ERIC Number: ED468778
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2002
Pages: 521
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ISSN: ISSN-0362-1472
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The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada Bulletin, 2002. Parts 1, 2:A, [and] 3.
Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, Pittsburgh, PA.
This volume of the Bulletin provides detailed information about the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) in the United States and Canada. The ATS Constitution is presented and its dues structure is outlined. A second section discusses procedures related to membership and accreditation. Standards of accreditation are described in a third section, beginning with general institutional standards about purpose and mission, teaching and scholarship, faculty and students, and resources and institutional characteristics. Degree program standards are also described, including those for basic programs oriented toward ministerial leadership and general theological studies and advanced programs in those areas. Eleven policy statements of the ATS are attached. The second part of the Bulletin is intended for general use and lists all institutions that held membership in the ATS at the time of its printing. There are three categories of membership in the Association: accredited membership, candidate for accredited membership, and associate membership. The member schools are listed alphabetically by membership category. The membership list provides brief descriptions of the institutional and organizational resources for graduate theological education and identifies schools by church or denominational designations. The third part of the Bulletin contains a report on the 43rd biennial meeting of the Association (2001). The report opens with the meeting agenda and lists participants in the program and then presents the reports of the Executive Committee, Treasurer, and Commission on Accrediting. Proposed changes to the Constitution and procedures and standards are outlined. Committee and program reports for 13 committees are summarized, and the report of the Fund for Theological Education, Inc. is attached. (SLD)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Colleges, Educational Policy, Higher Education, Special Degree Programs, Standards, Theological Education
Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, 10 Summit Park Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1103. Tel: 412-788-6505; Fax: 412-788-6510; Web site: http://www.ats.edu.
Publication Type: Reference Materials - Directories/Catalogs; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, Pittsburgh, PA.
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