Cell Biology (BA)
A Bachelor of Science in Cell Biology from Dallas Baptist University prepares students desiring to pursue graduate work in natural sciences, medicine, or employment in entry-level positions in biotechnology or applied science. The pursuit of a Cell Biology major will provide students with the fundamental concepts associated with recent and emerging technological advancements in cell and molecular biology of organisms.
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.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
courses | credit hours (ba) |
|---|---|
DBUE 1301 - Foundations for the DBU Experience | 3 |
Developing A Christian Mind | 3 |
English | 9-10 |
ENGL 1301/1401 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II and ENGL 2301 - World Literature I or ENGL 2302 - World Literature II | |
Fine Arts | 3 |
History Lower Level (LL) | 3 |
Choose one 3-hour course from HIST LL Course List. | |
Kinesiology | 1 |
KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living | |
Mathematics (3-4 hour LL course) | 4 |
MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | |
Natural Science (4 hour LL course) | 4 |
BIOL 1405 - Modern Concepts in Biology I | |
Religion | 9 |
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey and one additional RELI course from RELI Course List. | |
Social Science | 3 |
POLS 2301 - American National Government | |
Total Core Experience | 42 |
Additional Program General Education Hours | 12 |
Choose two 3-hour courses in the same language from LANG/BL Language Course List. Choose two additional 3-hour language courses from the list above or from HIST/FA/SS Course List. | |
Cell Biology Major | 51 |
BIOL 1406 - Modern Concepts in Biology II BIOL 3401 - Biochemistry BIOL 3404 - Genetics (S-L) BIOL 3409 - Microbiology BIOL 4101 - Biology Seminar BIOL 4303 - Cell Biology BIOL 4402 - Molecular Genetics CHEM 1401 - General Chemistry I CHEM 1402 - General Chemistry II CHEM 3402 - Organic Chemistry I CHEM 3403 - Organic Chemistry II MATH 2301 - Elementary Probability and Statistics or MATH 3308 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics PHYS 1401 - General Physics I PHYS 1402 - General Physics II | |
An additional 11 hours of Biology selected from the following electives: | 11 |
BIOL 3101 - Introduction to Scientific Literature BIOL 3403 - Vertebrate Embryology BIOL 3406 - Pathophysiology BIOL 4301 - Senior Project BIOL 4304 - Immunology BIOL 4305 - Nutrition BIOL 4403 - Histology or upper-level biology elective approved by the Biology Department | |
Total Major Hours | 62 |
Electives | |
Upper-Level | 0 |
Lower or Upper-Level | 4 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED | 120 |
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.
(S-L) = Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.
Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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