Catalog of Abilene Christian University, 1988-1989 Page: 18
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18 Academic Information
Pre-Professional and Cooperative Degree Programs
Abilene Christian University offers several pre-professional
programs leading to the various health professions,
engineering, and architecture. In general, the student attends
ACU for one to four years and then transfers to a
professional school to complete his degree. (For more information,
see the departmental sections for Biology, Industrial
Technology, and Physics.)
Pre-law may also be considered a pre-professional degree,
but there is no mandatory course of study for pre-law students.
The Association of American Law Schools suggests
the following basic skills and insights be developed by
prelegal education: comprehension and expression in
words, critical understanding of the human institutions and
values with which the law deals, and creative power in
thinking. An undergraduate major with desirable career
alternatives should be selected in case plans for a law
career later change. The self-discipline and study habits
required in law school should be developed in undergraduate
courses. Students are urged to consult the prelaw
advisor for more specific information. (See p. 21.)
Cooperative degree programs require a student to do part
of his work at ACU and part at a professional school, and
the student receives a degree from ACU and from the
other school. For example, the pre-medical cooperative
degree permits a student to spend three years at ACU and
then to receive a bachelor's degree from ACU after completing
his first year in medical school. These degree
programs are available in pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, preveterinary
medicine, pre-optometry, pre-medical technology,
pre-engineering, chemistry, criminal justice, and
vocational agriculture. (For more information see the
departmental sections for Agriculture, Biology, and
Physics.)
Abilene Christian University offers a cooperative degree
program with Hardin-Simmons University in criminal justice. If an ACU student wishes to major in this field, he
may take his major field courses at Hardin-Simmons, take
all other courses at ACU, and receive his Bachelor of
Science degree from ACU.
For more information about any of these pre-professional
or cooperative degree programs, contact:
Admissions Counseling
ACU Station, Box 6000
Abilene, Texas 79699-6000
Telephone: 674-2650 (in Abilene)
1-800-333-4228 (outside Abilene)
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
General Requirements for All Bachelor's Degrees
The following general requirements apply to all bachelor's
degrees offered at ACU:
1. A minimum of 128 semester hours is required for most
degrees. The Bachelor of Science in Home
Economics requires 135 hours. The Bachelor of
Music in Music Education requires a minimum of
138 hours. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing requires
a minimum of 134 hours.
2. No more than 18 hours (and no upper division hours in
a student's major field) taken by correspondence
may count toward graduation. No more than four
hours of physical education activity courses may
count toward graduation.
3. In addition to the general education requirements
listed below for each degree, the student must have a
major subject of not less than 30 hours. A minimum
of 18 hours in the major field must be upper division
hours, and at least 9 of these must be taken at ACU.
4. A composite or interdisciplinary major may be approved
for the student whose life goals would be
served by such a major. The approval of the dean
and the head of each department whose courses are
included in the composite major is required.
5. No minor is required. However, the student's major
field may require supporting courses outside the
department.
6. A minimum of 33 hours of upper division work is required,
24 of which must be taken in residence, including
9 semester hours in the major. The BSN requires
62 hours of upper division work.
7. A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 on
courses from ACU and all other schools is required
for the BA, BS, and BFA. A cumulative grade point
average of 2.25 is required for the BBA, BMME,
BSEd, BSHE, and BSN. Beginning with the graduating
class of 1990, a GPA of 2.5 will be required for
the BMEd, BSEd, and BSHE.
8. The student must spend his senior year (the last 24
hours) in residence at ACU.
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