The title of degrees issued by BSTU includes a religious modifier that immediately proceeds, or is included within, any of the following degrees to comply with the Florida Department of Education, Commission for Independent Education Section 1005.06 (1) (f): Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy, and Doctor of Education.

REQUIRED COURSES

Bachelor degrees require 32 hours of general education required/elective courses.

General Education courses can be transferred from another university, CLEP, or DANTE.

All students on the bachelor level are required to take 8 elective courses:

2 English Courses
1 Math Course
2 Humanities and Arts Courses
2 Social and Behavioral Science Courses
1 Natural Science and Technology Courses

General Education Requirement Courses Objectives

  1. To apply writing and comprehension skills to future courses.
  2. To apply mathematical principles to problems and effectively communicate quantitative information.
  3. To assess social, economic, psychological, and political issues using the methods and perspectives of the social sciences in society.
  4. To utilize computer technology to research, process, synthesize and communicate information.
  5. To integrate the arts and humanities to further your knowledge and education of the world

ONLINE SCIENCE COURSES

  1. BIO 140 General Biology
  2. CHM 120 General Chemistry I
  3. CHM 130 General Chemistry II
  4. CHM 145 Organic Chemistry I
  5. CHM 150 Organic Chemistry II
  6. CHM 160 General, Organic, Biochemistry* (optional course)
  7. CHM 250 Biochemistry
  8. BIO 220 Human Anatomy
  9. BIO 300 Human Physiology
  10. BIO 420 Microbiology
  11. MTH 180 College Algebra

ENGLISH ELECTIVE COURSES

  1. ENG 120 English Composition
  2. ENG 125 Business Communications/Writing
  3. ENG 420 English Writing and Research

MATH ELECTIVE COURSES

  1. MTH 120 Basic Math – Pre-Algebra
  2. MTH 180 College Algebra
  3. MTH 230 Business Math
  4. MTH 105 Elementary Statistics

HUMANITIES AND ART ELECTIVE COURSES

  1. PHL 100 Philosophy
  2. RSC 120 World Religions
  3. PHL 145 Introduction to Philosophy of Religions
  4. RSC 181 Theodicy: The Problem of Evil
  5. RSC 179 Intro to Christianity
  6. RSC 177 Intro to Islam
  7. HIS 105 American Business History

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES ELECTIVE COURSES

  1. PSY 135 General Psychology
  2. HIS 130 World History I
  3. HIS 135 World History II
  4. HIS 155 U.S History I
  5. HIS 159 U.S History II
  6. PSY 230 World Religions on Death and Dying