Spring 2012 - Houston Baptist University

campus news
New
courses offer special opportunity
for time-crunched students
A minimal investment of time and money – two precious
resources that are often tight for college students – can bring a
maximum reward at HBU this May and June.
With its new Fastterm, HBU is offering a select group of core
courses in a concentrated 10-day program for a flat cost – tuition
and fees included – of just $500.
Students may take one course per Fastterm, with eight basic
undergraduate courses offered May 14-25 and four additional
courses offered June 4-15. Graduate students in HBU’s School of
Education will also have a special Fastterm course of their own
during the two-week session in June.
“We are excited to begin offering courses in this dynamic new
format,” said Dr. Robert Stacey, interim provost. “We anticipate
that motivated students will find studying in this intense but
focused environment stimulating and very effective.”
While the program was designed initially for HBU students
who may not have time for summer school but are interested in
earning additional credits between semesters, it also presents a
unique opportunity for students from the Houston area attending
other universities around the state to sample the HBU experience
while living at home for the summer.
The Fastterm advertising campaign, which first appeared in The
Collegian, HBU’s student-produced campus newspaper, in November
2011, was expanded to include placements in eight student
newspapers on campuses across Texas, including The Battalion at
Texas A&M and The Baylor Lariat, in January and February.
“The response to the new Fastterm courses has been overwhelmingly
positive,” Stacey said. “We are offering students a
deal they cannot resist, the opportunity to earn three hours of
credit in a shorter time and for less money than they can anywhere
else in Houston.”
find a complete list of courses and registration details online at hbu.edu/Fastterm