History (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
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 1307 - Finite Math for Business Analysis
MATH 1308 - Calculus for Business Analysis
MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
Natural Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only)
One laboratory science from Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Physical Science, or Physics - 4
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 an additional three credit hours may be selected from Economics, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology.
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS - 42
History Major - 30
HIST 1301 - U.S. History to 1865
HIST 1302 - U.S. History Since 1865
HIST 2301 - World Civilization I
HIST 2302 - World Civilization II
HIST 3305 - Historiography and Historical Methods
HIST 4307 - Twentieth-Century America (S-L)
Plus 12 hours of upper-level history courses.
Minimum of 12 credit hours in major in residence at Dallas Baptist University, 9 credit hours of which must be upper-level.
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED - 120
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
December 2025
Main Campus
3000 Mountain Creek Parkway,
Dallas,
Texas,
75211, South, United States
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
January 2026
Main Campus
3000 Mountain Creek Parkway,
Dallas,
Texas,
75211, South, United States
Students should submit official school records with a minimum 2.5 GPA on the US 4-point scale. Official school records not in English must be accompanied by a word-for-word translation to English. The translation is not required to be certified.
English Proficiency Test Scores (good for 2 years after test date)
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
The university's mission is to develop servant leaders through a Christ-centered education.
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