Cell Biology (BA)
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Mission Statement
The biology program at Dallas Baptist University is designed to produce knowledgeable individuals who have an understanding of the basic biological tenets of God's creation. The academic information is presented in a Christian context to enhance the students' ability to become responsible, caring citizens in society.
Goals of the Cell Biology Major
A cell biology major seeks to meet the following goals:
To understand the underlying principles of the cell and how they apply to medicine and biotechnology.
Provide an understanding of how mechanisms of the cell relate to emerging and recent technologies.
Prepare students interested in pursuing medicine, graduate work, or biotechnology.
To enable students to make wise ethical and moral decisions concerning issues that affect humans and their environment.
To provide students with opportunities to apply academic experiences within the community.
Choose two 3-hour courses in the same language from the list below.
Choose two additional 3-hour language courses from the LANG/BL list above or from the HUM/SS list below.
An additional 11 hours of Biology selected from the following electives:
or upper-level biology elective approved by the Biology Department
The following list of courses found in the above degree plan contain a field-based service-learning component.
A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required, including 36 upper-level credit hours.
At least 12 credit hours in the major program must be completed at Dallas Baptist University, including nine upper-level course hours.
Minimum GPA Required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University: DBU requires a minimum institutional cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0.
Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.