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Dallas Baptist University

Dallas Baptist University
3000 Mountain Creek Parkway
Dallas, TX 75211-9299

Official telephone: (214) 333-7100
Toll-free telephone: (800) 460-1328
Fax number: (214) 333-5447
Website: www.dbu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in mid-August.
Calendar system: 4-1-4 system (two semesters & one-month January interterm)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation held in June and August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions, one of 10 weeks and two of five weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business administration/management, psychology, multi-interdisciplinary studies
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 71%
Student:Faculty ratio: 13:1
Total faculty: 362 men, 267 women
Full-time faculty: 75 men, 51 women
Part-time faculty: 287 men, 216 women
Graduation rate: 58% within six years

Dallas Baptist University
REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: yes
There are religious requirements for graduation: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, weekend college, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in all majors.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant, applied health options
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, bilingual/bicultural
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Many 3-2 programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: American Studies Program (Washington, D.C.), Contemporary Music Center (Nashville).
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: Domestic exchange programs with many institutions.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Australia, China, Costa Rica, England, Israel, and Uganda.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at U of Texas--Arlington.
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at Texas Christian U.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Arts
  • Biblical Studies
  • Business Administration
  • Christian Studies
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Science
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Art
  • Biblical Studies
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Cell Biology
  • Choral Music
  • Christian Ministries
  • Christian Studies
  • Communication
  • Communication/Broadcast/Digital Media
  • Communication/Communication Theory
  • Communication/Graphic Design
  • Communication/Public Relations
  • Computer Information Sciences
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Early Childhood K-12 Music Teacher Certification/Chorale
  • English
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental Science
  • Finance
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Care Management
  • History
  • History Teacher Education
  • Hotel/Hospitality Management
  • Intercultural Studies/Missions
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Kinesiology
  • Macrobiology
  • Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Music
  • Music Business
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory
  • Natural Science Teacher Education
  • Natural Sciences
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education Teaching
  • Piano Performance
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Science Teacher Education
  • Sociology
  • Speech Communication
  • Sport Management
  • Theory/Composition
  • Vocal Performance
Doctorates

  • Business Leadership
  • General Leadership
  • Higher Education Leadership
  • K-12 Leadership
  • School Superintendency
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Art
  • Bilingual Education
  • Business Communication
  • Business Ministry
  • Business/Training/Development
  • Children's Ministry
  • Christian Heritage
  • Christian Ministry
  • Christian School Administration
  • Christian Scriptures
  • Christian Studies
  • Church Leadership
  • Church Planting
  • Collegiate Ministry
  • Communication
  • Communication Studies
  • Community College Leadership
  • Counseling
  • Counseling Ministries
  • Counseling Ministry
  • Criminal Justice
  • Distance Learning
  • Distance Learning Education
  • East Asian Studies
  • EC-Grade 6 Teacher Certification
  • Education/Curriculum/Instruction
  • Education/Dual Language
  • Education/EC-12
  • Education/Instructional
  • Education/Instructional Technology
  • Education/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Education/Multisensory
  • Education/Supervision
  • Educational Leadership
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • English as a Second Language
  • Entrepreneurship
  • ESL/Multilingual
  • European Studies
  • Family Ministry
  • Finance
  • Fine Arts
  • General Management
  • General Ministry
  • General Studies
  • Global Communications
  • Global Studies
  • Health Care Management
  • Higher Education
  • History
  • Human Resources Management
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • International Business
  • International Studies
  • Kinesiology
  • Kinesiology/EC-Grade 12 PE Teacher
  • Leadership Studies
  • Leading Nonprofit Organization
  • Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Master Reading Teacher
  • Ministry Leadership
  • Missions
  • Montessori Education
  • Organization Communication Management
  • Organizational Communication
  • Performance Management
  • Political Science
  • Professional Life Coaching
  • Professional Sales/Management Optimization
  • Project Management
  • Reading Specialist
  • School Counseling
  • Secondary Education
  • Small Group Ministry
  • Special Education
  • Sport Management
  • Student Ministry
  • Teaching
  • Technology/Engineering Management
  • Theological Studies
  • Worship Leadership
  • Worship Ministry
  • Worship Music

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate

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