Hartford Seminary is dually accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, and the New England Commission of Higher Education as well as being approved by the Office for Financial and Academic Affairs for Higher Education of the State of Connecticut.

The Seminary is accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, and the following degree programs are approved: the MA in Religious Studies, the MA in Transformative Leadership and Spirituality, the MA in Interreligous Studies, the MA in Chaplaincy, the MA in International Peacebuilding, the Doctor of Ministry, and the Ph.D. in Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations.

The contact information for the Commission is:

The Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
in the United States and Canada
10 Summit Park Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15275, USA.
Telephone: 412-788-6505. Fax: 412-788-6510. Website: www.ats.edu.

The Seminary is also accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education, and the following programs are approved: the MA in Religious Studies, the MA in Transformative Leadership and Spirituality, the MA in Interreligous Studies, the MA in Chaplaincy, the MA in International Peacebuilding, the Doctor of Ministry, the Ph.D. in Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations, and all of the Graduate Certificate programs.

The contact information for the Commission is:

Commission on Institutions of Higher Education
New England Commission of Higher Education
209 Burlington Road, Suite 201
Bedford, Massachusetts 01730, USA
Telephone: 781-541-5414. Website: http://cihe.neasc.org.

Statement of Educational Effectiveness

Hartford Seminary has a long history of innovative scholarship and teaching and a strong commitment to preparing reflective religious practitioners in today’s multi-faith and pluralistic world whose influence reaches far beyond the walls of churches, mosques and synagogues. Our degree and educational programs are designed to develop the leadership capacities of religious leaders who come to Hartford Seminary to take advantage of its curricular strengths in leadership development and practice of ministry interfaith dialogue, and Islamic studies and Christian- Muslim relations and also to nurture and mature individual spiritual growth.

• In the Master of Arts program, Hartford Seminary welcomes students that seek academic praxis, spiritual enrichment, and job placement.  The current graduation rate exceeds 50% with some students continuing their graduate education in Master of Divinity. While others, through our Islamic Chaplaincy program (the MARS and Graduate Certificate in Islamic Chaplaincy) have been placed as chaplains in universities, hospitals, prisons, and the military.  In the last few years, our Islamic chaplaincy graduates have been placed in some of the most prestigious universities like Princeton, Yale, Duke, Wesleyan, and Trinity.

• Hartford Seminary has a cooperative Master of Divinity program with Yale Divinity School, Boston University School of Theology, Drew Theological School, and the Chicago Theological Seminary in which students are allowed to begin their graduate theological studies at Hartford Seminary and then finish their M.Div. program at any of these institutions, if accepted.  In the last decade, 34 Cooperative M.Div. students have transferred to our partner schools to receive their MDiv. Through our Cooperative MDiv, students receive a strong theological education, especially in interfaith and leadership training, before moving on to other schools.