Westminster Theological Seminary is in the process of an institutional Self-Study, the decennial affirmation of accreditation for the Association of Theological Schools, the national accreditation agency for theological schools in the United States and Canada. The purpose of the Self-Study is to advance Westminster’s self-understanding and self-improvement. This process is used to deepen our understanding of how well our programs and services accomplish our mission and goals and meet the accreditation standards.

A Self-Study Steering Committee, consisting of a director and ten members, including faculty, staff, and a board member, has been appointed and has been engaged in this process since December 2009. Each Steering Committee member is assigned a specific accreditation standard and has formed a subcommittee involving students, staff, faculty, and board members. The subcommittees are evaluating a particular area of the institution through the lens of Westminster’s mission statement, related to the assigned standards. The conclusion of this evaluation is compiled in the Self-Study Report, an approximately 100 page single-spaced document that will be submitted to ATS in July 2011. This report will be the guide for a team of external peer evaluators who will visit Westminster’s London location September 5, 2011 and the Philadelphia campus October 10-13, 2011.

In preparation for the visiting committee and in response to the ATS Policy Manual, Westminster is inviting comment in writing concerning Westminster’s qualifications for accreditation. These comments will be made available to the visiting committee.

See Below for the Online Survey

You may also submit your comments in writing to:

Westminster Theological Seminary
Attention: Becky Lippert, Director of Institutional Assessment and Accreditation
P.O. Box 27009
Philadelphia, PA 19118

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