Denver Seminary

ACCREDITATION Association of Theological Schools 10 Summit Park Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15275 Phone: 412-788-6505 Fax: 412-788-6510 www.ats.edu Since 1971 Denver Seminary has been an accredited member of the Association of Theological Schools, the only professional accrediting agency for seminaries in the United States and Canada. The Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools has approved the following degree programs: Master of Divinity (MDiv) Master of Arts in Christian Formation (MA in Christian Formation) Master of Arts in Counseling (MA in Counseling) Master of Arts in Counseling Ministries (MA in Counseling Ministries) Master of Arts in Theology, Justice, and Social Advocacy (MA in Theology, Justice, and Social Advocacy) Master of Arts in Leadership (MA in Leadership) Master of Arts (MA) Master of Theology (ThM) Doctor of Ministry (DMin) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) ATS has also approved Denver Seminary for comprehensive distance education. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Higher Learning Commission 230 S. LaSalle St., Suite 7-500 Chicago, IL 60604-1413 800-621-7440 www.hlcommission.org Denver Seminary is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), a regional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Denver Seminary was one of the first independent graduate schools of theology to be granted regional accreditation by this organization. The Doctor of Ministry degree was approved in 1978. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs 500 Montgomery Street, Suite 350 Alexandria, VA 22314 www.cacrep.org Denver Seminary's Master of Arts in Counseling program received accreditation in 1997 from the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education programs (CACREP) as a Community Counseling program. This program has maintained its accreditation, becoming a Clinical Mental Health Counseling program in July of 2012. The Master of Arts in Counseling with a School Counseling concentration first received its accreditation in 2021. Denver Seminary was the first seminary to receive this accreditation. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) ACPE-The Standard for Spiritual Care and Education We Work, Floor 4, 120 West Trinity Place Decatur, GA 30030 404-320-1472 www.acpe.edu The Denver Seminary CPE Center is solely accredited to offer CPE training by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education and has been accredited by the same organization as a Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Center. The Center offers CPE Level I, Level II, and Certified Educator Candidate education CPE units for matriculated Denver Seminary students. It is the first evangelical seminary to receive this designation. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Institutional Approvals Denver Seminary has been approved by the following government organizations: • Department of Education Since 1954 the Education Directory of the Office of Education has carried Denver Seminary's name as a government-recognized school of theology. This approval is basic to recognition in a number of other areas. • Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Denver Seminary is authorized under federal law to enroll nonresident alien students. • Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force Denver Seminary is approved by the United States Army, Navy, and Air Force for the training of chaplains in their respective branches.

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