service providers: Proquest (ebrary) and EBSCO." Degree programs In its December 2016 decision, the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education granted Sattler College the ability to grant the following degrees: Bachelor of Science in Business Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Bachelor of Science in Human Biology Bachelor of Arts in Biblical and Religious Studies Bachelor of Arts in History The college has announced that, "within ten years [by 2028], we plan to seek authorization to also offer programs in Civil Engineering, English, Education, Journalism, Mathematics, Physics, and Social Sciences." Religious affiliation The college is named after Michael Sattler, a sixteenth-century Anabaptist Christian martyr. Though the school is aligned with the theology of Conservative Anabaptism, it is not affiliated with a particular denomination; Sattler College espouses principles from the early church and looks to the example of persecuted Christians. Michael Sattler believed in the power of redemptive love and emulated the early church and Anabaptist groups by following Jesus's instruction to love one's enemies. The Three C's One of Sattler College's self-proclaimed distinctives is its focus on "The Three C's": Core, Christian Character, and Cost. Core Sattler requires an extensive core curriculum based on the liberal arts, including writing, history, biology, and math. Students will also be required to take religion courses on Christianity. These courses include learning Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Greek, church history, and studying the basics of Christianity. Sattler's core curriculum courses include: Foundations of Christian Faith BRS 101 Fundamental Texts of Christianity: The Old and New Testaments BRS 201 Christian Doctrines BRS 203 Apologetics Science BIO 101 Principles of Biology Mathematics MAT 102 Statistics and Data Science Humanities (An Integrated Study of History, Philosophy, Literature, and Art) HUM 201 The History, Philosophy, Literature, and Art of the Ancient World HUM 202 The History, Philosophy, Literature, and Art of Medieval & Renaissance Europe HUM 203 The History, Philosophy, Literature, and Art of the Modern Era HUM 220 The History, Philosophy, Literature, and Art of Early Christianity Social Sciences IGA 401 Global Poverty & World Change Language and Communication LNG 101 Academic Writing and Oral Communication LNG 102-103 Elementary Biblical Greek I and II LNG 104-105 Elementary Biblical Hebrew I and II Christian Character Kuruvilla says that the average student "after four years of college, is worse off when it comes to issues like pornography addiction, drug use, cheating and promiscuity." The college says it will focus