Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2012-2013

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2012-2013 Undergraduate Programs
and graduate education and is authorized to
award degrees at the associate, baccalaureate,
master’s, first professional and doctoral levels.
• Is accredited by the Commission on
Accreditation of the Association for Biblical
Higher Education, a North American accrediting
agency for undergraduate and graduate institu-
tions offering degrees in Bible and ministry.
• Is accredited by the Commission on
Accreditation of the Association of Theological
Schools in the United States and Canada, a
North American accrediting agency for seminar-
ies and theological graduate schools.
• Is authorized under Federal law to enroll non
immigrant alien students.
• Is recognized by the Selective Service System.
• Is chartered as a collegiate institution by the
State of South Carolina and is authorized by the
State of South Carolina to grant such degrees
as the board of trustees shall determine.
• Is a member of South Carolina Independent
Colleges and Universities.
• Is listed in Accredited Institutions of
Postsecondary Education.
• Is listed in the Education Directory (Higher
Education).
• Is approved at the graduate level for early child-
hood and elementary teacher education pro-
grams by the South Carolina Department of
Education.
• Is a member of the Higher Education Transfer
Alliance (HETA) for transcript evaluation.
• Is approved by the Certification Commission of
the Association of Christian Schools
International for the preparation of teachers for
a ministry in Christian school education and for
secondary Bible certification.
• Is approved by the State Approval Agency,
South Carolina Department of Education, State
of South Carolina, to train persons under
Chapter 31 (Vocational Rehabilitation for
Disabled Veterans), Chapter 34 (Veterans
Educational Assistance) and Chapter 35 (War
Orphans Educational Assistance) of Title 38,
United States Code.
• Holds membership in the Evangelical Training
Association.
Students or other stakeholders wishing to reach
accrediting agencies may do so by contacting
them at the following addresses:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
1866 Southern Lane
Decatur, GA 30033-4097
Tel. (404) 679-4500
Association for Biblical Higher Education
5575 S. Semoran Blvd., Suite 26
Orlando, FL 32822-1781
Tel. (407) 207-0808
The Association of Theological Schools in the
United States and Canada*
10 Summit Park Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15275
(412) 788-6505
*Seminary Accreditation Only