Accreditation

The European Theological Seminary (ETS) is approved by the Ministry of Education in the State of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, as a technical college (Fachschule) for training church workers and for the purpose of financial aid (BAföG). The purpose of studies is to provide academically based yet practically oriented theological training in keeping with §3, Section 1 FHG of the Baden-Württemberg region.

The European Bible Seminary (now ETS) was a founding member of the European Pentecostal Theological Association (EPTA) as well as a member of the European Student Mission Association (ESMA) and the European Council for Theological Education (ECTE, formerly EEAA), which does not award formal academic degrees but certifies comparability of the education level.

The European Theological Seminary holds institutional accreditation from the European Council for Theological Education (ECTE) as an alternative provider of higher education (most recently reaccredited in 2021), along with program accreditation at EQF Level 6 for the Advanced Certificate in Christian Ministries, which can be attained with various fields of emphasis. ECTE accreditation of alternative providers indicates that the learning opportunities offered by ETS are compliant with the European Standards and Guidelines for higher education and attests to the level of the learning opportunities according to the QF-EHEA. Further information can be found here.

ETS offers master’s degrees (EQF level 7), accredited by Evalag in Germany, in cooperation with Lee University (Cleveland, TN, USA).  Lee University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associates, baccalaureates, masters, education specialists, and doctoral degrees. Questions about the accreditation of Lee University may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling +1 (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website, sacscoc.org.