2010-2011 HBU Catalog - Houston Baptist University

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE
PROGRAM
Baccalaureate Degrees
Undergraduate Degree Requirements
An approved undergraduate baccalaureate degree plan must be on file with the Registrar‘s Office before students
with 64 or more semester hours of credit can be cleared for registration. Each student is responsible for a
knowledge of and adherence to regulations governing registration, withdrawal, degree plans, graduation
requirements, and the payment of tuition and fees. Once a student begins a degree program at HBU, it is
expected that the student will complete the degree requirements at HBU. The University reserves the right to
refuse credits from other institutions toward completion of degree requirements at HBU for the student who has
already begun a degree program. Students contemplating credits from another institution must see their advisor
before permission can be secured from the University Registrar; such permission will be granted only in extreme
circumstances. Under no circumstances may students transfer in more than 18 credit hours once they have
matriculated at HBU. (See ―Undergraduate Transfer Credit‖ and ―Off Campus Requests‖ sections in this
Catalog.)
Students seeking undergraduate baccalaureate degrees must complete the following requirements:
General Requirements and Policies
1. A minimum of 125 semester hours with no fewer than 30 semester hours of upper level courses. No
more than four (4) semester hours in activity courses in kinesiology and not over four semester hours of other
student activity courses will count toward the 125 hours requirement for any undergraduate degree.
2. Freshman Year Seminar, FYS 1100, is required of all students who enter with fewer than fifteen (15)
semester hours credit.
3. Residency Requirement: Once a student has entered a degree program at HBU, it is expected that all course
work will be taken at HBU. The minimum undergraduate residence requirement is 36 semester hours, (or at
least 25% of the required hours, whichever is greater) including at least 12 semester hours of upper level
courses in the major completed at HBU. A minimum cumulative scholastic standing of 2.00 GPA (―C‖
average) must be attained. A grade of ―C‖ or higher is required for all courses within each major.
The residency requirement for a minor is a minimum of nine (9) hours of upper-level courses taken at
Houston Baptist University with a grade of ―C‖ or better in each course.
4. Credit by other than classroom-based instruction: Credit by correspondence courses or extension courses
will not be counted toward a degree. A maximum of six (6) credit hours earned online can be awarded
towards a degree. HBU does not award college credit for life experience.
5. Courses received in transfer with a grade of ―D‖, ―F‖, or ―P‖ will not be counted toward a degree.
6. Community Life and Worship Program: Participation in the Community Life and Worship Program
(CLW) is a graduation requirement for all degree-seeking undergraduate students. The HBU Student
Handbook contains a complete description of the CLW credit system and number of credits needed to qualify
for graduation. The Community Life and Worship publication details the CLW events offered each semester
and provides an overview of the CLW program.
7. Concurrent Enrollment: Once a student has entered a degree program at HBU, it is expected that all course
work will be taken at HBU. Exceptions are rare and must receive prior approval of the University Registrar.
Students must speak with their advisor about taking courses at other institutions.
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