2008-2009 Graduate Catalog - Bob Jones University

36Bob Jones UniversityDEGREES OFFEREDGraduate DegreesThe Master of Arts degree with majors in English and History.Undergraduate Degrees (Secure Undergraduate Catalog for more information.)The Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in Broadcast Journalism, Creative Writing, English,French, German, History, Humanities, Interior Design, International Studies, Political Science,Prelaw, Print Journalism, Public Relations Journalism, Publishing, Spanish and TechnicalWriting.The Bachelor of General Studies degree with a major in General Studies.The Bachelor of Science degree with majors in Actuarial Science, Apparel, Textiles, and Design,Biology, Biophysics, Broadcast Engineering Management, Chemistry, Computer Engineering,Computer Science, Criminal Justice, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and ComputerTechnology, Engineering Science, Family and Consumer Sciences, Foods and Nutrition,Information Technology, Mathematics, Operations Research, Physics, Premed/Predent, Pre-Physical Therapy and Pre-Veterinary Medicine.The Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree with a major in Nursing.AdmissionThe prospective graduate student in the College of Arts and Science should consult the informationon both general admission and admission to graduate work in the introductory section ofthis catalog. A bachelor’s degree from a recognized college or university with 70 semester hoursof liberal arts courses is required before the student will be considered for admission to graduatestudies. The student should have at least a 2.5 grade point average based on a four-point scale.For a Master of Arts degree in English, the student must have successfully completed 24 semesterhours of English courses above the 100 level, including Literary Criticism. For a Master of Artsdegree in History, the students must have successfully completed 30 semester hours of historycourses. A candidate for either degree must have taken two years of undergraduate modern language(French or German preferred) or he must pass the language proficiency test, which is givenonce each semester.Deficiencies either in general academic background or in the field of concentration must beremoved before the student can become a candidate for an advanced degree. A student with 13 ormore hours of deficiencies may be accepted as a postgraduate special student making up deficiencies.After deficiencies have been reduced to 12 or fewer hours, the student will be reevaluated forgraduate consideration. All transfer students must take two semesters of Bible. In certain cases, sixhours of approved graduate credit may be transferred from a recognized graduate school.Curricula and RequirementsA student who is admitted to candidacy for a graduate degree shall maintain a high level ofachievement and scholarship, which shall be demonstrated by his earning an average of B in thework he takes while registered as a graduate student. A maximum of 6 hours of C grades may beapplied toward the requirements of the master’s program. Furthermore, a grade of D or F disqualifiesa student as a candidate for the Master of Arts degree.Residence RequirementFor the Master of Arts degree, a minimum of two semesters of residence is required. The maximumfull-time load for a graduate student is 16 hours a semester.Any master’s degree student who interrupts his enrollment for more than twelve months, havingcompleted twenty of the required hours for his degree, must complete the remaining hours withinthree years of his last residency, or he will be required to complete nine hours of study in additionto the degree requirements before the degree can be conferred. If the work is not completedwithin five years, the student will not be eligible for the advanced degree.