 1865 HIST 1302 - U.S. History Since 1865 HIST 2301 - World Civilization I HIST 2302 - World Civilization II | |
Kinesiology | 2 |
KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living 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 |
[Math Advising Tool (eMAT) required prior to registering for any Math class or any class for which the eMAT is a prerequisite.] Choose one: MATH 1301 - Math for Liberal Arts MATH 1303 - College Algebra MATH 1307 - Finite Math for Business Analysis MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | |
Natural Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only) One Laboratory Science from Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Physical Science, or Physics. | 4 |
Religion | 12 |
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey | |
plus 6 additional RELI hours
| |
Social Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only) | 6 |
POLS 2301 - American National Government and an additional three credit hours may be selected from Economics, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology. | |
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS | 53 |
English Major | 36 |
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II ENGL 2301 - World Literature I ENGL 2302 - World Literature II | |
ENGL 3301 - American Literature I or ENGL 3302 - American Literature II | |
ENGL 3305 - Advanced Written Communication (S-L) | |
ENGL 3313 - British Literature I or ENGL 3314 - British Literature II | |
ENGL 4301 - Introduction to Linguistics or ENGL 4319 - Introduction to Literary Theory | |
And another 4000-level English course. The remaining 9 hours will be chosen from UL English course offerings. Minimum of 12 credit hours in major in residence at Dallas Baptist University, 9 credit hours of which must be upper-level. | |
Electives | |
Upper-Level Lower or Upper-Level | 15 16 |
For Inverted Degree students, all elective hours can be either lower- or upper-level. | |
Total Credit Hours Required | 120 |
A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required, including 42 upper-level credit hours.
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.
Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.
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