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Candler School of Theology of Emory University

1531 Dickey Drive
Suite 533
Atlanta, GA 30322
p: 404-727-6324
f: 404-727-3182
Member Status: 
Accredited
(Commission's Statement of Accreditation Status)
Denomination: 
United Methodist Church
Statement of Educational Effectiveness
Member School Representatives:
Mary Lee Hardin Willard Dean:
Jan Love
404-727-6324
Associate Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs:
Jonathan N Strom
404-727-4168
Commission Staff Liaison: 
Lester Edwin Ruiz
Fall 2019 Data:
Enrollment: 
470 (382.6 FTE)
Faculty Full Time FTE: 
43
Faculty Part Time FTE: 
16.25
Total Faculty FTE: 
59.25
Approved Degrees: 
DMin, Master of Religion and Public Life, Master of Religious Leadership, MDiv, MTS, ThD, ThM
Approved for Comprehensive Distance Education: 
yes
Year of Initial Accreditation: 
1938
Year-term of Last Comprehensive Evaluation Visit: 
2013-fall
Year-term of Next Comprehensive Evaluation Visit: 
2023-fall
Accreditation Notes: 
In February 2014, the Board of Commissioners approved an exception to residency requirements, thereby allowing the school to offer the DMin up to nine-tenths online. In February 2015, the Board authorized a five-year experiment involving a duration exception, which the Board concluded in June 2020, that had allowed the school to offer a 30-hour Master of Religion and Public Life.