Biology (BAS)

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

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

courses	credit hours (bas)
Professional Studies PRST 2301 - 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
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* select three additional credit hours from Economics, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology.
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS	44
Biology Major	44
BIOL 1405 - Modern Concepts in Biology I BIOL 1406 - Modern Concepts in Biology II BIOL 2405 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I BIOL 2406 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II BIOL 3404 - Genetics (S-L) In addition, the following courses are required: CHEM 1401 - General Chemistry I CHEM 1402 - General Chemistry II The student must take an additional 16 hours of biology of which 12 hours must be upper-level biology electives 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	17 15
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. Minimum of 12 credit hours in major in residence at Dallas Baptist University, 9 credit hours of which must be upper-level. 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.

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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