East Texas Baptist University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

East Texas Baptist University, also known as ETBU, is a private, four-year, coeducational Christian university located in Marshall, Texas, United States. It was established as the College of Marshall in 1912. The university offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. ETBU is organized into the following academic divisions:

• School of Business
• School of Christian Studies
• School of Education
• School of Fine Arts
• School of Humanities
• School of Natural and Social Sciences
• School of Nursing

ETBU has an active student life. The campus hosts several student organizations and honor societies. Some of the popular ones are Alpha Chi (National Honor Society), Collegiate Entrepreneur's Organization, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and Behavioral Sciences Society.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Baptist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy and education and teaching.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,210 in 2009-2010 (1,096 full-time equivalent).

About 52% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 48% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 92% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

East Texas Baptist University provides on-campus housing for 1,103 of its 1,096 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the American Southwest Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (29 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business/Commerce
• Management Information Systems

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (2 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (42 awarded)

• Biology Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Drama and Dance Teacher Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Speech Teacher Education

LIBERAL ARTS (54 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (9 awarded)

• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MUSIC (4 awarded)

• Music
• Piano and Organ
• Voice and Opera

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (20 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (17 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (27 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious Education
• Religious/Sacred Music
• Theology/Theological Studies
• Youth Ministry

SCIENCE (4 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (15 awarded)

• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Psychology