BobJones BOB JONES UNIVERSITY is in the business of helping young people determine their place in this world...and the next. University Our seven academic schools offer you a multiple-choice menu of liberal arts majors and vocational and Christian service career- training programs. BJU is a special place, prepared and kept by God—a place where you’ll find a warm, spiritual atmosphere. 7 Write us, call us or come visit us. You’ll find our people friendly, our campus beautiful and our testimony vibrant. BobJonesUniversity seminary & graduate studies 7 08-09 1.800.BJ.AND.ME 864.242.5100 www.bju.edu [email protected] studiesseminary & graduate Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage 1700 Wade Hampton Blvd. PAID Greenville, SC Greenville, SC 29614 Permit No. 823 08-09 catalog 0 –09 volume8 82 •april 2008 Bob Jones University 1700 Wade Hampton Boulevard Greenville, South Carolina 29614 For Admissions information call 1.800.BJ.AND.ME or 864.242.5100 • www.bju.edu Cover and front matter concepts by Mark Tucker, graphic design student. ©2008 all rights reserved RO 094 (4/08) message from thepresident or more than eighty years, Bob come from all parts of the world and FJones University has existed as a receive their training and from which vital community of Christian students these trained Christian leaders will go and those who serve them. Throughout forth to render service to our Lord in those years, over 85,000 young people all corners of the globe.” It is our belief have benefited from the teaching and that today’s Christian young person example of what we believe to be the has no better opportunity to learn how most wonderful faculty and staff any- to make a living, and—more impor- where. tantly—to learn how to live, than in this Accredited by the Transnational special place which God has prepared Association of Christian Colleges and and maintained. Schools, Bob Jones University is well known for its strong spiritual training Whatever the Bible and robust academic programs. Our graduates serve the Lord across all says is true. vocations. The University gives special empha- They are Christian workers, trades- sis to the Bible, church administration, men, lawyers, doctors, teachers and missions, evangelism, pastoral training, business executives. They are recog- theology, history, education, languages nized as having what it takes to excel in (both ancient and modern), literature a turbulent world. They are in demand and fine arts—music, speech and drama. for their vocational skills, their spiri- Every undergraduate student in the tual steadfastness and their personal University takes a course in the Division character. They are prepared for what- of Bible each semester. Bob Jones ever circumstances they may meet in University offers speech, music and art life—whether those circumstances are without additional cost above academic prosperity or adversity, peace or war. tuition. We place great emphasis on The purpose of BJU’s founder, Dr. public speaking, for we believe that a Bob Jones Sr., was “to make this uni- man or woman is not properly educated versity a center of the highest academic until he or she can stand on any plat- standards and Christian culture to which form and clearly and cogently address carefully chosen young people will an audience. Bob Jones University has a spirit all its own, combining an atmosphere of culture without cold formality, of youthful enthusiasm without rowdiness, and of scholarship without mustiness. Every teacher in the University signs our orthodox creed each year. We have proved in this institution that it is pos- sible in the present day to be thorough in scholastic work and still hold to the faith of our fathers. Religiously, our testimony is: “What- ever the Bible says is true.” Standing firmly for and aggressively contend- ing for the great foundations of the Christian faith, Bob Jones University is proud to be known as Fundamental in its position. We oppose all atheistic, agnostic and humanistic attacks upon the Scripture. Every class opens with prayer, and our social gatherings blend easily and naturally into times of prayer and chal- lenges from the Bible. We believe in a social life that is above reproach. In all our work and play, in personal life and social relations, we seek to be loyal to the Lord Jesus Christ. Displayed upon the Bob Jones Uni- versity crest are the words Petimus Cre- dimus, “we seek, we trust.” We seek to inculcate into our students a thirst for knowledge of the arts and sciences, and we seek to satisfy that thirst. Above all, we trust the Bible as the inspired Word of God, the Lord Jesus Christ as the only hope of the world, and His Gospel as the solution to the problems of our day. We invite you to visit us and find out for yourself why we believe Bob Jones University is “The Opportunity Place— God’s Special Place for You.” university charter he general nature and Tobject of the corpora- tion shall be to conduct an institution of learning for the general education of youth in the essen- tials of culture and the arts and sciences, giving special emphasis to