Accreditation & Consumer Information

Accreditation

Wartburg Theological Seminary is accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, 10 Summit Park Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15275-1103, (412) 788-6505, www.ats.edu, and by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association, 230 South La Salle Street, Suite 7-500, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (800) 621-7740, www.hlcommission.org. The seminary is approved for the degree programs it currently offers: Master of Divinity, Master of Arts, and the Master of Arts in Diaconal Ministry. The seminary is approved by ATS for a Comprehensive Distance Education Program. The seminary was reaccredited in 2008 for a ten-year period.

Wartburg Theological Seminary has been approved by the Iowa College Student Aid Commission to participate in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA). NC-SARA is a voluntary, regional approach to state oversight of postsecondary distance education.

For more information, go to https://www.nc-sara.org/.

Consumer Information

The United States Department of Education requires participants in Title IV Federal Funding Programs to disclose the following consumer information on our website and annually to enrolled and prospective students and our campus community.

The Wartburg Theological Seminary Annual Campus Safety and Security Report & Annual Fire Safety Report are published in September annually. This is the compliance document to the Federal Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act of 1990 also known as the Clery Act, with Higher Education Amendments. Please see the full pdf of the Annual Campus Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report or see the Director of Financial Aid and Student Services to request a paper copy.

• Approved Leave of Absence Policy
• Availability of Financial Aid information
• Annual Campus Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report
• Annual Fire Safety Report
• Annual Security Report
• Biennial Drug and Alcohol Review
• Career/Job Placement Services
• Computer Use/File Sharing
• Constituent Request for Review of Academic Programs
• Contact Information for Financial Aid
  • Barb Simon | 563-589-0332 | bsimon@wartburgseminary.edu
• Copyright Infringement
• Cost of Attendance
• Disbursement of Financial Aid
• Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention
• Education Tax Credits
• Educational Program
• Educational Loan Code of Conduct
• Educational Effectiveness
• Emergency Response and Evacuation Policy
• Entrance and Exit Counseling
• Faculty
• Federal Ombudsman
• Federal, State, and Institutional Financial Aid
• Financial aid for Students Studying in an International Program
• Graduation Rates
• Instructional Facilities
• Internal External Complaint Process
• Military Activation Policy
• Notice of Nondiscrimination – Student and Community Life Handbook – Section 1.3
• Placement Rates
• Privacy Policy
• Procedures for Missing Persons
• Refund Policy: Withdrawals, Refunds
• Rights and Responsibilities for Students Receiving Aid
• Satisfactory Academic Progress
• Services for Students with Disabilities
• State Ombudsman Information
• Student Activities
• Student Average Indebtedness 
• Taxability of Financial Aid
• Terms and Conditions of Deferment
• Terms and Conditions of Loans received under the William D. Ford Direct Loan Program
• Textbook Information
• Transfer of Credits
• Tuition Refund Policy
• Vaccination Policies: Wartburg Theological Seminary does not have a vaccination policy, though we recommend vaccinations.  Certain vaccinations are required for international travel.
• Web Privacy Policy

If you desire a paper copy, please write to  Barb Simon, Director for Financial Aid and Student Services, Wartburg Theological Seminary, 333 Wartburg Place, Dubuque, IA 52003 or e-mail her at bsimon@wartburgseminary.edu.