TO INSURE ITS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM SAINT TIMOTHY THEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE & SEMINARY, INC. IS NOT ACCREDITED BY AN ACCREDITING AGENCY RECOGNIZED BY THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF EDUCATION.
The Trustees of Saint Timothy Theological Institute & Seminary, Inc. have decided that the Seminary will not seek American Regional Accreditation from any of the Big Six Regional Accrediting Associations.
Reasons:
Regional Accreditation is a "Voluntary Process" that is not required of Religious Schools
A Regionally Accredited Degree is required for Teachers in all States and for Some State and Federal Situations. The vast majority (our opinion) of traditional employers do not require that an employee have a degree from a Regionally Accredited School.
Ministers and Religious workers do not need a degree from a Regionally Accredited School.
Individuals in Business for themselves or employed in most Trades and in many professions do not need a Regionally Accredited Degree.
Individuals in today's world have sufficient information resources to evaluate programs, schools and universities without depending on the "opinions" of accrediting associations.
REGIONAL ACCREDITING ASSOCIATIONS DO NOT GUARANTEE the quality of a school, its programs or acceptability of the Degree by any other school or employer.
Regional Accrediting Associations:
do not require Regionally Accredited Schools to accept transfer students from other Regionally Accredited Schools
do not require Regionally Accredited Schools to accept transfer credits from other Regionally Accredited Schools
do not require all classes to be taught by full Professors instead of Teaching Assistants or Graduate Students
do not require all grading to be done by full Professors instead of Teaching Assistants or Graduate Students
have little or no respect for International Degrees
- try to dictate hiring practices & attempt to influence guidelines for faculty selection
interfere with Academic Freedom on many levels
Demand a Standing Library which is not practical or necessary for a Cyber University
Regional Accrediting Associations' policies have not kept up with technology for Distance Education
As a Religious University, Saint Timothy Theological Institute & Seminary, Inc. does not wish to give any group power over its Curriculum, or other Policies.
