Honors Program degrees
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Honors General Education Core Curriculum
@ENGL 1301, @1302, 2303, and three hours from 2301 or 2302........................................12
ART 1301 or studio course; MUSI 1303 or MUSI 3304 or
MUSI 3305; or THEA 1303.... .......................................................................................................6
HIST 1303 and 1304, or 2301** and 2302**..................................................................................6
MATH 1304 or higher...........................................................................................................................3
#EXSS 1112 and two activity courses .............................................................................................3
***RLGN 1301, 1302...........................................................................................................................6
****SCIENCE - one biological science and one physical science course...............................8
POLS 2301...........................................................................................................................................3
ECON 2307; GEOG 1301, GEOG 1302; PHIL 1301; PSYC 1301,
EDUC 2307**; or SOCI 1301.............................................................................................................3
COMS 1301, 1303, 2302**, or 2303.................................................................................................3
%Foreign Language 2301, 2302......................................................................................................6
*COSC 2311.........................................................................................................................................3
Honors Seminars................................................................................................................................9
ORIE 0001 or UNIV 1100................................................................................................................0-1
GRAD 0001 or GRAD 4101............................................................................................................0-1
TOTAL 71-73
*Student may opt to test out of COSC 2311, see course description. EDUC 2310 required for teacher certification.
**Required for teacher certification.
***Wayland Baptist University will not accept RLGN 1301 Old Testament History or RLGN
1302 New Testament History, or their equivalents, from any institution except other Baptist
institutions to meet the core requirement in any Wayland degree. If a student has taken RLGN
1301 Old Testament History and/or RLGN 1302 New Testament History, or their equivalents,
at any institution except other Baptist institutions, then the student has two options to meet the
core requirement: (1) take RLGN 1301 and/or RLGN 1302 at Wayland or (2) take RLGN 4306,
4316, 4317, or 4318 in lieu of RLGN 1301; and/or take RLGN 4306, 4320, 4322, or 4324 in
lieu of RLGN 1302. RLGN 4306 may be an option for either RLGN 1301 or RLGN 1302 as
stated above, but may not count for both on the same degree plan. No other RLGN/RLED
courses may substitute for either RLGN 1301 or 1302. The Dean of the School of Religion &
Philosophy must approve any exception to this policy. RLGN 1301 Old Testament History or RLGN 1302 New Testament History, or their equivalents, taken at non-Baptist institutions, may
be transferred as elective credit with approval of the Dean of the School of Religion and
Philosophy and the Registrar.
****For the BA in Interdisciplinary Studies, BIOL 1400; CHEM 1400 or PHYS 1403 are
required.
#Students who have served two or more years in the Armed Forces are exempt with DD-214 from basic training.
@Should be taken within first year of enrollment.
%Adequate prerequisite must be met before enrolling in a foreign language 2301 course.
Bachelor of Business Administration - Honors General Education Core Course Requirements
@ENGL 1301, @1302, 2303 and three hours from 2301 or 2302..........................................12
ART 1301 or studio course; or MUSI 1303, MUSI 3304,
or MUSI 3305; or THEA 1303.............................................................................................................3
HIST 1303 and 1304, or 2301** and 2302**..................................................................................6
MATH 1304 or higher, and MATH 1306 or BUAD 2335.................................................................6
#EXSS 1112 and two activity courses .............................................................................................3
***RLGN 1301, 1302...........................................................................................................................6
SCIENCE - one biological science and one physical science course......................................8
POLS 2301............................................................................................................................................3
GEOG 1301, GEOG 1302; PHIL 1301; PSYC 1301,
EDUC 2307** or SOCI 1301........................................................................................................3
COMS 1301, 1303, 2302**, or 2303.................................................................................................3
Foreign Language 1301****..............................................................................................................3
*COSC 2311.........................................................................................................................................3
Honors Seminars................................................................................................................................9
ORIE 0001 or UNIV 1100...............................................................................................................0-1
GRAD 0001 or GRAD 4101............................................................................................................0-1
TOTAL 68-70
*Student may opt to test out of COSC 2311, see course description. EDIT is required for
teacher certification programs.
