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Westminster Seminary California has long recognized the value
of the accreditation process both as a means of institutional
self-evaluation and improvement and of external attestation of
educational quality to students, constituency, and other
academic institutions. We also recognize that for various
reasons (recent founding of an institution, location in a nation
lacking accreditation processes, principial reservations about
the accreditation process) certain institutions may lack
accreditation by a recognized association and yet maintain
academic standards comparable to those found in accredited
institutions. Since such institutions cannot offer reliable
third-party evaluation and attestation of their academic
standards, Westminster Seminary California exercises caution in
evaluating applications and/or requests for transfer credit from
graduates of such institutions. Graduates of unaccredited
institutions are admitted initially on probation.
In order to evaluate whether a degree from an unaccredited
institution meets the standards required for admission,
applicants must submit the following, in addition to general
admission requirements:
- A catalogue of the unaccredited institution granting the
student's degree.
- If the institution is in the United States, a copy of
the document attesting authorization to grant degrees by the
State Board of Education. Such authorization is not
equivalent to accreditation in the evaluation of adherence
to accepted academic standards, but it does show that the
institution has offered evidence of its educational purpose
and financial responsibility.
- A document indicating the institutions from which
faculty have received graduate degrees, and identifying
which faculty members are full-time (if not clearly stated
in the catalogue).
- A list of accredited institutions that have admitted
graduates of the unaccredited institution and/or accepted
its courses for transfer credit.
- Two examples of assigned course work submitted to the
institution.
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