Spring 2024 Courses
To enroll in Spring courses, you'll work with an advisor to help you choose the courses that best fit your academic goals.
Semester Dates
January 16 - May 9
Please pay attention to the online delivery method when choosing the course that you are interested in taking:
Asynchronous classes let students complete their work on their own time. Students will watch recorded lectures and are expected to log in regularly or complete assignments on specified due dates. The good news is that in asynchronous courses, you could hit the books no matter what hour of day (or night). When you look at the schedule of classes, asynchronous courses won't show a day or time.
Synchronous classes occur in real time and have set schedules with students and instructors online at the same time. You will be expected to be present and participate during designated lectures, discussion and presentation hours. When you look at the schedule of classes, synchronous courses will show specific days and time.
Self-Paced Online Courses (SPOCS) allow students to set their schedules and deadlines as they move through the online course content at their own pace. Baylor faculty will instruct each course, and courses will be a maximum of five students to one professor. Students must complete the course by the final day of the term for that course. Space is very limited, and registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Accelerate students may take only one self-paced per semester.
Subject Area | Course Number | Course Title | Description | Pre-Req | Date/Time |
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Business | BUS 1350 | Software Applications for Business & Decision Making | A hands-on course designed to familiarize students with current software application tools used by business professionals -- such as spreadsheets and databases -- that are essential to helping managers organize, store, analyze, share, and present data to help promote effective business decision-making. Note: Windows-based computer is needed for this course. Students cannot use MACs. | N/A |
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Computer Science | CSI 1401 | Introduction to Programming I | An introduction to computer science for non-majors, emphasizing computational thinking, problem-solving, small-scale programming, and applications. This includes basic programming constructs such as data, variables, functions, conditionals, loops, lists, files, sets, dictionaries, object-oriented programming, and problem-solving. Applications will include image processing, numerical computing, and graphics. | N/A |
Asynchronous |
Computer Science | CSI 1402 | Introduction to Programming II | An advanced introduction to computer science for non-majors emphasizing problem-solving, computational thinking, small-scale programming and applications. This includes more advanced programming concepts such as data structures, class objects, object oriented programming and algorithm analysis. | C or better in CSI 1401 |
Asynchronous |
Communications | CSS 1302 | Speech for Business Professionals | Preparation and delivery of the types of presentations employed in organization and corporate settings. | Asynchronous | |
Great Texts | GTX 1301 | Introduction to Great Texts: Valuing the Environment | How and why should we value the natural world? Is it merely a resource for our consumption, or does its significance extend beyond human use, and if so, how? This course engages influential primary texts about the meanings and values of nature. It will include philosophical, literary, and theological perspectives on the worth of the environment. Readings for the course include selections from the Book of Genesis, Francis of Assisi, William Wordsworth, Henry David Thoreau, Aldo Leopold, Rachel Carson, and Wendell Berry. | N/A |
M & W - 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Central |
History |
HIS 1300 | U.S. in a Global Perspective | Introduction to history, historical thinking and the history of the United States within a global context, examining the ways a distinct American society developed within larger patterns of world history. Themes will vary by instructor but may include democracy, freedom and equality; global conflict; imperialism; industrialization and economic systems; migration and immigration; nationalism; and revolution. | N/A | Asynchronous & Self-Paced options |
Linguistics | LING 1305 | Language in Society | Core principles of language as a social act and its employment in the construction of social identity. | Self-Paced | |
Math | Math 1321 | Calculus I | Differential calculus of a single variable. Introduction to the definite integral and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. | Students who wish to enroll in Calculus must demonstrate either a 27 ACT Math score or higher, a 650 SAT Math score or higher, or an ALEKS exam score of 80 or higher. | Synchronous |
Philosophy **FULL** |
PHI 1301 | Research and Writing in Philosophy |
A writing-intensive introduction to the major philosophical topics, themes, and thinkers. Students develop the ability to read texts critically and to write well-researched argumentative essays about perennial philosophical questions. |
Self-Paced | |
Philosophy **FULL** |
PHI 1309 | Intro to Medical Ethics | Introduction to the philosophical reasoning regarding medical ethics, including confidentiality, intervention in the beginning and ending of human life, and just distribution of medical resources. | Self-Paced | |
Political Science **FULL** |
PSC 1387 | U.S. Constitution, Interpretation & American Experience | A study of the philosophical and historical background, development, and content of the United States Constitution and its interpretation by the Supreme Court in a complex and ever-changing multi-ethnic, multi-racial, and multi-religious society. | Asynchronous and Self-Paced options | |
Psychology **FULL** |
PSY 1305 | Psychological Science | A survey course investigating the connections among mind, brain, and behavior. | Self-Paced | |
Religion **FULL** |
1310 | Christian Scriptures | An introduction to the Old and New Testaments (their contents, historical backgrounds, and major themes), and to appropriate strategies for interpretation of the Bible. | Self-Paced | |
Religion
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1350 | Christian Heritage | An introduction to Christian life and thought, from the early church to the present, through an examination of great texts with an emphasis on Christian doctrine, ethics, witness and institutions. | Self-Paced | |
Sociology | SOC 1305 | Intro to Sociology | An introductory survey course including basic concepts in the field of sociology, the relationship of the individual to culture, groups and major social institutions. Particular attention is given to an examination of contemporary social issues through a sociological lens. | N/A | Asynchronous |
Theater **FULL** |
THEA 1306 | Introduction to Theatre | Develops an engaged understanding of live theatre and performance in contemporary society through an overview of the various artists, skills, crafts, traditions, and conventions that inform the creation of a theatrical event. | N/A | Asynchronous |