Standards of Accreditation

General Institutional Standards

Theological schools accredited by the Board of Commissioners are different in size, structure, constituencies, patterns of governance, and diversity of degree programs. The General Institutional Standards apply across the range of diverse schools, even though they may be interpreted in slightly varying ways in different schools.

General Institutional Standards

Degree Program Standards

The Commission on Accrediting identifies its expectations and requirements for the degrees offered by member schools in the degree program standards. These standards for degree programs are intended to ensure a common understanding of the kind and quantity of academic work involved in a degree program undertaken at member schools, and to provide common public meaning for a degree, regardless of the member school that grants it.

Degree Program Standards