Bob Jones University

Date: Mar 24 2006
Major: Accounting (This Major's Salary over time)
The education at BJU is a good one if you make it all 4 years. They truly prepared me for my field of work and I had many job offers when I graduated.

However, the "spiritual training" is simply awful. Unfortunately BJU is no longer relevant to the culture. 70 years ago—maybe. Not now. They just want to be separate, and pride themselves in no longer being relevant. If you don't comply to there definition of a Christian and how a Christian should act then the chances are you're not a Christian.

They are constantly expelling students to keep the "purity" of the campus and student body. Purity being defined as total adherence to the rules and whole BJU system. You are encouraged (and then put in leadership)when you turn someone in for breaking a rule. Like the military you then get demerits for breaking the rules. Forgiveness and grace are substituted for punishment and consequences.

The Apostle Paul says "I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some." BJU says "I remain pure and rigid and try to convert men to be like me" Of course the quote above was from the NIV which all good BJU folk know is full of translation errors and is not allowed to be used in the pulpit.

20 years later and I am still embarrassed to tell people where I received my education. Don't make the same mistake.