Accreditation & Approvals

Alaska

Dallas Theological Seminary is exempt from authorization as an online distance delivered program and does not have a physical presence in the state of Alaska.

Arkansas

Dallas Theological Seminary has received a Letter of Exemption from Certification issued by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education to offer non-academic or church-related courses and grant non-academic awards or church-related degrees.

Tennessee

Dallas Theological Seminary is authorized for operation as a postsecondary educational institution by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. In order to view detailed job placement and completion information on the programs offered by Dallas Theological Seminary, please visit www.tn.gov/thec and click on the Authorized Institutions Data button.

Credits earned at Dallas Theological Seminary may not transfer to another educational institution. Credits earned at another educational institution may not be accepted by Dallas Theological Seminary. You should obtain confirmation that Dallas Theological Seminary will accept any credits you have earned at another educational institution before you execute an enrollment contract or agreement. You should also contact any educational institutions that you may want to transfer credits earned at Dallas Theological Seminary to determine if such institutions will accept credits earned at Dallas Theological Seminary prior to executing an enrollment contract or agreement. The ability to transfer credits from Dallas Theological Seminary to another educational institution may be very limited. Your credits may not transfer and you may have to repeat courses previously taken at Dallas Theological Seminary if you enroll in another educational institution. You should never assume that credits will transfer to or from any educational institution. It is highly recommended and you are advised to make certain that you know the transfer of credit policy of Dallas Theological Seminary and of any other educational institutions you may in the future want to transfer the credits earned at Dallas Theological Seminary before you execute an enrollment contract or agreement.

Virginia

Dallas Theological Seminary is certified to operate in the state of Virginia by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. Classes meet at McLean Bible Church, (Prince William Campus), 10002 Battleview Parkway, Manassas, VA 20109.

Dallas Theological Seminary is associated with the following:

• Evangelical Training Association (ETA)
• Jerusalem University College
• Institute of Theological Studies (ITS)

In an effort to assess the effectiveness of its educational programs, Dallas Theological Seminary tracks persistence rates, graduation rates, and placement information for all its educational programs. Since the majority of graduate theological institutions track such effectiveness data in a variety of ways, the following information is designed only to give interested individuals and the seminary’s constituents information about the seminary and should not be used as a comparison, either good or bad, to the effectiveness of other seminaries and graduate-level theological institutions.

Persistence

DTS tracks persistence and graduation rates for its master’s-level degree programs. The persistence rates are a measure of the number of students that continue in a seminary degree program three years after initial matriculation into the seminary. Of master’s students initially matriculating from fall 2005 through fall 2015, 62% continued or graduated after three years. Within that group, 73% of Master of Theology (ThM) students (the seminary’s flagship, four-year, ministry-preparation degree program) continued after three years. The seminary’s goal is to increase the persistence for all master’s programs to 68% for the 2006–2016 reporting period and to 74% for the ThM program. The seminary’s minimum threshold of acceptability for persistence rate is 55% for all master’s programs.

Graduation Rates

Graduation rates are a measure of the number of students who actually graduated with a DTS degree within eight years of initial matriculation. Eight years is the upper time limit within which a student must complete a program of study. Of the master’s-level students initially matriculating from fall 2005 through fall 2011, 54% graduated within eight years. Within that group, 63% of students matriculating into the ThM earned their degree within eight years. The seminary has set a goal of increasing the graduation rate for all master’s-level students matriculating from fall 2006 through fall 2012 to 58%, and for the ThM for the same period to 64%. The seminary’s minimum threshold of acceptability for graduation rate is 45% for all master’s programs.

Placement Information

The seminary also tracks the percentage of known graduates who are in various categories of employment within a specified number of months of graduation. Of the graduates in 2018 whose ministry placements are known to the seminary, 42% are working in church ministry, 30% in parachurch ministry, 4% in missions, 10% in education, 12% in secular employment, and 2% are students in doctoral and other programs. Excluding those in secular employment, 87% of the seminary’s graduates are either in some form of ministry or pursuing further education for ministry. Further evidence that graduates of the seminary are prepared for a lifetime of ministry can be seen from an overview of the seminary’s 15,146 living alumni. Of those for whom the seminary has the information, 32% are working in church ministry, 19% in parachurch ministries, 13% in education, 6% in missions, 18% in secular work, and 12% are retired. The seminary has set a goal of increasing the ministry placement rate (i.e., excluding those in secular employment) to 88%. The seminary’s minimum threshold of acceptability for placement in some form of ministry or pursuing further education for ministry is 75% for all master’s programs.