2006-2008 HBU Catalog - Houston Baptist University

3. Residence Requirement: The minimum undergraduate residence requirementis 32 semester hours, including at least 12 semester hours of upper level coursesin each major completed at HBU. A minimum cumulative scholastic standingof 2.00 GPA(“C” average) must be attained. A grade of “C” or higher is requiredfor all courses within each major.4. Life experience, credit by correspondence or extension course, and coursesreceived in transfer with a grade of “D”, “F”, or “P” will not be counted towarda degree.5. Concurrent Enrollment: Once a student has entered a degree program at HBU,it is expected that all course work will be taken at HBU. Students may not beenrolled concurrently at another college or university while enrolled as a full-timestudent at HBU without prior approval from the HBU Registrar. Total enrollmentat both institutions cannot exceed thirteen (13) hours. However, a student whoseundergraduate degree program includes 60 semester hours in residence at thisUniversity may be allowed to earn six (6) of the last 30 hours at another approvedinstitution.6. Spiritual Life Program: Participation in the Spiritual Life Program (SLP)is agraduation requirement for all degree-seeking undergraduate students. The HBUStudent Handbook contains a complete description of the SLP point systemand amount of points needed to qualify for graduation. The “Points of Interest”quarterly publication details the options to earn SLP points.7. Proficiencies: All undergraduate students must demonstrate proficiency in writtenand oral communications, reading, mathematics, and computer use beforea degree can be granted.Written English: The written communication proficiency may be met in severalways:a) Completion of ENGL 1313, Composition and Literature I, and ENGL 1323, Compositionand Literature II, at HBU with a grade of “C” or above, or placementout of ENGL 1313 and/or ENGL 1323 by Advanced Placement Exam or CLEP(CLEP must have been taken at HBU). If students earn AP or CLEP credit foronly one freshman English course, they must take the second freshman Englishcourse at HBU and earn at least a grade of “C” in order to be exempt.b) Successfully completing the Written English Proficiency Exam (EPE). TheDepartment of Languages urges students who did not pass the Written EPE tomeet with an assigned faculty member to discuss their diagnostic essays and toenroll in ENGL 1303 each quarter until successful completion of the exam.Oral Communications: All students receiving degrees from HBU must demonstrateacceptable competencies in oral communication. Students must demonstratecompetency in oral communication by passing COMM 1313 with a grade of “C”or better. Students receiving a “D” in the course must satisfactorily completeadditional work in the Academic Resource Center (ARC) to demonstrate oralcommunication competency. For additional information, refer to the “UndergraduateDegree Requirements” section in this Catalog.Reading: The reading proficiency is a requirement of all students seeking adegree, including those students possessing a degree who want to enroll for asecond degree. Those students with a degree and wishing to take undergraduateor graduate courses or seeking teacher certification or endorsement do not needto meet the University’s reading proficiency requirement.The reading proficiency requirement may be met in several ways:(a) a SAT minimum verbal score of 550(b) an ACT minimum score of 22 on the Reading portion;84 / Undergraduate Degree Program