MAJORS AVAILABLE FOR AAS
Business Administration
Students must complete the following:
From one six-hour set:
ACCT 2305 - Principles of Accounting I
ACCT 2306 - Principles of Accounting II
or
ACCT 3307 - Financial Accounting
ACCT 3308 - Managerial Accounting
From one set:
ECON 2307- Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 2308- Principles of Microeconomics
or
ECON 4346- Survey of Economics
21 to 24 semester hours from approved business electives.
Religion
Students majoring in Religion must complete 33 semester hours and must
take courses from each of five separate areas: Biblical, historical, theological, educational, and
practical. Course requirements for each area include the following:
RLGN 0001- Theological Research and Writing Lab
RLGN 1301- Old Testament History
RLGN 1302 - New Testament History
RLGN 4302 - Christian Theology
RLGN 4314 - Biblical Interpretation
RLED/RLGN 4315 - The Christian Ministry
one (three hour) upper level New Testament elective
one (three hour) upper level Old Testament elective.
three semester hours from historical area:
RLGN 4307 - Church History
RLGN 4325 - Historical Theology
RLGN 4330 - Baptist History
three hours from the educational area:
*RLED/RLGN 3309 - Spiritual Formation
RLED 4301 - Survey of Christian Education
RLED 4302 - Church Administration
six hours from the following:
**RLED/RLGN4361 - Supervised Ministry
**RLED 1301 - Introduction to Baptist Ministry or six hours upper level religion electives
**Students in the Ministerial Financial Aid program are required to have a major in
Religion or Religious Education. They must take RLED 1301 - Introduction to Baptist
Ministry, RLED/RLGN 3309 - Spiritual Formation and RLGN 4361 - Supervised Ministry
Human Services
Students majoring in Human Services must complete 33 semester hours including:
PSYC 4310 - Social Psychology
SOCI 3304 - Social Problems
SOCI 3320 - Cultural Diversity
SOCI 3322 - Introduction to Social Work
plus 21 semester hours in approved courses from human services, criminal justice, sociology, and/or psychology.
Interdisciplinary Education
This major is designed for individuals who want to be or are teacher aides. The major is a combination of an academic foundation and interdisciplinary courses in education and related disciplines. Sixty-three hours compose the degree. General Education Core - The general education requirements are more specific than other majors. They are: ENGL 1301, 1302; HIST 2301; MATH 1304; BIOL 1403, CHEM 1403; Exercise and Sport Science, 3 semester hours, RLGN 1301 or 1302; POLS 2301; one from COMS 1301, 1303, 2302 or 2303; and ORIE 0001 or UNIV 1100. Up to 4 semester hours may be awarded for experiential credit as a teacher aide. The credit is awarded at the rate of 2 semester hours per year.
Major:
EDIT 2310 - Computers in the Classroom
six hours from:
EDUC 2301 - Introduction to Teaching
EDUC 2305 - Adolescent Development
EDUC 2306 - Child Growth and Development
EDUC 3301 - Principles and Practices in Education
EDUC 3313 - Educating Students from Diverse Backgrounds
EDSP 3304 - Programs, Procedures and Issues in Special Education
EDLI 3308 - Early Literacy and Phonics
HIST 2302 - United States History since 1877
three hours from:
MATH 1300 - Intermediate Algebra
MATH 2301 - Math for Elementary School Teachers
three hours from:
RSWR 3345 - Research Writing Methods
ENGL 4314 - Contemporary Usage
HIST 3303 - Texas History or any regional history
Justice Administration
Students majoring in Justice Administration must complete 33 semester hours, of which 24 must be upper-level credit. This major available to B.S.O.E. and A.A.S. degrees only.
JUAD 2300 - Administration of Justice
JUAD 3300 - Criminal Law
JUAD 3310 - Criminology
JUAD 3319 - American Legal System
JUAD 3320 - Cultural Diversity
JUAD 4360 - Practicum
POLS 3303 - Public Administration
RSWR 3345 - Research Writing Methods
Three hours of Ethics
Six hours from the following:
JUAD 3301 - Police Community Relations
JUAD 3311 - Police Administration
JUAD 3314 - Psychology and the Law
JUAD 3325 - Forensic Psychology
JUAD 4307 - Deviance
JUAD 4309 - Juvenile Delinquency
JUAD 4313 - Alternative Dispute Resolution
plus three hours of approved courses from:
criminal justice, psychology, sociology, law enforcement, ethics, management or related areas
Occupational Educations
Occupational Education is an individualized program designed to enable students who have previous professional or technical education to work toward the associate's degree.