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BAS.PPE - Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics

Program Information

Department(s)

Professional Studies

Program Long Title

Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics

Credential Designation

BAS

Program Code

BAS.PPE

Program Level

College/School

Humanities and Social Sciences

Program Description

This Professional Studies Degree is designed to meet the special demands of adult learners.

Degree Requirements

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DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

courses	credit hours (baS)
Professional Studies PRST 3301 - Lifelong Learning (S-L)	3
English	9
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II
ENGL 2301 - World Literature I or ENGL 2302 - World Literature II
Fine Arts FINE 1306 - Introduction to Fine Arts	3
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
*Choose one:* MATH 1301 - Math for Liberal Arts MATH 1303 - College Algebra MATH 1304 - Trigonometry MATH 1307 - Finite Math for Business Analysis MATH 1308 - Calculus 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 If 30-59 total hours are transferred at the time of initial enrollment at DBU, 3 of the additional RELI hours will be waived. If 60 or more total hours are transferred at the time of initial enrollment at DBU, 6 of the additional RELI hours will be waived.
Social Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only) PHIL 2301 - Introduction to Philosophy POLS 2301 American National Government	6
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS	48
Politics, Philosophy, and Economics Major	39
ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 2302 - Principles of Microeconomics PHIL 2302 - Introduction to Logic PHIL 4303 - Ethics POLS 3313 - Internship in Political Science (S-L) POLS 4305 - American Political Tradition POLS 4310 - Fundamentals of International Relations (S-L) PPE 2301 - Introduction to Politics, Philosophy, and Economics PPE 3301 - Political Philosophy PPE 3302 - Strategic Reasoning PPE 3303 - Core PPE Seminar PPE 4302 - Senior PPE Seminar Choose three hours from: ECON 4312 - History of Free Market Thought PHIL 4301 - Metaphysics PHIL 4302 - Epistemology POLS 2303 - Statistics for the Social Sciences POLS 4302 - Comparative Government 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 will require 12 hours if POLS 2303 is chosen in the major.	9
Lower or Upper-Level	24
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED	120

*Inverted Option: Depending on the number of applicable transferred credit hours, a student may be able to use at least 24 technical/occupational credit hours or 24 credit hours in a specific field of study (e.g., credits earned from military transcripts and/or corporate training, etc.) as elective credits for an Inverted Degree. For accelerated students pursuing the inverted version of a program, 36 upper-level credit hours are not required. The final 6 undergraduate-level credit hours are fulfilled by the graduate-level "shared" courses. Students should coordinate with their academic advisor to determine if an inverted degree would be beneficial/applicable after all transcripts have been officially evaluated.

A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required, including 36 upper-level credit hours Exception: Inverted Degree Program).

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.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

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