BA in English

I’m beyond thankful for my education at HCU’s English department. The professors and my classmates helped shape who I am and will continue to shape who I will be.

Becoming a Spanish Major was not my main focus coming into HCU. I was unaware of the opportunities it could provide me with and now I am actually pursuing a career with this degree. The Spanish department is helpful, friendly, and always available. I have created relationships that have pushed me to do better while in this program and cherish every one of them. Being a Spanish major, especially coming from a Hispanic background, has taught me more about a side of Hispanic culture that was not taught to me at home and has resulted in a deeper connection to my roots and heritage. Having a Spanish degree has given me an advantage in my field of work since not only am I able to help the Hispanic community but I am seen as more desirable in many social fields of work for being able to connect with Spanish-speaking families. I look forward to impacting the Spanish community with my future endeavors and hopefully, I am able to leave an impact on others as the professors and students of the Spanish program left on me.

AACC will enable both trained and untrained people-helpers to become better Bible-based encouragers who can effectively minister to the many souls of our culture.

I never cease to be amazed that God’s desire is to use people — like you and me — to carry His message of hope in Christ to a searching and hurting world. if there is ever a time for Godly leadership, servanthood, and biblical counsel, it is now!

“After serving for ten years in the U.S Army as an Aviation Operations Specialist, HCU’s provided me with an opportunity to find a new purpose in life through my faith and education. With the fast application process and a Veterans Affairs Coordinator like Mary Pinto, there has never been a problem using my Chapter 31 Vocational Rehabilitation. The staff at HCU has years of experience in their respective fields, and it is interesting to listen to how they are still contributing while still teaching. In addition, you can build personal relationships with students and staff with the small class sizes.”

I commend HCU for the stand-up of the College of Engineering, and especially the Cyber Engineering program. The world right now is experiencing a technical revolution; automation and integration exposes industry to new threats and vulnerabilities, especially in the petro-chemical industry and our nation’s maritime transportation system. I have no doubt that with your guidance, student cyber engineers will acquire the skill sets and the desires to move forward and defend our industries from cyber attacks.

Our hope and our prayer is that every student will know Jesus. At HCU, students have opportunities to encounter Christ and His love for them, as well as discover that the Lord can be real to them every day of their lives.

I witnessed passion from all of my teachers regardless of the subject they taught. It really pushed me to find my own passion in regards to my professional career. When it comes to writing job descriptions or opening positions online, I feel confident in sending them to be reviewed by my supervisor, and I thank those countless essays we did for that. Not being afraid to ask questions to push for answers or explanations is another thing I got from discussions with my teachers and peers.

I’m truly grateful to have studied English at Houston Christian University. The enthusiasm and guidance of the brilliant faculty deepened my love for literature and inspired me to pursue excellence not only in writing but also in every area of life. The impact of so many lectures and discussions—with both professors and classmates—on my growth as a critical thinker and communicator will never fade.

This program will bring significant benefits to our community, the region and the industry as a whole. There is an increasing demand for cyber security professionals today, and there will undoubtedly continue to be in the future. The challenge of cyber security is a high priority, and the need for well-trained and ethical cyber security experts at all levels is becoming mission critical for every organization. I am honored to be part of this initial effort to bring this program to our students and community. The timing could not be better.

HCU is such a welcoming community, and you immediately feel like you are part of a family.

The professors want you to succeed academically; they do everything they can to help you out.

Honoring Christ above all, providing practical tips and strategies to more effectively minister to others is the heart of the American Association of Christian Counselors.  I am thankful for their ministry!

From the time I placed my first phone call, I have had no issues with HCU as far as registration, payment and course scheduling. All I had to do was focus on the schoolwork. The online program doesn’t place any limits on you. HCU gives you all the tools and everything you need to succeed. All of my professors have been wonderful. Houston Christian is like family, and the faith component there is important to me. I absolutely cannot say enough wonderful things about HCU.

