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Augsburg Lutheran Churches, Canadian Association of Lutheran Congregations, Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ, North American Lutheran Church, Inter/Multidenominational
Website:
Address:
PO Box 833
Brookings, SD 57006
United States
Phone:
605-692-9337
Chief Executive Officer:
Dennis D Bielfeldt
Chief Academic Officer:
Dennis D Bielfeldt
Accreditation Liaison Officer:
David R Patterson
ATS Commission Staff Liaison:
James Moore
Number of Students (FTE):
103 (41.60)
Number of Full-Time Faculty (FTE):
5 (8.00)
Member Status:
Accredited in Good Standing
School's Statement of Educational Effectiveness
Year-Term of Next Comprehensive Accreditation Visit:
2031-spring
Approved Degree Programs:
MDiv, MA, Master of Chaplain Ministries, Master of Ministry, STM, DMin, PhD
Approval to Offer Distance (Online) Education:
Comprehensive (Half or More of a Degree)
Required Reports (Year-month and Topic):
2025-09 (Governance), 2026-11 (Planning), 2026-11 (Educational Experiment), 2027-07 (Evaluation (Educational)), 2028-11 (Educational Experiment)
Additional Information:
In June 2024, the ATS Board of Commissioners approved the seminary’s PhD and approved a five-year experiment to offer this degree through a reduced residency of synchronous online courses.