2010-2011 HBU Catalog - Houston Baptist University

check with the university that they plan to attend after leaving HBU to verify that the courses taken at HBU will
satisfy that school‘s requirements.
Recommended Program of Study
First Year
FYS 1100*
CHEM 2415, 2416
MATH 3364 Mathematical Computing
ENGL 1313, 1323
ENGR 1301, 1302
MATH 1434**, 1451 (Previously offered as MATH 2434), 1452 (Previously offered as MATH
2444)
Second Year
KINE 2102, 2102 (two different activities)
MATH 2323 (Previously offered as 3323), 2451 (Previously offered as MATH 3414) 3333, 3404
PHYS 2413, 2423
General Electives***
Notes:
* Required by HBU for all beginning freshmen or transfer students with fewer than 15 semester hours credit.
** This course may be omitted by students who pass the Calculus I placement test. Students with deficiencies in their mathematical
background should take MATH 1313, College Algebra, MATH 1323, Trigonometry, and MATH 1434, Pre-Calculus, before
taking MATH 1451, Calculus I (Previously offered as MATH 2434). To complete all of the courses listed above within two
years, it will be necessary for such students to take MATH 1313 in the summer before their first fall semester at HBU.
*** HIST 2313, 2323 are recommended, in part because these courses and six hours of Government are required by all state
universities in Texas. The following courses satisfy degree requirements at many engineering schools and are recommended for
students who want to take additional general elective courses at HBU before transferring: GOVT 2313, PSYC 1313 or SOCI
1313, ECON 2311 or 2312, COMM 1313, WRIT 3345, and ART 2343. Students who wish to take additional math or science
courses at HBU should consider MATH 3383, PHYS 2343, 3313, 3323, and 3423.
Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Program
Director: Dr. Susan Cook
Coordinator: Cathy Capes
The pre-med/pre-dental program is open to all HBU students interested in a career in medicine or dentistry. The
program is not a major, rather it is a series of classes and activities designed to prepare students for entry into
these schools. The coursework, shown in the table below, consists of the pre-requisite courses required by the
majority of the public medical and dental schools in Texas prior to entry. Some professional schools, especially
private schools, may have slightly different requirements. Activities in the program include membership in the
appropriate pre-professional student organization (Alpha Epsilon Delta, Pre-Professional Honor Society and the
American Student Dental Association), trips to medical and dental schools, and workshops offered by the Health
Professions Office. Students should check the bulletin board on the second floor of the Cullen Science building
for information about scheduled activities. Students are also encouraged to seek shadowing opportunities with
area health care professionals and to perform community service as individuals or in conjunction with AED and
ASDA.
Entry into a health professions school is a competitive process. Successful students are encouraged to fulfill all
course pre-requisites during their first 2 ½ years, take the MCAT/DAT during their junior year, and apply to
medical/dental school the summer after their junior year. Students must also acquire a letter(s) of evaluation as
part of their application package. The letter(s) can be in either of two forms.
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