The Process of Authentic Accreditation!

Any Academy, Seminary, Bible Institute, Christian College, Faith-Based Organization and/or etc. who request "Accreditation" will make application to our Regional Records Office.  After a substantial preliminary compliance and self-study report from the inquiring learning institution, it will be determined if the school is operating legally and run effectively and legitimately.  It will be granted Provisional Accreditation Status upon satisfactory determination. 

Typically, this step will take approximately two (2) months.  When completed this endorsement will be recommended to the Collegial Council.  Next, a second (2nd) self-study report must be forwarded to the Council Regional Records Office for evaluation.  Self-study reports must be documented at regular intervals (every four (4) months) throughout the year.  A compliance outlining provisions for Authentic Accreditation will be provided to all Christian learning Institutions for completion and evaluation.  After evaluation, and, normally following at least three (3) months, the school will be advanced from Provisional Accreditation to the status of Accreditation.  Status of Accreditation simply means that your institution is worthy of accreditation under the standards, guidelines, and methods of administration of the American Council on Religious Training, LTD. 

This "worthy" can range up to three (3) months before "Authentic Accreditation" is awarded.  Once a school is authentically accredited, it may be visited by inspection teams at infrequent intervals (every 1 to 5 years) to examine if it is still "worthy" of its requested Accreditation status.  The status is always subject to review.

The "recognized" Administration & Authority Compliances within the Christian Doctrine Arts & Letters and the Denomination Laws & Canons.  The government and leadership concerning Christianity provided by a system of succession of governors and overseers, (the Presbyters & Bishops) to see that the teachings were correctly taught.  The "recognized" teachings, worship, and administration are the three links which have kept the Church of Christ alive, among both the Hierarchy and Laity working hand in hand in mutual respect so that the light of Divine Revelation should illuminate the precedent teachings which started many centuries back and have come down to us and remain undefiled.