2010-2011 HBU Catalog - Houston Baptist University

Course Credit: ROTC classes may be taken for elective credit toward any degree plan at Houston Baptist
University. Freshman and sophomore level classes are open to all students. No military obligation is incurred as a
result of enrollment in these courses. Junior and senior level courses are more restrictive and do require a military
obligation. ROTC scholarship students also incur a military obligation.
AFROTC Scholarship Opportunities: Air Force ROTC offers various scholarship opportunities for students at
Houston Baptist University:
1. In-College Scholarship Program (ICSP)—is a highly competitive scholarship program aimed primarily
at college freshmen and sophomores in any major (students with a bachelor‘s degree can compete to earn a
master‘s degree). The ICSP awards cover tuition capped at either $15,000 per year plus $900 per year for
books or $9,000 per year plus $900 per year for books.
2. The Express Scholarship Program—is operated on a fully qualified basis: those who meet the
qualifications are awarded the scholarship. Though the list of eligible college majors differs from year to
year, the express scholarship pays up to $15,000 tuition per year and $900 for books. Recent majors which
qualified for express scholarships included electrical engineering, environmental engineering, computer
science, nursing, and strategic foreign languages. The processing of the scholarship award is completed at
the local detachment.
Stipend: All AFROTC scholarship recipients and POC cadets receive a nontaxable monthly stipend. The
annual stipend amount ranges from $3,000 per year to $4,500 per year depending on the recipient‘s
enrollment year.
Second Undergraduate Degrees
A minimum of thirty-six (36) additional semester hours of undergraduate credit taken at HBU must be earned
beyond the first degree in order for a second degree to be conferred. All requirements for the second degree must
be met. Under no circumstance will the University confer the same degree title more than once. Additional
majors, programs, certifications, licensure, and specializations may be noted on the transcript as deemed
warranted by the University Registrar. Additional course work may also simply be considered post-baccalaureate
work.
Semester Calendar
The University operates on a semester calendar awarding semester hour credit as indicated by the official
calendar that appears on the HBU website. Academic policies conform to that calendar.
Smith College of General Studies
Smith College of General Studies, a liberal arts core curriculum, is the foundation unit in the academic
organization of the undergraduate instructional program of HBU; it is required for success in every major and
develops the knowledge and insight conducive to citizenship as well as leadership in a chosen profession.
Student Responsibility
Each student is responsible for his or her progress toward graduation and completion of all degree requirements.
Students are also responsible for a knowledge of and adherence to regulations governing registration, add/drop,
withdrawal, degree plans, graduation requirements, and the payment of tuition and fees. Failure to act
accordingly may result in F‘s on transcripts or failure to graduate on time.
Transcripts
Official scholastic records will be maintained in perpetuity for each student who registers for credit at HBU.
These records are the joint property of the student and the University, and as such will be handled with care and
confidentiality. Certified copies will be available to students and graduates. To obtain this service, the person
whose record is involved completes and signs a Transcript Request form and files it with the Registrar‘s Office.
Students should allow up to five (5) working days for the request to be processed. Transcripts will not be
released until satisfactory arrangements have been made regarding all financial and any other obligations to the
University. Official records may not be removed from official University files.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 mandates that transcripts may not be released
to anyone without the written consent of the student.
If a student questions any grade as recorded in the Registrar‘s Office, the student has a period of one (1) year
beginning with the end of the term in which the grade was awarded, or six (6) months after the degree is
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