Associate of Arts
The Associate of Arts degree gives the student a strong core of study in the liberal arts and helps equip the student for the broad challenges of the twenty-first century.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
| course | credit hours (AA) | 
|---|---|
| Developing A Christian Mind DCM 2301 - Developing a Christian Mind | 3 | 
| English | 9 | 
| ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric I | |
| ENGL 2301 - World Literature I or ENGL 2302 - World Literature II | |
| Fine Arts FINE 1306 - Introduction to Fine Ares COMA 1302 - Speech and Interpersonal Communication | 6 | 
| Foreign Language One 1000 level course | 4 | 
| Foundations for Excellence | 1 | 
| FOUN 1101 - Foundations for Excellence is required of those entering DBU with fewer than 15 credit hours. (AP, CLEP, IB, or dual/concurrent credit earned while in high school does not count toward these 15 credit hours.) | |
| 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 requirements are waived | |
| Mathematics | 3 | 
| Choose one: MATH 1301 - Math for Liberal Arts MATH 1303 - College Algebra MATH 1307 - Finite Math for Business Analysis MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry | |
| Natural Science (1000 or 2000 level course only) One laboratory science selected from Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Physical Science, or Physics | 4 | 
| Religion | 6 | 
| RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey | |
| Social Science | 6 | 
| POLS 2301 - American National Government Choose one course from any of the following disciplines: Economics Philosophy Political Science Psychology Sociology | |
| TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS | 50 | 
| Electives | 10 | 
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED | 60 | 
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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