BIC for School of Engineering & Computer Science
- BIC Curriculum - All ECS Degrees (except BSA)
- BIC Curriculum for Aviation Sciences (BSA) and Aviation Administration (BSA)
BIC Curriculum - All ECS Degrees (except BSA)
Note: BIC requirements for BSA students currently differ from other ECS degrees and are listed at the end of this page.
All BIC students within ECS (except BSA) will complete the BIC Courses for ECS Students list below.
Each ECS degree has distinct core requirements, including some requirements that will not be replaced by BIC courses. You can see how BIC courses and other General Education requirements combine by reviewing BIC Curriculum Details by ECS Degree.
BIC Courses for ECS Students
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| World Cultures | ||
| BIC 1314 | World Cultures I: Roots of Culture | 3 |
| BIC 1324 | World Cultures II: Religion and Culture | 3 |
| BIC 2334 | World Cultures III: The Modern World | 3 |
| BIC 2344 | World Cultures IV: The United States in the World | 3 |
| The World of Rhetoric | ||
| BIC 1313 | World of Rhetoric I | 3 |
| BIC 1323 | World of Rhetoric II: Rhetoric in Context | 3 |
| The Social World | ||
| BIC 2330 | Social World I: The City and the Soul | 3 |
| The Examined Life | ||
| BIC 1112 | Examined Life | 1 |
| BIC 3358 | Examined Life II: Biblical Heritage and Contemporary Ethical Issues | 3 |
| Total Hours | 25 | |
BIC Curriculum Details by ECS Degree
Within the School of Engineering and Computer Science section of the catalog, each degree/major includes a footnote detailing how BIC fits within its requirements.
The below summaries further illustrate how the BIC Courses for ECS list will merge with other general education requirements for various degrees and degree groups:
BIC Curriculum for BSAE, BSE, BSME Degrees
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Baylor Interdisciplinary Core | ||
| BIC Courses for ECS Students | 25 | |
| Additional General Education Requirements for Major | ||
| EGR 1101 | Engineering New Student Experience | 1 |
| EGR 2108 | Engineering Economics | 1 |
| One additional LF course (or approved substitute) | 1 | |
| Chapel (two semesters) | ||
| Mathematics and Basic Sciences | ||
| See BSAE, BSE, or BSME programs for detailed requirements. | 29-32 | |
| Total Hours | 57-60 | |
BIC Curriculum for BSBME, BSCE, BSECE Degrees
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Baylor Interdisciplinary Core | ||
| BIC Courses for ECS Students | 25 | |
| Additional General Education Requirements for Major | ||
| EGR 1101 | Engineering New Student Experience | 1 |
| EGR 2108 | Engineering Economics | 1 |
| Chapel (two semesters) | ||
| Mathematics and Basic Sciences | ||
| See BSBME, BSCE, or BSECE for details. | 32-46 | |
| Total Hours | 59-73 | |
BIC Curriculum for BSCS Degree
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Baylor Interdisciplinary Core | ||
| BIC Courses for ECS Students | 25 | |
| Additional General Education Requirements for Major | ||
| CSI 1101 | Computer Science and Informatics New Student Experience | 1 |
| One additional LF course (or approved substitute) | 1 | |
| Chapel (two semesters) | ||
| Mathematics and Basic Sciences | ||
| See BSCS program for detailed requirements. | 20 | |
| Total Hours | 47 | |
BIC Curriculum for Computer Sciences Fellows (BSC)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Baylor Interdisciplinary Core | ||
| BIC Courses for ECS Students | 25 | |
| Additional General Education Requirements for Major | ||
| CSI 1101 | Computer Science and Informatics New Student Experience | 1 |
| Chapel (two semesters) | ||
| Mathematics and Basic Sciences | ||
| MTH 1321 | Calculus I | 3 |
| MTH 1322 | Calculus II | 3 |
| MTH 2311 | Linear Algebra | 3 |
| STA 3381 | Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| Select 8 hrs. of lecture/lab pairs from the following prefixes: | 8 | |
BIO, CHE, GEO, NSC, PHY | ||
| Total Hours | 46 | |
BIC Curriculum for BSI Degree
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Baylor Interdisciplinary Core | ||
| BIC Courses for ECS Students | 25 | |
| Additional General Education Requirements for Major | ||
| CSI 1101 | Computer Science and Informatics New Student Experience | 1 |
| Chapel (two semesters) | ||
| Mathematics and Basic Sciences | ||
| See BSI majors for detailed requirements | 23-47 | |
| Total Hours | 49-73 | |
BIC Curriculum for Aviation Sciences (BSA) and Aviation Administration (BSA)
Most requirements of the standard A&S Core Curriculum are replaced with BIC courses, as shown below:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| World Cultures | ||
| BIC 1314 | World Cultures I: Roots of Culture | 3 |
| BIC 1324 | World Cultures II: Religion and Culture | 3 |
| BIC 2334 | World Cultures III: The Modern World | 3 |
| BIC 2344 | World Cultures IV: The United States in the World | 3 |
| The World of Rhetoric | ||
| BIC 1313 & BIC 1323 | World of Rhetoric I and World of Rhetoric II: Rhetoric in Context | 6 |
| The Social World | ||
| BIC 2330 & BIC 2340 | Social World I: The City and the Soul and Social World II: The Conditions and Possibilities of Human Fulfillment | 6 |
| The Natural World | ||
| BIC 2437 & BIC 2447 | The Natural World I: Primary Ideas in Science and The Natural World II: Global Science Issues | 8 |
| Students may petition two laboratory science courses required by their major from the approved list. | ||
| The Examined Life | ||
| BIC 1112 | Examined Life | 1 |
| BIC 3358 | Examined Life II: Biblical Heritage and Contemporary Ethical Issues | 3 |
| BIC 4374 | World Cultures V: Differing Visions and Realities 2 | 3 |
| or BIC 4389 | Examined Life III Capstone: Special Topics | |
| Additional General Education Requirements | ||
| Formal Reasoning | 3 | |
| Foreign Language and Culture (Two to Four Courses) | 6-12 | |
| To meet this requirement, students must: | ||
(1) attain an appropriate level of proficiency and | ||
(2) complete at least 6 hours in residence | ||
| Complete one of the following options: | ||
| Option One | ||
8 hours selected from intensive language courses in German or Spanish (both courses must be from the same language and both must be completed in residence): 1412 and 2412. | ||
| Option Two | ||
9 hours from the Foreign Language and Culture distribution list, including the completion of at least one language through the third level of proficiency (2310 course or equivalent) Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, or Swahili may be used. | ||
| Option Three | ||
12 hours from the Foreign Language and Culture distribution list, including the completion of two classical languages through the second level of proficiency (1302 course or equivalent). Aramaic, Hebrew, Latin, and Greek may be used. 1 | ||
| Chapel | 0 | |
| Two semesters, usually freshman year | ||
| Total Hours | 48-54 | |