BJU Press
BJU Press (Bob Jones University Press) · Grades K3-12 (PreK-12)
The gold-standard traditional Christian curriculum: complete, rigorous, classroom-grade for every subject K-12, run as textbook kits or video distance learning. Protestant, conservative.
Varies by grade & format (per-subject kits to full-grade bundles; video/distance learning higher; payment plans on $350+)
Overview
BJU Press is a complete, rigorous, classroom-grade Christian curriculum covering every subject K-12, from a publisher with decades of track record. 'Biblical Worldview Shaping' (Creation/Fall/Redemption) runs through every subject. You can run it two ways: traditional textbook kits with a deep teacher's edition, or the Homeschool Hub video distance-learning option where expert teachers deliver the lessons — the reason many families choose it for upper-level math and science they don't feel equipped to teach. Cathy Duffy names several BJU courses Top Picks (elementary science, K5-6 math, Biology) and praises its balanced methods and strong biblical integration. The honest frictions: the teacher's-edition load is heavy for multi-kid families (BJU now offers simplified Teacher Edition Companions), it's formal rather than relaxed, and it's explicitly Protestant and academically conservative.
Strengths
- •Complete, rigorous K-12 in every subject from a decades-proven publisher
- •Two delivery modes: textbook kits OR expert-taught video courses (Homeschool Hub) that 'do the teaching for you'
- •Strong, effective biblical worldview integration across subjects
- •Several Cathy Duffy Top Picks within the line (elementary science, K5-6 math, Biology)
- •Detailed teacher's editions walk new homeschool parents through hard subjects
- •Flexible buying; 0% payment plans on $350+; free shipping
Limitations
- •Teacher's-edition load is heavy — harder for families juggling several grades (Teacher Edition Companions help)
- •Formal and structured, not relaxed or interest-led
- •Cost adds up, especially distance learning for multiple children
- •Higher-level science assumes a classroom lab environment (lab DVDs/kits mitigate)
- •Explicitly Protestant and academically conservative — not a fit for secular or progressive homes
Best fit for
Conservative Protestant families wanting a complete, rigorous, classroom-grade curriculum; families who want expert video teachers for upper-level math and science; parents who want a biblical worldview woven through every subject
The honest read
BJU Press is the gold-standard traditional Christian curriculum: a complete, rigorous, classroom-grade program for every subject, K-12, from a publisher that's been doing this for decades. You can run it two ways. The textbook kits give you a student text plus a genuinely deep teacher's edition — everything's there, but that depth is also the catch, because getting through it for several kids at once is real work. Or you hand the teaching to BJU's video instructors through the Homeschool Hub, which is why so many families choose it for the upper-level math and science they don't feel equipped to teach themselves. It's openly, thoroughly Protestant and academically conservative — a feature for families who want a biblical worldview woven through every subject, a dealbreaker for those who don't. It isn't relaxed or interest-led; it's structured and formal by design. For a family that wants academic rigor and Christian worldview in one complete package, few programs are more proven.
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The gold-standard traditional Christian curriculum: complete, rigorous, classroom-grade for every subject K-12, run as textbook kits or video distance learning. Protestant, conservative.
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BJU Press
Varies by grade & format (per-subject kits to full-grade bundles; video/distance learning higher; payment plans on $350+)