**Required for teacher certification.
***Wayland Baptist University will not accept RLGN 1301 Old Testament History or RLGN
1302 New Testament History, or their equivalents, from any institution except other Baptist
institutions to meet the core requirement in any Wayland degree. If a student has taken RLGN
1301 Old Testament History and/or RLGN 1302 New Testament History, or their equivalents,
at any institution except other Baptist institutions, then the student has two options to meet the
core requirement: (1) take RLGN 1301 and/or RLGN 1302 at Wayland or (2) take RLGN 4306,
4316, 4317, or 4318 in lieu of RLGN 1301; and/or take RLGN 4306, 4320, 4322, or 4324 in
lieu of RLGN 1302. RLGN 4306 may be an option for either RLGN 1301 or RLGN 1302 as
stated above, but may not count for both on the same degree plan. No other RLGN/RLED
courses may substitute for either RLGN 1301 or 1302. The Dean of the School of Religion &
Philosophy must approve any exception to this policy. RLGN 1301 Old Testament History or
RLGN 1302 New Testament History, or their equivalents, taken at non-Baptist institutions, may
be transferred as elective credit with approval of the Dean of the School of Religion and
Philosophy and the Registrar.
****Basic competence in a language other than English is also required. This competency can be met by either satisfactory completion of one year of high school language study, by the satisfactory
completion of a university course in a language other than English, or by demonstrated
competency.
#Students who have served two or more years in the Armed Forces are exempt with DD-214 from basic training.
@Should be taken within first year of enrollment.
Bachelor of Science Degree - Honors General Education Core Curriculum
@ENGL 1301, @1302, 2303, and three hours from 2301 or 2302.........................................12
ART 1301 or studio course; or MUSI 1303 or MUSI 3304
or MUSI 3305; or THEA 1303........................................................................................................3
HIST 1303 and 1304, or 2301** and 2302**..................................................................................6
MATH 1304 or higher...........................................................................................................................6
#EXSS 1112 and two activity courses..............................................................................................3
***RLGN 1301, 1302...........................................................................................................................6
SCIENCE - including one biological science and one physical science course..................16
POLS 2301............................................................................................................................................3
ECON 2307; GEOG 1301, GEOG 1302; PHIL 1301; PSYC 1301,
EDUC 2307**; or SOCI 1301.............................................................................................................3
COMS 1301, 1303, 2302**, or 2303.................................................................................................3
*COSC 2311.........................................................................................................................................3
****Foreign Language........................................................................................................................3
Honors Seminars................................................................................................................................9
ORIE 0001 or UNIV 1100................................................................................................................0-1
GRAD 0001 or GRAD 4101............................................................................................................0-1
TOTAL 76-78
*Student may opt to test out of COSC 2311, see course description. Students in mathematics or science majors are required to take MSCI 2311.
**Required for teacher certification.
***Wayland Baptist University will not accept RLGN 1301 Old Testament History or RLGN
1302 New Testament History, or their equivalents, from any institution except other Baptist
institutions to meet the core requirement in any Wayland degree. If a student has taken RLGN
1301 Old Testament History and/or RLGN 1302 New Testament History, or their equivalents,
at any institution except other Baptist institutions, then the student has two options to meet the
core requirement: (1) take RLGN 1301 and/or RLGN 1302 at Wayland or (2) take RLGN 4306,
4316, 4317, or 4318 in lieu of RLGN 1301; and/or take RLGN 4306, 4320, 4322, or 4324 in
lieu of RLGN 1302. RLGN 4306 may be an option for either RLGN 1301 or RLGN 1302 as
stated above, but may not count for both on the same degree plan. No other RLGN/RLED
courses may substitute for either RLGN 1301 or 1302. The Dean of the School of Religion &
Philosophy must approve any exception to this policy. RLGN 1301 Old Testament History or
RLGN 1302 New Testament History, or their equivalents, taken at non-Baptist institutions, may
be transferred as elective credit with approval of the Dean of the School of Religion and
Philosophy and the Registrar.
****Basic competence in a language other than English is also required. This competency can be met by either satisfactory completion of one year of high school language study, by the satisfactory
completion of a university course in a language other than English, or by demonstrated competency.
#Students who have served two or more years in the Armed Forces are exempt with DD-214 from basic training.
@Should be taken within first year of enrollment.