Greater Love School of Ministry and Leadership Institute Inc. is an independent accredited private school for religious purpose. Our programs of study in Theology, Pastoral Studies, Biblical Studies and other ministerial training are for the purpose of equipping ministers and Christians for Christian service. To insure its religious freedom Greater Love School of Ministry and Leadership Institute Inc. (GLSOM), is not accredited by USDOE nor is it a mandate for religious private institutions. Greater Love School of Ministry has approval and has met compliance through Georgia Non-Public Postsecondary Education Commission for religious exemption to operate the school. It has been granted legal authority in the State of Georgia to issue certificates, diplomas, and degrees of a religious nature.
Greater Love School of Ministry and Leadership Institute Inc. is a registered business in good standing with the Georgia Secretary of State. It also has approval with the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization..
Greater Love School of Ministry and Leadership Institute Inc. is associated with the following religious agencies:
Affiliate Theological Seminary/Christian Bible Institute & Seminary
Accredited Member of American Accrediting Association of Theological Institutions
Accredited Member of Global Christian Schools Network
Certified Member of the National Bible College Association
Accredited Member of Accrediting Commission for Biblical Higher Education
National Christian Counselors Association (Certified Academic Institute)
International Congress of Churches and Ministries (Approved Institution)
International Board of Christian Care (Certified Member)
Board of Professional & Pastoral Care (Certified Member)
American Chaplains Association (Certified Member)
Georgia Christian Counseling Association (Certified Member)
A number of fully accredited schools have accepted students with credits and/or degrees from. For a list of schools that have accepted Greater Love School of Ministry students in the past, please call our offices. Transference of credit cannot be guaranteed as all credit transfers are at the discretion of the accepting institution.
Degrees awarded by Greater Love School of Ministry are legal in that they represent the completion of a prescribed course of study by a religious institution. The affiliate Board of Regents and the Board of Directors of the school has decided that the school will seek to maintain its independent nature with accreditation from non-secular organizations.
The purpose of accreditation is to:
- Certify that an institution has met the established standards of excellence;
- Assist prospective students in identifying reputable and legitimate institutions, which, offer
degree programs that will meet their needs and goals;
- Allow institutions to evaluate the acceptability of transfer credits into their own curricula programs.
Greater Love School of Ministry (GLSOM) does not offer or accept federal or state loan programs. The School operates and maintains its compliance under the Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Act.
Articulation Agreements
Greater Love School of Ministry is currently pursuing articulation agreements with several different national and regionally accredited universities for purposes of credit transfer or higher levels of learning beyond the undergraduate programs.
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