ABOUT: ACCREDITATION & RECOGNITION

Texas Baptist Institute and Seminary is accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education Commission on Accreditation (5850 T. G. Lee Blvd., Ste. 130, Orlando, FL 32822, 407.207.0808) to grant certificates and degrees at the Associate, Baccalaureate, Master’s, and Doctoral levels. ABHE is a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accrediting agency based in Orlando, Florida.

Click here to visit the ABHE website.

Texas Baptist is also a member of and associates with the American Baptist Association of Theological Schools and cooperates in various programs to encourage quality Christian education.

Texas Baptist has received approval or an official exemption to offer online courses in the states listed below. If you are interested in taking courses, but your state is not listed, contact our office.

Arkansas*
California
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Kansas
Louisiana
Maine
Mississippi
Missouri
New Jersey
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Washington**
West Virginia

*Texas Baptist has received a Letter of Exemption from Certification issued by the Arkansas Division of Higher Education to offer non-academic or church-related training courses and degrees.

** For the purpose of in-person classes:
The Washington Student Achievement Council has determined that Texas Baptist Institute & Seminary qualifies for religious exempt status from the Degree-Granting Institutions Act for the following programs: Bible Certificate. The Council makes no evaluation of the administration, faculty, business practices, financial condition or quality of the offerings by this institution. Any person desiring information about the requirements of the act or the applicability of those requirements to the institution may contact the Council at P.O. Box 43430, Olympia, WA 98504-3430 or by email at degreeauthorization@wsac.wa.gov.

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