Accreditation
Accreditation is a priority for St. John the Beloved Seminary, a new school launched in 2010. The seminary’s Board of Directors and administration are firmly and passionately committed to achieving accreditation with an agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Each step in the accreditation process helps St. John the Beloved develop standards of excellence that benefit our students and their ministries.
We understand that there are many online options for Theological Study and we at St. John the Beloved would like to caution all prospective students to be aware of programs that claim accreditation. In your search for higher education and training, you may encounter “degree mills” – dubious providers of educational offerings or operations that offer certificates and degrees that may be considered bogus. You may also encounter “accreditation mills” – dubious providers of accreditation and quality assurance that may offer a certification of quality of institutions without a proper basis.
Degree mills and accreditation mills mislead and harm. In the United States, degrees and certificates from mills may not be acknowledged by other institutions when students seek to transfer or go to graduate school. Employers may not acknowledge degrees and certificates from degree mills when providing tuition assistance for continuing education. “Accreditation” from an accreditation mill can mislead students and the public about the quality of an institution. In the presence of degree mills and accreditation mills, students may spend a good deal of money and receive neither an education nor a useable credential.
Saint John the Beloved Accreditation Timeline and Progress
February 2011: Formal process begins with Maryland State Department of Education
May 2011: Formal Request to operate as a Non-Public School (required before accreditation application can be finalized)
We understand that there are many online options for Theological Study and we at St. John the Beloved would like to caution all prospective students to be aware of programs that claim accreditation. In your search for higher education and training, you may encounter “degree mills” – dubious providers of educational offerings or operations that offer certificates and degrees that may be considered bogus. You may also encounter “accreditation mills” – dubious providers of accreditation and quality assurance that may offer a certification of quality of institutions without a proper basis.
Degree mills and accreditation mills mislead and harm. In the United States, degrees and certificates from mills may not be acknowledged by other institutions when students seek to transfer or go to graduate school. Employers may not acknowledge degrees and certificates from degree mills when providing tuition assistance for continuing education. “Accreditation” from an accreditation mill can mislead students and the public about the quality of an institution. In the presence of degree mills and accreditation mills, students may spend a good deal of money and receive neither an education nor a useable credential.
Saint John the Beloved Accreditation Timeline and Progress
February 2011: Formal process begins with Maryland State Department of Education
May 2011: Formal Request to operate as a Non-Public School (required before accreditation application can be finalized)
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