The Spanish program at HCU has given me an exceptional education. It has allowed me to reach my college goals by preparing me for a prosperous foreign language teaching career. The program has allowed me to develop a fond appreciation for Spanish literature, which has taken me into a deeper understanding of multicultural societies. The caring community of professors gave me support and encouragement during the whole program. I would not have been able to make it without their sincere care and support.  I highly recommend the program to future candidates who are ready to explore, learn, create, and succeed.

I chose HCU mainly because of the personal relationships with the professors. I knew they cared about the students.

Back in the late 1990s, we had two groups of people, the traditional IT people and the operational technology people who were responsible for field operations. Cybersecurity should be under one umbrella. Information and operational technology need to have the same vision. You cannot treat their security as silos. The HCU College of Engineering program will deliver to its students the foundation needed to innovate and secure the future in science and technology.

The AACC serves and protects families with exceptional support and resources. Their expertise on counseling issues is consistently undergirded with spiritual truth.

I could’ve studied ancient languages somewhere else, but wanted to come to a university that taught and studied it from a biblical worldview, because I want to teach from that view in the future as well.

The Undergraduate Certificate for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has given me the skills to approach every aspect of life with an innovation-first mindset. The creative ideas I have always had were finally given structure to grow. The product I started in the first course is now in development with a team of engineers at the university and moving forward in ways I never imagined could be possible.

My time at HCU was a huge growth opportunity for me. I was really challenged. It was a season when I realized that this isn’t my parents’ faith or my church’s faith; it is mine.

There’s so much potential for veteran care in the Christian context. That’s why I chose HCU Online to navigate those waters. The people of HCU have their ears to the ground and are being trailblazers.

I am very pleased to hear that HCU is starting a Criminal Justice Program that is based in ethics. Ethics in law enforcement is one of the necessary core values that is needed to build trust and confidence with the public. In other words, men and women in the Criminal Justice profession must always do the right thing.

Throughout my time studying Spanish at HCU, I was amazed by the dedication of the professors and how available they were to us as students. They are experts in their fields of study and they know very well how to teach. After having gone through the program, I am now fully confident in my abilities to communicate in Spanish and I know my career options. I discovered the importance of Hispanic literature in the world, learned how to use Spanish in various careers such as in the medical field and in business, and I was able to learn alongside native speakers with whom I was able to practice Spanish, learn about culture, and make lifelong friendships. I definitely recommend studying Spanish at HCU to anyone who is interested.

I feel like they hold you to a higher standard at HCU. People who know about HCU respect it.

It takes some stress away knowing it’s not only all about math, science, English and history, but I also get to take classes to learn more about what I love. I love Jesus.

Houston Christian University has wonderful professors. They care for their students. You are an online student, but you feel like you’re in the class with the teacher. There is great communication and great feedback.

Studying English at HCU was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Not only did I have excellent professors who were truly passionate about literature, I developed critical thinking and writing skills that have been extremely beneficial to my life.

Learning about crime and society’s response to it will benefit all students as they enter into their chosen careers in the community. I commend HCU for the decision to establish a Criminal Justice program and choosing you to develop it.

Studying English at Houston Christian University is one of the best choices I could have made during my collegiate career. The decorated faculty department, thought-provoking lectures, and intimate class sizes are few of the many exciting things that the program has to offer. Most importantly, it has been special to continue cultivating relationships with professors who I have grown to admire greatly.

We need educators to train the next generation in the helping sciences.

As a consumer of cyber resources, I will tell you that it is difficult to find and retain seasoned talent as the market is very competitive. I am excited about the opportunity to partner with Houston Christian University in the development of new talent in the cyber security industry. Our plans are to support this endeavor with opportunities for internships, and eventually, employment offers as the program matures and graduates become available.

