[TaxRelief]

I was referring to "PHCC", not the course offerings.

However, you are absolutely correct. The course offerings in Science and Math are virtually nonexistent.

In this day and age, those involved in government policy, at a minimum, need a solid foundation in probability, statistics, calculus, differential equations and physics. In a society that argues the merit of every case and political position based on scientific "studies" and research, it is critical that politicians of the future have the basics required to distinguish between BS and fact.

I am surprised that the founders of Patrick Henry College have made such a glaring omission.

[Doctor Stochastic]

The real problem is that these guys are going to make decisions on feasibility of missile defence, NASA's Moon and Mars exploration, allocation of funds in the NIH, etc. Sure, they can hire a scientist to do the work, but how can they judge the results? Do they just pick results that they feel good about?

[cyclotic]

Being a new and very small school, PHC is not looking to be a science powerhouse, hence not needing a strong math and science department.

They do have law, political science and a number of other similar liberal arts type programs. One of the cool things is that each evening, the entire student body meets in a common area for a town hall debate session. (that sounds worth the price of admission right there)

If I'm correct, PHC students have recently won a number of national debate competitions

[Law]

The course offerings in Science and Math are virtually nonexistent. In this day and age, those involved in government policy, at a minimum, need a solid foundation in probability, statistics, calculus, differential equations and physics. In a society that argues the merit of every case and political position based on scientific "studies" and research, it is critical that politicians of the future have the basics required to distinguish between BS and fact. I am surprised that the founders of Patrick Henry College have made such a glaring omission.

PHC can't teach every important subject from the beginning -- or even in the first four years. It's better to teach a small number of things well than many things poorly, and PHC has been very judicious in its initial choices, given its limited resources.