2010-2011 HBU Catalog - Houston Baptist University

GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY
The Master of Accountancy is designed specifically for the undergraduate accounting major in the School of
Business at HBU who intends to sit for the CPA Examination upon completion of degree requirements. To sit, a
candidate must have completed a baccalaureate degree and 150 semester hours of coursework. The
undergraduate accounting major directly prepares our accounting graduates for the content of the CPA exam.
The Master of Accountancy is specially tailored to be completed concurrently with the Bachelor of Business
Administration (BBA) in the fourth and fifth years of enrollment. It combines an altered undergraduate
accounting major and complementary graduate courses to fulfill the requirement of 150 semester hours. Upon
completion of degree requirements, the student will be awarded both a BBA (major in accounting) and a Master
of Accountancy.
MASTER OF ARTS IN BIBLICAL LANGUAGES
The Master of Arts in Biblical Languages (MABL) provides students with a concentrated and intensive program
of study in biblical languages and related fields. The MABL is designed for those students having an
undergraduate major in biblical languages or those students having completed at least 4 semesters of one major
biblical language and at least 2 semesters of the other major biblical language. The MABL program requires 30
hours of course work.
The MABL curriculum consists of core courses in Hebrew and Greek. The core Hebrew and Greek courses
emphasize advanced grammar, syntax, semantics, and discourse analysis. In addition to the core Hebrew and
Greek courses, other required courses include Linguistics, Biblical Aramaic, and Hermeneutics. Nine hours of
electives are offered, to include at least three hours in a biblical language. Available electives include advanced
Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic as well as offerings in Biblical Studies.
MASTER OF ARTS IN CHRISTIAN COUNSELING
To earn the Master of Arts in Christian Counseling at HBU, a student must complete the following forty- nine
(49) semester hours with no grade less than ―C‖: PSYC 5310, 5312, 5314, 5323, 5315, 6301, 6302, 6308, 6310,
6311, 6320, 6315, 6191, and EPSY 6306, and nine hours of electives in psychology. Students may take electives
beyond the forty-nine (49) semester hours required.
An applicant for admission to the Master of Arts in Christian Counseling (MACC) program must meet the
following requirements for admission: A baccalaureate degree within the past seven years from a regionally
accredited college or university with a major in psychology or the equivalents of certain undergraduate courses
including the classes listed in the HBU‘s Catalog as PSYC 1313 (General Psychology), PSYC 2301
(Introduction to Statistics), PSYC 2364 (Abnormal Psychology) and CHRI 2333 (Christian Doctrine); receipt of
all official transcripts from each accredited postsecondary institution attended; three letters of professional
reference/recommendation, and a letter of recommendation from the student‘s pastor. An applicant must have
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores on file in order to be admitted into the MACC. The student must
have a combined score of at least 850 on the verbal and quantitative portions of the GRE. The verbal score must
be at least 400.
MASTER OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY
HBU offers the Master of Arts degree in Psychology with primary emphases on foundation areas and on
counseling psychology. A student may earn the MAP degree as a terminal degree and may seek state licensure as
a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Psychological Associate (LPA), or, with additional hours, a
Licensed Specialist in School Psychology (LSSP). The MAP offers advanced preparation in counseling, testing,
and research methods.
Following this course of study, students will be eligible to apply to the Texas State Board of Examiners of
Psychologists for certification as a Licensed Psychological Associate or to the Texas State Board of Examiners
of Professional Counselors for licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor. Students enrolled in the MAP
program may add PSYC, 6101, 6102, 6103, 6104, 6105, 6106, EDUC 6310, EDUC 6312, and EDUC 6301 in
order to qualify for the Licensed Specialist in School Psychology (LSSP).
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