I honestly owe a lot of my success to my time at Louisiana Tech’s engineering program that Dr. Napper founded there [Randle was a student of Dean Napper at Louisiana Tech]. A lot of it was not necessarily about the book smarts and the equations, but it was teaching me how to think about complex problems and how to break them down into their constituent pieces so that they can be solved in a repeatable way. What I am really looking forward to seeing at HCU is the same culture to be implemented. I have a long career in cyber security and there is a huge skills gap and a huge employment gap, and anything Houston can do to help with that, especially with the oil and gas firms and the improving economy here in Texas and Houston, is well needed. So congratulations, and good for you guys for putting this together.

Based on my academic and industry experience in the area of Telecommunications, and Oil and Gas, I had the opportunity to go through the different degree programs, and tried to evaluate each program from three different perspectives: 1: market need, 2: academic plan and curriculum, and 3: technical-environmental conditions in Houston. In my opinion, the suggested curriculum for each degree program will provide students with a total learning experience, equip the students with the knowledge and tools to help them be successful in their future jobs, and help them overcome the technical challenges of the future. I do believe that the designed curriculum will provide the educational goals and objectives, and the same will produce good professionals with knowledge and experience to establish themselves as leaders in the needed technical areas for Houston and elsewhere. The future graduates will help solve the deficit of professionals in the area of Cyber Engineering.

I loved being an English major at HCU. Not only did my classes and classmates just feel like home, they allowed me to think critically, write freely, and communicate effectively. I was also constantly inspired by my professors, who had such an incredible enthusiasm for literature and really pushed me to think with an open mind.

In some ways, my online classes have been more rigorous than my brick-and-mortar classes because of the increased opportunities to participate. I got a lot out of—and contributed a lot into—my online classes. To say ‘I was satisfied’ is an understatement.

The Honors College offers a unique chance to explore the greatest stories humanity has ever produced, and an even more unique opportunity to dive into them with peers and professors as hungry for the truth as you are.

The opportunity to attain a HCU degree in Criminal Justice is one that would be respected in the Criminal Justice community, and to have someone like Professor Ferrell to oversee the program is a bonus.

The Honors College at HCU is the best academic experience you never knew you needed. If you’re up for the challenge it is worth every second you put in.

This is the program I’ve been waiting for — a strong blend of rational and imaginative apologetics with a world-class faculty — plus the flexibility of selecting a mix of on-campus and online classes — even within the same semester. The online course work is no less rigorous than its on-campus equivalent, but these courses allow me to structure my participation to accommodate competing professional and personal responsibilities.

There is a close-knit, family feel at HCU.

Both HCU and the AACC are committed to mental, emotional and spiritual health, and we believe that Christian education is one of the most powerful ways we can contribute to the growing mental health crisis in America.

I wanted to go to school in a Christian environment and grow spiritually. I like that HCU has a good business program.

I used to think that I would not benefit from entrepreneurship because I did not want to start a company. The Undergraduate Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship taught me to apply innovative thinking into my daily activities. I learned to seek opportunities amidst problems, develop a SaaS, and validate my solutions through market testing and customer validation. I gained a new perspective thanks to the Certificate.

“It’s very exciting to be part of this very important program as it is being rolled out. From my perspective, we provide the cyber security, advanced analytics, machine learning, and other advanced services to keep up with the adversaries, not just for government entities but also for corporations. The importance of this for Houston is going to be as the city looks to bring in new companies, and to build current companies, access to a talent pool is important for our economy. As traditional technology spending may stay stagnant or the same, there is a big increase around the security side. More and more executives, boards of directors etc. have cadences around the capabilities of cyber security. It is a risk that more companies are acknowledging. More of the headlines we are reading in the newspapers today focus around the impact to global corporations from adversaries thousands of miles. It’s very exciting to see this program being developed here in our hometown. I love the idea of having the advisory board. When you’re working through something like a cyber security program, you don’t have the advantage to have your students in isolation away from the real-life environment until they graduate. So having a program that engages real life corporations and partners throughout the program is something that will be such an advantageous system for the students as they graduate.”

At HCU, the professors genuinely care about their students; they reach out, and they pray for them.