Listed below are the special purpose schools legally offering degrees with majors in religion or theology in . Most are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, one of the other regional accreditors, the Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges (AABC), or the Association of Theological Schools (ATS). Many are accredited by both the Southern Association and either AABC or ATS. The certified school is pursuing accreditation with AABC. Please note that degrees with majors in theological areas are available at the majority of the Texas independent general academic institutions listed on the Coordinating Board's www.CollegeforTexans.com website.

Accredited Texas Bible Colleges

Arlington Baptist College, Arlington The College of Biblical Studies-Houston, Houston The , , Dallas

Certified, but Unaccredited, Texas Bible Colleges

Hispanic Baptist Theological School, San Antonio

Accredited Texas Seminaries

Abilene Christian University, College of Biblical and Family Studies, Abilene Austin Graduate School of Theology, Austin Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Austin Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary, Jacksonville , George W. Truitt Theological Seminary, Waco Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas The Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest, Austin Hardin-Simmons University, Logsdon School of Theology, Abilene Houston Graduate School of Theology, Houston Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio Southern Methodist University, Perkins School of Theology, Dallas Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth Texas Christian University, Brite Divinity School, Fort Worth University of St. Thomas, St. Mary's Seminary, Houston

Accredited Out-of-State Seminaries or Special Purpose Institutions Approved to Operate a Branch Campus in Texas

The Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (Springfield, MO), Waxahachie Seabury-Western Theological Seminary (Evanston, IL), dba Seabury Institute Southwest, Houston Siegel College of Judaic Studies (Beachwood, OH), Dallas & Houston Wartburg Theological Seminary (Dubuque, IA) & the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (Chicago, IL), dba The Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest, Austin Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia, PA), Dallas

March 10, 2003