HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY DEGREE PROGRAM PLAN
BACHELOR OF ARTS (BA)
CLASSICS MAJOR
CATALOG YEAR: 2016/2017
COURSES
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Hours
*ENGL 1320 Writing for Wisdom I
3
*ENGL 1330 Writing for Wisdom II
ENGL 2315 or 2325 Great Works of Literature I or II
3
3
PSYC 1313 General Psychology
3
PHIL 1313 Introduction to Philosophy
3
COURSES
*MATH 1305 Math for Critical Thinking or
higher
GOVT 2313 American and Texas Government
HIST 2311 Western Civilization I
HISTORY: Choose 1 from HIST 2312, HIST
2313 or HIST 2323
ART 2343 Art Appreciation or MUSI 1331 Music
Appreciation
COMM 1323 Rhetoric and Public Speaking
Hours
3
3
3
3
3
Natural Science & Lab
4
3
CHRI 1301 Introduction to the Bible
3
CHRI 2373 Christian Theology and Tradition
3
TOTAL HOURS IN LIBERAL ARTS CORE
43
Students transferring to Houston Baptist University with 45 hours or more of transferable college credit are only required to take CHRI
1314, Introduction to the Christian Faith, to meet their Liberal Arts Core Curriculum Christianity requirements.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: All courses within major must be completed with a “C” or higher.
COURSE NO.
COURSE NAME
CLAS 1351/1352 or
Beginning Greek
GREK 2312/2322
LATN 2311
Intermediate Latin
CLAS 2311 or GREK
Classical Greek III or Greek Reading and Syntax I
3311
LATN 3000-4000,
Three (3) Upper Level Latin or Greek Classes
CLAS 3000-4000 or
GREEK 4000
HIST 3377 or 3378
Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome
Four (4) additional elective classes approved by the advisor.
Some examples of these would be;
Any LTN, CLAS, GREK course
HIST 3377 Ancient Greece (if not already taken)
HIST 3378 Ancient Rome (if not already taken)
HIST 3379 Late Antiquity
PHIL 3323 Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
PHIL 3350 Philosophy or Tragedy
PHIL 4390 Great Philosophers and Their Words
GOVT 3345 Ancient/Medieval Political Thought
LING 3310 General Linguistics
ENGL 2366 Masterworks: The Epics
CHRI 3311 Hermeneutics
CHRI 3301 New Testament Theology
CHRI 3310 Introduction to Judaism
CHRI 3314 History of Christianity
CHRI 3333 The Teachings of Jesus
CHRI 3344 Paul and His Letters
Total Hours in Major
Elective Hours Required
TOTAL HOURS IN DEGREE
HOURS
6
3
3
9
3
12
36
46
125