Christian Ministry, A.A.S.

Creative Expression for Engaging Community - 6 hrs

• Written Communication - 3 hrs:

• ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric 3 hrs ¹

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  Oral Communication - 0-3 hrs:

• COMS 1301 - Speech Communication 3 hrs , COMS 1303 - Professional Communication  3 hrs, COMS 2302 - Communication in the Classroom  3 hrs, or COMS 2303 - Public Speaking  3 hrs

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  Creative Arts - 0-3 hrs:

• ART 1301 - Art Appreciation 3 hrs , ART. Studio Course 3 hrs, MUSI 1303 - Music Appreciation  3 hrs, MUSI 3305 - Music in American Culture  3 hrs, MUSI 3306 - History of Jazz  3 hrs, MUSI 3307 - Music in Film and Visual Media  3 hrs, MUSI Performing Ensembles 3 hrs, HUMA 2300 - Survey of the Humanities  3 hrs, or ENGL 3330 - Introduction to Film  3 hrs 

Cultural Perspectives within Community - 9 hrs

• Literature - 3-6 hrs:

• ENGL 1302 - Composition and Reading 3 hrs ¹
• Any 2000-level through 3000-level ENGL literature elective 3 hrs

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  History - 3-6 hrs:

• HIST 1301 - Western Civilization to 1648 3 hrs , HIST 1302 - Western Civilization since 1648  3 hrs, HIST 1303 - World Civilization to 1500  3 hrs², HIST 1304 - World Civilization since 1500  3 hrs², HIST 2301 - United States History to 1877  3 hrs, HIST 2302 - United States History since 1877  3 hrs, or any 3000-level HIST course (except HIST 3301 )

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  Multi-Cultural - 0-3 hrs:

• COMS 3303 - Intercultural Communication 3 hrs , ENGL 2303 - World Literature  3 hrs, ENGL 3318 - Colonial and Postcolonial Literature  3 hrs, ENGL 3322 - Marginalized Voices in American Literature  3 hrs, Foreign Language 3 hrs³, GEOG 1302 - World and Regional Geography  3 hrs, HIST 1303 - World Civilization to 1500  3 hrs², HIST 1304 - World Civilization since 1500  3 hrs², HIST 3306 - Latin American History  3 hrs, HIST 3308 - History of American Women  3 hrs, HIST 3309 - History of the 20th Century World  3 hrs, HIST 3313 - African American History  3 hrs, HIST 3330 - History of the Non-Western World  3 hrs, HIST 3334 - History of the Latinx in the United States  3 hrs, SOCI 3320 - Cultural Diversity /JUAD 3320 - Cultural Diversity  3 hrs, or THST 3333 - World Religions /PHIL 3333 - World Religions  3 hrs

Critical Examination of Creation and Community - 9 hrs

• Math - 3 hrs:

• MATH 1303 - Mathematics for Liberal Arts 3 hrs , MATH 1304 - College Algebra  3 hrs, or higher

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  Science - 3 hrs ⁴

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  Social Perspectives - 3 hrs:

• POLS 2301 - American Government 3 hrs

Christian Foundations for Life in Community - 6 hrs

• Christian Studies - 3 hrs:

• RLGN 1301 - Old Testament History 3 hrs or RLGN 1302 - New Testament History  3 hrs ⁵

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  Additional Requirements - 3 hrs:

• BASC 1200 - Best Achievement Strategies for College 2 hrs and EXSS 1112 - Concepts of Fitness and Wellness  1 hrs⁶ or BASC 1301 - Best Achievement Strategies for College  3 hrs⁷

Notations:

1. ENGL 1301  and ENGL 1302  should be taken within first year of enrollment.
2. HIST 1303  and/or HIST 1304  can be applied to either History or Multi-Cultural sections.
3. Students with two years of documented high school foreign language (minimum grade of ‘B’ or 3.0) may enroll in 2000-level courses (or higher where prerequisites allow) in that same language. Any student with significant information background in a foreign language may contact the School of Languages and Literature for information about placement testing.
4. Students associated primarily with the Plainview campus must take a 4-hour laboratory science course to fulfill the Unified General Education science requirement. Students not associated primarily with the Plainview campus may fulfill the science requirement through a 4-hour laboratory science course or the 3-hour non-lab version.
5. 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  and/or RLGN 1302 , 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 THST 4310 , THST 4311 , THST 4312 , or THST 4320  in lieu of RLGN 1301 ; and/or take THST 4320 , THST 4321 , THST 4322 , or THST 4323  in lieu of RLGN 1302 . THST 4320  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 THST/MNST courses may substitute for either RLGN 1301  or RLGN 1302 . The Dean of the School of Christian Studies must approve any exception to this policy. RLGN 1301  or RLGN 1302 , or their equivalents, taken at non-Baptist institutions, may be transferred as elective credit with approval of the Dean of the School of Christian Studies and the Registrar.
6. Students who have served two or more years in the Armed Forces are exempt from EXSS requirements with DD-214 from basic training.
7. Students associated primarily with the Plainview campus must take BASC 1200  and EXSS 1112 . Students not associated primarily with the Plainview campus will take BASC 1301 .