Pursue Excellence Through Divine Wisdom and Academic Distinction: All Programs at The American University of Science (AUS)

Canonical Reference Code (CRC): AUS.INS.CHR.DOF.001.V1.0

DECLARATION OF FAITH

Nescire est initium sapientiae

To not know is the beginning of wisdom

PREAMBLE

The American University of Science (AUS or the University) hereby establishes this Declaration of Faith as its irrevocable theological constitution. It defines the University’s Christian nature as a bastion of the evangelical Protestant tradition and an inheritor of historic Christian orthodoxy.

This document is written in conformity with the Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Athanasian Creed, reflecting a synthesis of precise theological inquiry and the sovereign authority of the Board of Governors. It serves as a lucid, public witness to students, faculty, administrators, and global constituencies regarding the religious identity of the University.

ARTICLE I — THE SUPREMACY AND INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE

AUS affirms the sixty-six canonical books of the Old and New Testaments as the unique, divine, plenary and verbal inspiration of God. Holy Scripture is the only infallible and authoritative Word of God, free from error of any sort in all matters with which it deals, whether scientific, historical, moral, or theological.

Scripture stands as the final architecture of truth, presiding over all academic inquiry, institutional policy, governance, and human conduct within the University.

ARTICLE II — THE TRIUNE GODHEAD

The University confesses one eternal, transcendent, and omnipotent God, existing in three distinct Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This Trinitarian unity of essence and distinction of Persons constitutes the cornerstone of the University’s intellectual, spiritual, and institutional life.

ARTICLE III — THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE FATHER

God the Father, the first Person of the Divine Trinity, is infinite Spirit—sovereign, eternal, and unchangeable in all His attributes. As the Architect of Providence and Sustainer of all creation, He is worthy of absolute honor, adoration, and institutional obedience.

ARTICLE IV — THE LORDSHIP OF THE INCARNATE SON

AUS affirms the perfect, sinless humanity and absolute, full deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, indissolubly united in one divine-human Person.

The University confesses His miraculous conception by the Holy Spirit, virgin birth, substitutionary and redemptive sacrifice for the sin of the world, literal physical death, burial, bodily resurrection, and bodily ascension into heaven. Jesus Christ alone is the eternal Son of God and the sole Redeemer of humanity.

ARTICLE V — THE AGENCY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

The Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Godhead, fully divine and personal, who convicts of sin, regenerates, indwells, and seals all believers in Christ.

The Holy Spirit empowers the faithful and distributes spiritual gifts according to His sovereign will; however, the manifestation of any particular gift is not required as evidence of salvation. He is the Divine Illuminator of truth in both sanctification and scholarly discovery throughout the University.

ARTICLE VI — BIBLICAL CREATION AND HISTORICITY

AUS affirms the special creation of the existing space-time universe and all its basic systems and kinds of organisms by the direct act of God during the six literal days of the biblical creation week.

The University further affirms the full historicity and perspicuity of the biblical record of primeval history, including:

• The literal existence of Adam and Eve as the divinely created progenitors of all people;

• The literal Fall of humanity and the resulting divine curse upon creation;

• The worldwide, cataclysmic deluge in the days of Noah;

• The origin of nations and languages at the Tower of Babel.

ARTICLE VII — REDEMPTION AND SALVATION BY GRACE

Salvation is the sovereign gift of God’s grace, provided solely on the basis of the atoning death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is received only through personal faith in His person and work, apart from human merit or works.

This redemptive truth animates the University’s mission to form graduates equipped for Gospel-centered global leadership and service.

ARTICLE VIII — SATAN AND ETERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY

AUS acknowledges the existence of a personal, malevolent being called Satan, who acts as tempter and accuser in opposition to God and His purposes.

The University affirms that a place of eternal punishment has been prepared for Satan, and that all who die outside of Christ shall be confined in conscious torment for eternity, while the redeemed shall enjoy eternal life in the presence of God. This reality grounds the University’s commitment to moral clarity and doctrinal fidelity.

ARTICLE IX — THE BLESSED HOPE AND CONSUMMATION

AUS confesses the future, personal, bodily return of Jesus Christ to judge sin, establish His eternal Kingdom, and consummate His purposes in creation and redemption with eternal rewards and punishments.

GOVERNANCE, GUARDIANSHIP, AND PERPETUAL ALIGNMENT

The governance of AUS, entrusted to its Board of Governors, constitutes a formal fiduciary stewardship of the University’s foundational governing framework. This stewardship transcends administrative obligation and establishes the enduring standard by which institutional authority is lawfully sustained.

Each provision of this codified text is subject to ongoing review and deliberate reaffirmation. Through this process, the University’s institutional identity remains faithfully aligned with its original purpose and continuing mandate, while remaining responsive to the evolving demands of higher education.

The Board of Governors conducts formal and periodic reviews of the University’s authoritative instruments to preserve alignment between institutional intent and institutional practice, ensuring that the University’s identity and direction remain sound and enduring over time.

• First Review: June 3, 2022

• First Ratification: September 3, 2022

• Most Recent Review: June 3, 2025

• Most Recent Ratification: September 3, 2025

• Review and Ratification Cycle: Annual, in perpetuity

PUBLICATION AND ACCESS

This codified text is permanently incorporated into the authoritative institutional record of the University, in whatever form issued, under the authorization of the Board of Governors. It is maintained as a public and accessible expression of the University’s institutional identity and governing commitments, ensuring faithful institutional disclosure over time.