Course · LIA 105

ACU Foundations and Biblical Worldview

A liberal arts integration course at Arizona Christian University.

Credits
3 Credits
Level
Undergraduate
Format
Lecture + discussion
Typical Terms
Fall, Spring

Course Description

This course introduces incoming students to Arizona Christian University, including who we are, how we live, and what we believe. Course content includes presentation of the University liberal arts philosophy and curriculum, mission and vision, community covenant, and University core commitments. Additionally, the course presents systematic worldview training designed to equip students to discern and understand the contemporary culture within a biblical worldview context, to recognize competing worldviews in contemporary culture, and to develop strategies for taking the biblical worldview to the culture in an engaging, relevant, creative, and uncompromised way.

Taught By

Offered 2026-2027: Fall Traditional · 2026-2027: Spring Traditional.

Prerequisites

  • See Catalog Prerequisite Notes

Corequisites

  • None

Learning Outcomes

1

Engage the Course Material

Build a working understanding of acu foundations and biblical worldview as the course's central subject.

2

Apply Discipline Methods

Use the methods, vocabulary, and frameworks of the discipline to address course problems.

3

Connect Course Content

Connect this course's content to broader work in the discipline and related fields.

4

Demonstrate Course Competencies

Demonstrate the specific competencies the course is designed to develop.

Biblical Worldview Connection

A Biblical Worldview treats the liberal arts — language, history, ideas — as serious territory worth careful study. This course is shaped by that conviction.

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