Houston Baptist University

Overview

• Houston Baptist University (commonly abbreviated HBU) is a private Baptist instution founded in 1960. It is located in the southwest part of Houston, Texas near the Southwest Freeway.

Academics

• HBU has been ranked in the top tier among the "Best Universities" offering master's degrees in the Western region by U.S.News & World Report (http://www.hbu.edu/Pages/best/)
• HBU offers academic programs in more than 50 undergraduate majors and pre-professional programs range from Biblical Languages to Nursing.
• A unique double major program allows students to delve deeper into one area of interest, or combine two different interests with majors from different colleges. The double major is generally a requirement for most undergraduate studies.
• All classes are faculty-taught, and more than half of classes have fewer than 20 students.

Life on Campus

• Men’s and women’s residence colleges and on-campus apartments for upperclassmen offer convenience and camaraderie.
• Students get involved through participation in intramurals, club sports, and a variety of social, service and honor organizations.

Spiritual Life

• Spiritual Life Points are a requirement for graduation and may be earned through a variety of opportunities including on campus worship, weekly Convocations, small group Bible studies, and through the ACTS office which coordinates community service and volunteer work in the Houston community.
• HBU also offers a chance for students to travel to different countries on mission trips.

List of Clubs and Activities

• Alpha Chi
• Alpha Chi Omega
• Alpha Epsilon Delta (Pre-Med)
• Alpha Kappa Alpha
• Alpha Kappa Psi
• Alpha Mu Gamma (Foreign Language)
• Alpha Phi Omega
• Alpha Pi Kappa
• Alpha Tau Omega
• Art Guild
• ASDA (American Student Dental Association)
• Association of Student Educators
• Association of Women Students
• Bilingual Education Student Organization (BESO)
• Black Student Fellowship (BSF)
• Brothers Under Christ (BYX)
• Christian Medical Fellowship
• The Collegian
• Digital EON
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)
• Focus/Refuge
• HBU Toastmasters
• Indian Student Association
• Intrafraternity Council
• Kappa Alpha Order
• Kappa Delta Pi (Education)
• Ministry Leadership Council (MLC)
• Nursing Students Association (NSA)
• Omicron Delta Kappa
• Ornogah
• Panhellenic Council
• Phi Alpha Delta (Pre-Law Society)
• Phi Mu
• POPS (Pre-Optometry Professional Society)
• Psi Chi (Psychology)
• Rex Fleming Readers
• Sigma Phi Lambda (Sisters for the Lord)
• Sigma Tau Delta (English)
• Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing)
• SPS (Society of Physics Students)
• Student Foundation
• Student Government Association
• Student Programming Board (SPB)
• Vietnamese Student Association (VSA)
• Voices of Culturally Enriched Students (VOCES)
• Women in Communications, The Association for.