the Christian religion and the ethics revealed in the Holy Scriptures; combat- ing all atheistic, agnostic, pagan and so-called scientific adulterations of the Gospel; unqualifiedly affirming and teaching the inspiration of the Bible (both the Old and the New Testaments); the creation of man by the direct act of God; the incarnation and virgin birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; His identification as the Son of God; His vicarious atonement for the sins of mankind by the shed- ding of His blood on the cross; the resurrection of His body from the tomb; His power to save men from sin; the new birth through the regeneration by the Holy Spirit; and the gift of eternal life by the grace of God. the statementmission pledge ithin the cultural and academic ob Jones University is determined Wsoil of liberal arts higher educa- Bthat no school shall excel it in the tion, Bob Jones University exists to thoroughness of its scholastic work grow Christlike character that is and, God helping it, in the thorough- scripturally disciplined, others-serving, ness of its Christian training. God-loving, Christ-proclaiming; and focused above. crestthe he scales represent Tthe proper balance of life and the fact that man weighed in God’s balances is always found wanting; the cross speaks of Christ and our redemp- tion; the Book is the Word of God; and the lamp is the light of Truth. The BJU motto, Petimus Credimus (“We seek, we trust”), underscores the Uni- versity’s foundation and purpose. We seek to in- culcate into our students a desire for knowledge of the arts and sciences, and we seek to satisfy that desire. We trust the Bible as the inspired Word of God, the Lord Jesus Christ as the only Hope of the world and His Gospel as the solution to the prob- lems of our day. christian philosophy ofeducation hristian education at BJU is a philosophy, literature and art—all as Cspiritual ministry that has as its reflective of the work of God intersect- purpose to further the process of ing with the work of man. The student spiritual development in the image of develops a worldview coherent with the God. BJU endeavors to teach students work of God in his life. to know God and to imitate Him in His he work of God in a student’s life is character and in His works. This Ta process of his imitating God in his commitment embraces all that is done character and service. Accordingly, BJU in and out of the classroom. Knowledge faculty and administration urge students of the written Word of God, the Bible, onward in this process and provide an remains at the center. The disciplinary environment structured toward this studies radiate from this center as purpose. As in secular education, the studies of God’s works. Biblical truth is environment of Christian education is not confined to the required courses in artificially selective, including elements the Bible but is diffused throughout the favorable to its purpose and suppress- curriculum. ing those unfavorable to it. BJU does et to know God implies more than not apologize for the prescriptiveness of Yjust knowledge about God. The the educational experience here. Its knowledge of God that is unique to character goals require it. Christian education is a personal BJU also provides students with ministry knowledge that begins with repentance opportunities so it becomes natural to of sin and faith in Jesus Christ as them to live out their beliefs in Savior and develops through service to God and to obedience to and commu- others. Students are nion with God. To know requested to have God is to be born into weekend ministries the family of God and of various sorts in to live in fellowship the immediate area with Him. With this or in surrounding knowledge as the states. The Univer- starting point, student sity keeps before all attention is directed its students their outward to the full responsibility to range of natural facts God and to the and human experi- surrounding world. ence, and to formula- tions of that experi- ence in history and institutionalgoals As a Christian educational institution, Bob Jones University seeks by God’s enabling: To inspire regenerated students to know, love and serve Jesus Christ To strengthen each student’s belief in the truths of God’s Word To develop in students Christlike character through disciplined, Spirit-filled living To direct students toward a biblical life view that integrates God’s Truth into practical Christian living To prepare students to excel intellectually and vo- cationally by offering diverse academic programs rooted in biblical truth and centered on a liberal arts core To develop in students the cultural breadth and social skills that enhance their lives and also equip them to communicate biblical truth effectively To instill in students a compelling concern for reaching the unconverted with the saving truth of the Gospel of Christ To implant in students an eagerness for vital involvement in the life and ministry of a biblically faithful local congregation To develop educational materials and services that extend these objectives beyond the university campus 1.