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Natural Sciences (BS)

The course offerings in the Natural Sciences curriculum are designed to introduce students to a wide variety of science courses, including biology, chemistry, geology, and physics.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Natural Sciences Department at Dallas Baptist University is to provide Christ-centered, high-quality education in the natural sciences to Natural Sciences majors to equip graduates for their chosen professions, as well as students enrolled in science classes as a fulfillment of general studies requirements.

Vision for the Natural Sciences Graduate

Graduates of the BS in Natural Sciences will possess a broad-based knowledge of the natural sciences, understand science within the context of the Christian worldview, and be equipped to utilize their scientific knowledge and highly-developed problem-solving skills in their chosen profession.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

courses

credit

hours (bS)

CORE EXPERIENCE

DBUE 1301 - Foundations for the DBU Experience

3

Developing A Christian Mind
DBUE 2301 - 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
FINE 1306 - Introduction to Fine Arts

3

History HIST 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 course)

3-4

Biology and Chemistry Concentrations:

Choose one:

MATH 1303 - College Algebra (Requisite: scores or completion of MATH 1300)

MATH 1307 - Finite Math for Business Analysis (Requisite: scores or completion of MATH 1300)

MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (Requisite: scores or completion of MATH 1304)

Engineering and Physics Concentrations:

MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (Requisite: scores or completion of MATH 1304)

Natural Science (3-4 hour LL course)

4

Biology and Chemistry Concentrations:

BIOL 1405 - Modern Concepts in Biology I

Engineering Concentration:

PHYS 2405 - University Physics I

Physics Concentration:

Choose one:

PHYS 1401 - General Physics I

PHYS 2405 - University Physics 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

41-42

Additional Program General Education Hours

12

Biology and Chemistry Concentrations:

BIOL 1406 - Modern Concepts in Biology II

CHEM 1401 - General Chemistry I

CHEM 1402 - General Chemistry II

Engineering Concentration:

PHYS 2406 - University Physics II

MATH 1406 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II

Choose one additional 4-hour lab science course from list below:

BIOL 1401 - Principles of Biology

BIOL 1405 - Modern Concepts in Biology I

BIOL 1406 - Modern Concepts in Biology II

CHEM 1401 - General Chemistry I

CHEM 1402 - General Chemistry II

GEOL 1401 - Meteorology and Space Science

Physics Concentration:

PHYS 1402 - General Physics II

MATH 1406 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II

Choose one additional 4-hour lab science course from list below:

BIOL 1401 - Principles of Biology

BIOL 1405 - Modern Concepts in Biology I

BIOL 1406 - Modern Concepts in Biology II

CHEM 1401 - General Chemistry I

CHEM 1402 - General Chemistry II

GEOL 1301 - Physical Geology

GEOL 1401 - Meteorology and Space Science

Major Core:

19

Biology and Chemistry Concentrations:

NASC 3101 - Introduction to Scientific Literature

NASC 4101 - Natural Sciences Capstone

BIOL 3402 - Ecology (S-L) (Biology Concentrations only)

Chemistry Concentrations may choose between:

BIOL 3402 - Ecology (S-L)

or

ENGR 3414 - Project Management Design and Entrepreneurship (S-L)

Please choose nine (9) credit hours from the following list of courses:

ENGR 1311 - Introduction to Engineering Practice I

ENGR 1312 - Introduction to Engineering Practice II

GEOL 1301 - Physical Geology

GEOL 1401 - Meteorology and Space Science

PHSC 1401 - Physical Science I

PHSC 1402 - Physical Science II

PHYS 2405 - University Physics I

PHYS 2406 - University Physics II

Engineering and Physics Concentrations:

ENGR 1311 - Introduction to Engineering Practice I

ENGR 1312 - Introduction to Engineering Practice II

NASC 3101 - Introduction to Scientific Literature

NASC 4101 - Natural Sciences Capstone

ENGR 3414 - Project Management Design and Entrepreneurship (S-L)

Please choose seven (7) credit hours from the following list of courses:

BIOL 1401 - Principles of Biology

BIOL 1405 - Modern Concepts in Biology I

BIOL 1406 - Modern Concepts in Biology II

CHEM 1401 - General Chemistry I

CHEM 1402 - General Chemistry II

GEOL 1301 - Physical Geology

GEOL 1401 - Meteorology and Space Science

Concentrations:

Biology Concentration

12

BIOL 3404 - Genetics (S-L)

BIOL 3407 - General Botany

BIOL 3408 - General Zoology

Chemistry Concentration

12

CHEM 3401 - Biochemistry

CHEM 3402 - Organic Chemistry I

CHEM 3403 - Organic Chemistry II

Engineering Concentration

12

ENGR 2321 - Statics

ENGR 2316 - Introduction to Electric Circuits

and 6 additional hours of any upper-level ENGR.

Physics Concentration

13

PHYS 3301 - Classical Mechanics*

PHYS 3303 - Modern Physics

PHYS 3402 - Electrodynamics*

Please choose one of the following:

PHYS 3304 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics*

PHYS 4351 - Quantum Information Processing

Electives

Biology Concentration

Upper-Level
Lower or Upper-Level

18
22

Chemistry Concentration

Upper-Level

Lower or Upper-Level

18

22

Engineering Concentration

Upper-Level

Lower or Upper-Level

25

10

Physics Concentration

Upper-Level

Lower or Upper-Level

18
16

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED

120

A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required, including 36 upper-level credit hours.

No minor in Natural Sciences is permitted.

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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