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Because of ACU\u2019s strong sense of mission and outstanding academic programs, it attracts high-quality faculty members from around the world. They believe their Christian commitment requires them to excel in their fields of study and to focus on teaching and mentoring students. Experienced and talented professors teach freshmen and conduct research and hands-on learning projects with undergraduate students, such as in the groundbreaking <\/span>Nuclear Energy Experimental Testing (NEXT) Lab.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.5.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.3″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto|300|||||||” custom_css_main_element=”font-weight: 400″]<\/p>\n ACU students are encouraged to share their time and talents as Christian leaders and volunteers through various service-learning opportunities on the campus, in the community and in other countries. Graduates of ACU are in high demand by employers and graduate programs because they gain knowledge and experience in their majors, and they learn to apply Christian values to their everyday decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#f0f0f0″ custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”45px||45px||true|false”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.7.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.7.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.3″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”Bebas Neue||||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#4F2170″ header_font_size=”46px” header_line_height=”1.7em” header_3_font=”Oswald|600||on|||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_text_color=”#4F2170″ header_3_font_size=”32px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.7.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.5.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/caw-2020\/files\/2020\/11\/Academic-Overview-819×960-1.jpg” title_text=”Photo by Jeremy Enlow” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.5.3″ _module_preset=”default” box_shadow_style=”preset1″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.5.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%61%%” icon_placement=”left” _builder_version=”4.7.3″ _module_preset=”default” header_line_height=”1.6em” body_font=”Roboto|300|||||||” custom_css_main_element=”font-weight: 400″]<\/p>\n arguably the top <\/span>undergraduate physics program<\/b> in the world, with unprecedented research opportunities at the nation\u2019s best nuclear physics laboratories in roles typically reserved only for graduate students and physicists with Ph.D.s;<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%61%%” icon_placement=”left” _builder_version=”4.5.3″ _module_preset=”default” header_line_height=”1.6em” body_font=”Roboto|300|||||||” custom_css_main_element=”font-weight: 400″]<\/p>\n a <\/span>business college<\/b> accredited by AACSB International, with graduates whose first-time pass rate on the CPA exam is more than double the national average;<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%61%%” icon_placement=”left” _builder_version=”4.5.3″ _module_preset=”default” header_line_height=”1.6em” body_font=”Roboto|300|||||||” custom_css_main_element=”font-weight: 400″]<\/p>\n one of only five accredited <\/span>journalism schools<\/b> affiliated with a private university (others include Baylor and Brigham Young);<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%61%%” icon_placement=”left” _builder_version=”4.5.3″ _module_preset=”default” header_line_height=”1.6em” body_font=”Roboto|300|||||||” custom_css_main_element=”font-weight: 400″]<\/p>\n a <\/span>teacher education program<\/b> whose graduates are in high demand for their hands-on expertise in bringing mobile-learning technology to the classroom;<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%61%%” icon_placement=”left” _builder_version=”4.5.3″ _module_preset=”default” header_line_height=”1.6em” body_font=”Roboto|300|||||||” custom_css_main_element=”font-weight: 400″]<\/p>\n an ATS-accredited <\/span>Graduate School of Theology<\/b> and an undergraduate <\/span>Bible, missions and ministry program<\/b> that has produced more youth ministers than any other U.S. university; 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Its professional schools and academic departments\/programs have achieved a variety of top accreditations, including the Association of Theological Schools (ATS), the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International), American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA), Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE), National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), American Chemical Society (ACS), and others.<\/span><\/p>\n ACU also is affiliated with the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, and the Lilly Fellows Program in Humanities and the Arts.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Academic OverviewBecause of ACU\u2019s strong sense of mission and outstanding academic programs, it attracts high-quality faculty members from around the world. 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