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| − | '''Bob Jones University''' is a [[conservative]], [[Christian]] liberal arts college in Greenville, [[South Carolina]]. | + | '''Bob Jones University''' is a [[conservative]], [[Christian]] liberal arts college in Greenville, [[South Carolina]]. It welcomes [[homeschoolers]]: 29% of its students were homeschooled among its 2007-2008 student body. |
Its Mission Statement is: Within the cultural and academic soil of liberal arts education, Bob Jones University exists to grow Christlike character that is Scripturally disciplined; others-serving; God-loving; Christ-proclaiming; and focused Above. | Its Mission Statement is: Within the cultural and academic soil of liberal arts education, Bob Jones University exists to grow Christlike character that is Scripturally disciplined; others-serving; God-loving; Christ-proclaiming; and focused Above. | ||
The Rev. Dr. [[Ian Paisley]], MP, leader of the [[Democratic Unionist Party]] and First Minister of the [[Northern Ireland]] Executive, holds an honorary doctorate from Bob Jones University. [[Billy Graham]] also attended Bob Jones University, although he ended up graduating from Wheaton College in Illinois. | The Rev. Dr. [[Ian Paisley]], MP, leader of the [[Democratic Unionist Party]] and First Minister of the [[Northern Ireland]] Executive, holds an honorary doctorate from Bob Jones University. [[Billy Graham]] also attended Bob Jones University, although he ended up graduating from Wheaton College in Illinois. | ||
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Revision as of 12:53, July 24, 2008
| Bob Jones University | |
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| City: | Greenville, South Carolina |
| Type: | Private |
| Colors: | dark blue, light blue, whtie |
| Website: | http://www.bju.edu/ |
Bob Jones University is a conservative, Christian liberal arts college in Greenville, South Carolina. It welcomes homeschoolers: 29% of its students were homeschooled among its 2007-2008 student body.
Its Mission Statement is: Within the cultural and academic soil of liberal arts education, Bob Jones University exists to grow Christlike character that is Scripturally disciplined; others-serving; God-loving; Christ-proclaiming; and focused Above.
The Rev. Dr. Ian Paisley, MP, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party and First Minister of the Northern Ireland Executive, holds an honorary doctorate from Bob Jones University. Billy Graham also attended Bob Jones University, although he ended up graduating from Wheaton College in Illinois.
Accreditation
Bob Jones, Sr., the founder of BJU, was fearful of obtaining academic accreditation for the school. Over the years, as pressure mounted on the institution to give its students the benefits of accredited degrees, the university moved towards membership in the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. Accreditation was not obtained until 2005.[1]
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