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equipped with the tools for success, not just in their vocation, but also in life. At Houston Baptist University, our foundation is simple: belief isn’t a mindset, it’s an action. Our mission is to empower our students, so their beliefs can fuel their lives. In these pages, you’ll see what sets an HBU education apart from the rest.
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Residence Relationship At HBU, learning goes far beyond the lectures. With a diverse student body that reflects the demographics of the Houston metropolitan area, the HBU campus will present you with opportunities to engage with new cultures and ways of thinking. Our living spaces and our student life experience are designed to foster the development
of meaningful and longlasting relationships. You will experience incredible intellectual, social and spiritual growth by participating in our campus community infused with a combination of scholarship, friendship and Christian fellowship.
& Make Yourself At Home As an incoming freshman, you will begin your college journey by donning our traditional orange and blue beanie and moving into your dorm at “Freshman Village.” It’s a living experience designed to help you make friends and create memories in your first year. As you progress through your college years, our Husky Village apartments and state-of-the-art Lake House will allow you to stay plugged into our vibrant campus, where the action is literally at your doorstep.
A Common Bond Our “Living Learning Communities,� like this Greek community, group students according to majors and interests, enhancing student life and making it easier to spark lifelong friendships.
Never A Dull Moment With more than 70 clubs and organizations, there’s always something going on at HBU, whatever your interest. From organized annual festivities like Homecoming, Husky Madness, or Spring Fling, to the hundreds of events that keep the campus active, there are a virtually endless number of ways to have fun and get involved HBU.
Dr. Lou Markos Professor in English
Kn Un True learning is more than just the memorization of facts. It is a worthy enterprise defined by a lifelong pursuit of wisdom. Therefore, HBU students are challenged to engage with the great thinkers of history to seek answers to the questions that have defined the human experience: Who am I? What is my purpose? How do we define justice and goodness? Many institutions offer a degree. At HBU, we equip students with knowledge and understanding that will shape their future. As the world changes and your interests evolve, you will need not only career preparation to help you make a living, but character development that will teach you how to really live.
A Curriculum Designed for Life
Distinguished Professors, Individual Attention
Our liberal arts core curriculum brings together
HBU’s outstanding faculty draw from their own
the best and noblest ideas from our Judeo-
academic and professional experiences, as well
Christian, Greco-Roman legacy to challenge you
as their Christian faith, to facilitate meaningful
to think critically and creatively. Studying and
dialogue. Professors at HBU know your name
wrestling with works that have stood the test of
and your story, not just your face, allowing close
time will help you to live responsibly in the great
collaboration and mentoring relationships that
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STUDENT-FACULTY RATIO
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UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS AND PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS
1100 100% 83%
MEAN FRESHMAN SAT OF CLASSES TAUGHT BY FACULTY, NOT TEACHING ASSISTANTS OF FULL-TIME FACULTY HAVE TERMINAL DEGREES
Majors / Programs Accounting Art Biblical Languages Biochemistry/Molecular Biology Biology Chemistry Christianity Communication and Rhetoric Economics Education English Finance Government History International Business Journalism/Mass Communication Kinesiology Management Marketing Mathematics Music Nursing Philosophy Physics Psychology Sociology Spanish
Pre-Professional Programs Pre-Dentistry Pre-Engineering Pre-Law Pre-Medicine Pre-Optometry Pre-Pharmacy Pre-Physical Therapy Pre-Physician Assistant
Spiritual service is an integral part of our culture. The HBU family is a supportive, diverse, faith-based community of learners who understand the importance of service and who have the ability to make a difference in both the local community and society at large. Our faculty, staff and administrators provide a
Faith The CommunityLife+Worship program presents you with opportunities to grow spiritually while developing leadership skills and a sense of civic responsibility. The program allows you to choose from and participate in a variety of activities – from on-campus worship services and small group studies to community service and mission opportunities – designed to foster the deepening of your faith and the sharpening of your spiritual gifts.
responsive and intellectually stimulating environment that will encourage you to develop professional behaviors and personal characteristics for lifelong service to God and to those around you. All across campus – in classrooms, residence colleges, learning communities and more – you will be challenged to grow in faith and joy by living intentionally the teachings of Jesus Christ.
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Competit HAIL THE ORANGE AND BLUE Whether it’s hoops, home runs, goals or touchdowns that bring you to the edge of your seat, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to rally around your peers and celebrate HBU’s 16 men’s and women’s intercollegiate varsity teams. Our student-athletes are provided opportunities to develop essential life skills in leadership, teamwork, discipline and respect for self and others. The way in which our student-athletes and coaching staff conduct themselves – demonstrating a commitment to integrity, hard work and social responsibility – has not gone unnoticed, earning the Huskies conferencelevel recognition for their sportsmanship.
Team Spirit With more than a dozen intramural and club sports programs offered throughout the year, you can compete alongside your friends in a wide variety of sports. Participating in intramurals or taking advantage of our on-campus fitness center can help you boost your physical well-being while expanding your social network.
