Associate of Science
The Associate of Science degree program is designed to prepare students with a strong foundation in the biological sciences. It provides students with a strong liberal arts and science education that will prepare them for acceptance into professional schools of nursing, allied health, and other programs.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
course | credit hours (AS) |
---|---|
DBUE 1301 - Foundations for the DBU Experience | 3 |
Developing a Christian Mind DBUE 2301 - Developing a Christian Mind | 3 |
English | 9 |
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II and ENGL 2301 - World Literature I or ENGL 2302 - World Literature I | |
History | 3 |
Choose one 3-hour course from HIST LL Course List | |
Mathematics (3-4 hour LL course) | 6 |
MATH 2301 - Elementary Probability and Statistics Choose one 3-hour course from Math LL Course List. | |
Natural Science | 19 |
BIOL 1409 - Microbiology for Nursing or BIOL 3409 - Microbiology | |
BIOL 2305 - Introduction to Nutrition (S-L)* or BIOL 4305 - Nutrition | |
and BIOL 2405 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I BIOL 2406 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II CHEM 1401 - General Chemistry I *A service-learning component is required for BIOL 2305 for all students pursuing an Associate of Science degree. | |
Religion | 6 |
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey | |
Social Science | 15 |
POLS 2301 - American National Government POLS 2302 - State and Local Governments PSYC 1301 - General Psychology PSYC 4316 - Human Growth and Development SOCI 1301 - Introduction to Sociology | |
General Studies Electives | |
Option I - Foreign Language | 8 |
SPAN 1401 - Elementary Spanish I SPAN 1402 - Elementary Spanish II | |
Option II - Communication/Fine Arts | 6 |
COMA 1302 - Speech/Interpersonal Communication FINE 1306 - Introduction to Fine Arts | |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED** | |
If Option I is chosen: | 72 |
If Option II is chosen: | 70 |
Minimum GPA Required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University: DBU requires a minimum institutional cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0.
Additional admission requirements from Baylor must be met for transfer acceptance to Louise Herrington School of Nursing.
**Prescribed DBU General Studies courses are included in this specialized degree plan.
(S-L)=Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.
Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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