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Bethany Theological Seminary

615 National Road West
Richmond, IN 47374
p: 765-983-1800
f: 765-983-1840
Member Status: 
Accredited
(Criteria for Accreditation Decisions)
Denomination: 
Church of the Brethren
Statement of Educational Effectiveness
Member School Representatives:
President:
Jeffrey W Carter
765-983-1803
Academic Dean and Professor:
Steven J Schweitzer
765-983-1815
Commission Staff Liaison: 
Lester Edwin Ruiz
Fall 2018 Data:
Enrollment: 
46 (23.4 FTE)
Faculty Full Time FTE: 
7
Faculty Part Time FTE: 
1.5
Total Faculty FTE: 
8.5
Approved Degrees: 
MA (Theology), MDiv
Approved for Comprehensive Distance Education: 
yes
Year of Initial Accreditation: 
1940
Year-term of Last Comprehensive Evaluation Visit: 
2016-fall
Year-term of Next Comprehensive Evaluation Visit: 
2026-fall
Year-month (subject) of next report back(s): 
2019-11 (Planning and Evaluation), 2022-11 (Exception to Degree Program Requirement)
Accreditation Notes: 
In June 2018, the Board of Commissioners approved an exception to residency requirements, thereby allowing for reduction of the one-year residency requirement for MDiv students enrolled either in campus-based hybrid courses or at the seminary's partial-degree Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center extension site (Elizabethtown College, 1 Alpha Drive, Elizabethtown, PA 17022); these students will be expected to take a minimum of 4 courses at the main campus.