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Top Dawgs Competing in NCAA Division I is yet another sign of HBU’s commitment to excellence in all areas. As members of the Southland Conference, the Huskies face nationally recognized teams, allowing our student-athletes to play at the highest level.
Some of the world’s greatest cities, like Rome, Athens and Jerusalem, were the birthplaces of history’s most prolific thinkers and the movements they helped define. The city of Houston continues in this tradition by providing access to a broad range of educational, professional and cultural opportunities to help you further your development and nurture your creativity. As one of the largest and most diverse metropolitan centers in the nation, Houston has it all.
Com Cos #1 city for recent college grads* and young professionals**
#1 cancer hospital, and largest medical center in the world
2nd most Fortune 500 company headquarters, behind New York City
4th largest retail mall in the U.S., just 10 minutes from campus
5 professional sports offer year-round entertainment
18 museums in nation’s 4th largest museum district
8,000+ restaurants with culinary choices from 35 countries and American regions
Sam Houston, First President of the Republic of Texas, Hermann Park
*Bloomberg Businessweek (2010) **Forbes.com (2010)
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Cultural Engagement
Hands-On Experience
A university is a place for learning, debate and discussion. It is a place where talented people offer their best work. The HBU campus, with its proximity to the heart of Houston, fulfills these roles as a cultural center and place for invitation and engagement within the city. With an increasing number of prominent civic and arts organizations choosing to partner with HBU, you can hear, see and experience an array of events and educational programs that elevate the college experience.
Houston is overflowing with world-class corporations, educational institutions and health care facilities in which you can gain practical experience and hands-on preparation for a successful future. Through an organized program that pairs interns with working professionals who act as mentors, HBU students have completed challenging and rewarding internships with more than 250 leading names in business, law, medicine, professional sports and nonprofit services.
Legacy& Possibility In 1963, almost 200 students chose to become part of an exciting new venture by enrolling in the founding class of Houston Baptist College. Fifty years later, HBU owes the establishment of many key organizations and events – as well as its most enduring campus traditions – to the dedication of this pioneering group. HBU has a proud legacy of producing leaders who live to serve in the kingdom of God. From corporate boardrooms to elementary and secondary school classrooms, from church pulpits to busy hospitals and health care facilities, our alumni are shining their lights across a broad range of professional disciplines.
HBU ALUMNI ARE LEADING AND LEARNING AT TOP INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD Art Institute of Chicago Baylor College of Medicine Baylor University Cambridge University Duke University Harvard University
New England Conservatory of Music Oxford University Princeton Theological Seminary Rice University Southwestern Theological Seminary Stellenbosch University of South Africa
Texas A&M University University of Houston Law School University of Southern California University of Texas University of Texas Health Science Center Villanova University
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Our rigorous liberal arts education is designed to help you thrive in a variety of settings and future endeavors, including in competitive graduate, law or medical school environments. Students desiring an advanced academic degree from HBU can choose from one of our strong master’s programs in business, education, apologetics, theology, fine arts, psychology, philosophy and more. Whatever life may bring next, HBU graduates are prepared.
HBU graduates are making a difference in the world and their community. Our graduates are serving as faithful leaders at major corporations and organizations throughout the United States and the world. As a Husky, you will not only be joining a great university, but a vast network of leaders who share your values and “hail the orange and blue.”
Associated Press/New York Bank of America BMC Software Comcast Conoco Phillips Deloitte & Touche
ExxonMobil Fox Sports Net Habitat for Humanity Hewlett-Packard Houston Chronicle IBM
JPMorgan Chase Living Water International M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Merrill Lynch Reliant Energy Shell Oil
Southwest Airlines Stewart Title Texas Children’s Hospital Texas Instruments Walt Disney Wells Fargo
Leadership requires vision. A thoughtfully crafted and articulated vision provides individuals – and the organizations and groups in which they serve – a unified sense of direction and aspiration. Under the leadership of President Robert B. Sloan Jr., HBU is implementing an unprecedented vision for higher education in America – The Ten Pillars: Faith & Reason in a Great City – that boldly promotes a biblical worldview in a world-class city. It is a vision that encompasses every aspect of the HBU experience – including the academic curriculum, faculty development, facilities, student life and community service – to provide a learning environment that promotes academic excellence and authentic spirituality.
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Be part of a world-changing mission and a growing university. Just as you are thinking about your future, HBU is preparing for the great things that lie ahead. Through the continued implementation of the Ten Pillars vision, HBU is aligning the University with the expectations of students who are looking for real substance in higher education. These actions are bearing fruit and drawing attention both locally and on a national scale. In recognition of its growth and successes, the University was named to a short list of “Schools on the Rise, Filled with Excitement” by the editors of the esteemed
national journal First Things. In 2012, bestschools.org called HBU “a school with vision and intellectual horsepower.” Entering students will not only have a front-row seat, but will be instrumental, as the University doubles in size, adding new buildings and programs for the next generation. By choosing to join our community of faith and scholarship and helping fuel HBU’s eternally significant mission, you will be at the forefront of a new wave of great Christian universities in America.
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