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Accreditation

St. Stephen's College is accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of The Association of Theological Schools and is approved to offer the following degrees:

Doctor of Ministry (all streams)
Master of Psychotherapy and Spirituality (all streams)
Master of Theological Studies (all streams)

St. Stephen's College is approved by the Commission on Accrediting of The Association of Theological Schools to offer Comprehensive Distance Education.

The Art Therapy programs at St. Stephen’s College meet the Educational Standards of the Canadian Art Therapy Association (CATA). Approved programs include:

MPS (Art Therapy stream)
Post-Master’s Art Therapy Diploma

In partnership with the Alberta Consortium for Supervised Pastoral Education, St. Stephen’s offers Clinical Psychospiritual Education that is accredited by the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care / Association canadienne de soins spirituels (CASC/ACSS).

St. Stephen’s is an approved Designated Learning Institution (DLI) registered with the Province of Alberta. The Designated Learning Institution (DLI) number for St. Stephen's College is O19391057115. The following graduate-level Designated Learning Programs are eligible to receive international students:

Doctor of Ministry (two streams)
Master of Psychotherapy and Spirituality (two streams)
Master of Theological Studies (three streams)
Post-Master’s Art Therapy Diploma
Graduate Certificates (five in total)

As a divinity school, St. Stephen’s College is categorized by the Province of Alberta as a private post-secondary institution. The Government of Alberta Ministry of Advanced Education (Campus Alberta Quality Council) does not review or approve degrees in divinity.

Statement of Educational Effectiveness

St. Stephen’s quantifies educational effectiveness using measures arising from internal data gathering, and which are reported on annually for surveys conducted by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS). The quality of the educational experience as well as the effectiveness of the entire institution is of paramount importance to faculty and staff in providing an educational experience that is highly valued by students.

Statement of Educational Effectiveness (November 2022)

The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS)

The Commission on Accrediting

10 Summit Park Drive

Pittsburgh, PA 15275 USA

Phone: 412-788-6505

Fax: 412-788-6510

Website: www.ats.edu