MSCHE Public Statement Regarding the Non-compliance Action
El Seminario Evangelico de Puerto Rico is an Accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) www.msche.org. El Seminario Evangelico de Puerto Rico accreditation status is Non-Compliance Probation. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on November 16, 2023, was to place it on probation. MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
Currently, the institution and all task forces, including the Board of Directors, are working hard to remedy this deficiency and comply with MSCHE’s Standard VI (Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement) as soon as possible. It is in our interest that the institution reaches the notice of compliance soon. We reaffirm our desire to provide a quality education that responds to the needs of our people, churches, and students.
ATS Public Statement Regarding the Non-compliance Action
El Seminario Evangelico de Puerto Rico is an Accredited institution and a member of the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) www.ats.edu. El Seminario Evangelico de Puerto Rico member status is Accredited on Probation. The ATS Board of Commissioners met in Pittsburgh, PA on February 5 and 6, 2024, and included in its agenda our institution, the Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico (SEPR), which is currently in probationary status. As a result of the above, the Board of Commissioners requires an Instructional Plan that meets the requirements described in ATS Policies and Procedures, III. L.2. The Board of Commissioners voted to recognize the notification action taken by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) received on November 20, 2023, to place SEPR on probation due to concerns related to planning, resources, and institutional improvement.
Currently, the institution and all task forces, including the Board of Directors, are working hard to remedy this deficiency and comply with all requirements of the ATS. It is in our interest that the institution reaches the notice of compliance soon. We reaffirm our desire to provide a quality education that responds to the needs of our people, churches, and students.