BOARD OF ACCREDITATION FOR SPIRIT-FILLED EDUCATION

Discover family and a network of resources when you become an official member of BASE. Learn key secrets to building a Christian Education Program that stays in demand.

Guidelines & Requirements

1. All applicants will submit the Accreditation Application with the requested documents and the required non-refundable fee of $300. At this time, you become an Accreditation Candidate.
2. Over a 7 to 14-day period, the accrediting committee will review and verify each of your submitted documents. If anything is missing, the review committee will notify you via email.
3. Once all items are received, accreditation consideration will be given based on the following guidelines:
   • Current and up-to-date Religious 501 (c)3 Tax-Exempt status for an Educational Institution, Church, or Ministry.
   • A functioning Board of Directors
   • A Post-Secondary Institution only. NO PERSONS ENROLLED UNDER AGE. NO MINORS PERMITTED.
   • Sound Biblical Statement of Belief
   • A structured and defined academic program for Christian Education (e.g., class curriculum, program length, instructor requirements, degrees conferred, certificates offered, grading/transcripts, recordkeeping).
   • Complete the fiscal evaluation questionnaire.
   • Upon Approval of your BASE Accreditation Membership, candidates will make their final approval payment. Annually, there is a review to ensure member files remain current, at which time there is a reduced annual renewal fee due. Maintaining BASE Accreditation can impact the growth of your Institution in a positive way.

OUR ACCREDITATION PROCESS EXISTS ABOVE REPROACH:

• For a clear separation of power, we follow an independent accreditation model. The Independent Accreditation Commission has final approval or denial authority. This committee is held to the highest of ethical, academic, legal, and Christian standards. No person, under almost any circumstance, may serve on this committee without extensive years of ministry experience and/or a Master’s Degree or higher. Their process is above reproach, and they must sign both conflict of interest and confidentiality (NDA) agreements.

The Accrediting Process follows a structured and impartial set of guidelines that extends the same opportunities to every biblical studies applicant seeking accreditation. Applicants seeking accreditation range in every school size and type, from Established Institutions to Christian Church Education Programs to Religious, Curriculum-Driven Master Classes. If you are not structured properly, we help you get there!

We encourage you to apply.

Is there a set minimum for student enrollment? No, we consider schools of all sizes.

What if your school is already established and accredited by another agency? Can you still apply for BASE Accreditation? Yes, you can.

Does the school have to be brick-and-mortar, or can it be an Online Campus? Both physical and online campuses may apply.

Can the application fee or the approval fee be waived? No. One demonstration of an educational program’s financial solvency is that the modest accreditation fee is not a burden. Other agencies charge much more.

Does BASE seek to determine what your tuition rates should be? No, absolutely not.

What is BASE’s Policy on Honorary Degrees? That a BASE Accredited Institution confers only one Honorary Doctorate Degree for every ten fully enrolled students. Only ten Honorary Degrees for every one hundred enrolled students, etc. This places the emphasis of the Program on Education.

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