|
Baptist University of the Américas (BUA) is a baccalaureate degree-granting theological university with a cross-cultural focus. In 2011, BUA celebrated 64 years of service as one of nine Texas Baptist universities affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. BUA is one of the oldest historically Hispanic instituitions of higher education in the United States. From its earliest days as the Mexican Baptist Bible Institute to its current incarnation, BUA has taken as its mission the formation, from the Hispanic context, of cross-cultural Christian leaders. Today, while the majority of the student body is Hispanic there also are African American and Anglo students as well as students from more than 20 foreign countries.
As the only federally recognized Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) among Baptists, BUA is designed to deliver higher education to Christian students who desire a learning environment that affirms Hispanic and other ethnic cultures and is affordable, accessible and missional. BUA prepares students for serving God and neighbor in the emerging world marked by multi-culturalism, globalism, and ever-changing ministry and missionary models and provides an intimate and nurturing learning community.
— Academic Program —
• Calendar: Semester, January, and Summer
• Accreditation: ABHE
• Undergraduate Degrees: Bachelor of Arts in Biblical/Theological Studies (with concentrations in Religious Education, Youth Ministry, Church Planting, Pastoral Care, and Social Work); Bachelor of Arts in Cross-Cultural Business Leadership; Bachelor of Arts in Spanish; Associate of Arts in Cross-Cultural Studies
• Institutes: Intensive study is offered withing the academic structure by the Christian Institute of Islamic Studies, the Latina Leadership Institute and Baptist Bible Institute
• Off-Campus Centers: 25
• Enrollment: 750 (includes off-campus)
— Annual Basic Costs —
• Tuition: $4,080 (12 hours per semester);
• Fees: $340 (fulltime)
• Weekday Lunch Meals: $700
• Apartment Rentals: $200 to $550 per month
For More Information Contact:
Office of Academic Affairs
Baptist University of the Americas
8019 S. Pan Am Expressway
San Antonio, TX 78224-1336
(210) 924-4338
Fax: (210) 924-2701
Web site: www.bua.edu
|