Welcome to PBU’s School of Arts and Sciences!
It has been said that "an expert is a person who knows more
and more about less and less until he knows everything about
nothing." This is obviously an exaggeration, but it does
point out the danger of excessive specialization in one field.
 PBU is a professionally-oriented university. Here we have
many specializations from which you may choose. But we make
it a point not to train mere technicians and specialists;
we recognize the importance of building life and service
on a broad base of knowledge. As a building on a narrow foundation
cannot rise very high, so a career built on a narrow educational
base is limited in effectiveness.
This is why we have a School of Arts and Sciences. While
we do not offer programs of our own, we make the programs
of all the professional schools more effective. Our core
curriculum of 48 credits is designed to do several things.
One is to help you develop skills and disciplines that will
enable you to be a credit to Christ in any calling. Another
is to introduce you to a breadth of subjects that will expand
your mental and cultural horizons and stretch your ability
to reason. We believe your lifelong effectiveness will be
due to not only what you know and are able to do but also
what kind of person you are.
Most importantly, we seek to cultivate the habit of integrating
general knowledge with the scriptural truths you receive
in your Bible and doctrine courses. In short, we try to help
you to think and act Christianly in every area of life.
Skills, discovery, discernment, balance, integration, character–these
are passions and hallmarks of the School of Arts and Sciences.
Come and join us in our quest!
 Sincerely
in Christ,
Dr. Jean Minto
Dean, School of Arts & Sciences
jminto@pbu.edu 215.702.4261
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