Aquinas Institute of Theology is accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.

The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS) is a membership organization of more than 270 graduate schools that conduct post-baccalaureate professional and academic degree programs to educate persons for the practice of ministry and for teaching and research in the theological disciplines. The Commission on Accrediting of ATS accredits the schools and approves the degree programs they offer.

Jeanne Clery Campus Security Act Information

The federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) requires colleges and universities, both public and private, participating in federal student aid programs to disclose campus safety information, and imposes certain basic requirements for handling incidents of sexual violence and emergency situations. Disclosures about crime statistics and summaries of security policies are made once a year in an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report.

To see our current report:  Aquinas Institute of Theology - Clery Report

Aquinas Institute students who study in distance education programs, whether asynchronous, synchronous, or hybrid, may register student grievances and seek appeals from decisions that the student believes to be unsatisfactory by following the process indicated in the “Procedures for Academic Grievances and Appeals by Students,” found in Section 12 of the Student Handbook and Academic Catalogue. The Student Handbook can be accessed under “Quick Links” on the Aquinas Institute of Theology website.

In the event that the student files a complaint with Aquinas Institute that is not resolved at the institutional level, the student may appeal to Aquinas Institute’s SARA state portal entity, as noted at the NC-SARA website found at: https://www.nc-sara.org/news-events/sara-complaint-process. This information is also provided on the Aquinas Institute website. The state portal entity for Aquinas Institute is the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development, located at PO Box 1469, Jefferson City, MO 65102-1469.  

Upon the student’s appeal to this office, the home state portal entity notifies NC-SARA and the SARA state portal of the student’s location. The institution home state portal entity has ultimate authority on SARA complaints and provides the final resolution of the matter.