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BAS.PSYC - Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Psychology

Program Information

Department(s)

Professional Studies

Program Long Title

Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Psychology

Credential Designation

BAS

Program Code

BAS.PSYC

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)	6
POLS 2301 - American National Government *and* an additional three credit hours may be selected from Economics, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, or met in the major.
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS	48
Psychology Major	30
PSYC 1301 - General Psychology PSYC 2301 - Statistics for the Social Sciences PSYC 3311 - Marriage and Family Systems PSYC 4311 - Integration of Psychology and Christianity PSYC 4316 - Human Growth and Development PSYC 4314 - Counseling Theories and Techniques PSYC 4315 - Psychology of Personality PSYC 4317 - Research Methods The student will select an additional 6 hours of upper-level electives in psychology. These hours can be satisfied by transfer credit hours. 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	9 33
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.

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