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nion Theological Seminary in the City of New York was founded in 1836 and incorporated in 1839 under a charter granted by the Legislature of the State of New York. Its programs are registered by the New York State Education Department.
Union Theological Seminary is accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada and by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The following degree programs are approved: M.Div., M.A., S.T.M., Ph.D.
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Accreditation
Association of Theological Schools in the United States & Canada
10 Summit Park Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1103
412-788-6505
www.ats.edu
Please Note: An evaluation committee from the Association of Theological Schools will visit Union Theological Seminary from October 2-5, 2017 in order to review the schools qualifications for re-accreditation. Comments regarding Union should be send to the ATS Commission or to Tom Tanner prior to the visit in order to be consider by the evaluation committee.
Middle State Commission on Higher Education
3624 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
267-284–5000
www.msche.org
Student Learning
& Curricular Effectiveness
The Mission of Union Theological Seminary is to prepare women and men for committed lives of service to the church, academy, and society. A Union education develops practices of mind and body that foster intellectual and academic excellence, social justice, and compassionate wisdom. The curricular learning goals and outcomes applicable to each degree program reflect the Seminary’s commitment to this mission.
Student learning and curricular effectiveness are measured in the implementation of comprehensive, organized, and sustained assessment plans and processes for each degree program. Direct and indirect evidence of student learning maintained in students’ ePortfolios provide the documentary evidence upon which assessment of student learning and curricular effectiveness is based. Additionally, M. Div. students participate in Mid-Program Review conferences in the Spring of their second year.
Assessment at Union is a collaborative effort of the Faculty, The Academic Offices, and the Assessment Committee.
For a description of the current Assessment Plans (effective April, 2014) click here.
For a report on the 2014 M. Div. Program Mid-Program Reviews, click here.
Graduates
As a seminary and graduate school of theology we have close to 5,500 alumni scattered among 58 nations on six continents and across 41 denominations and religious communities. Our graduates have always been at the forefront of the significant social movements of their time, whether it was the abolitionist movement of the 19th century, the civil and equal rights movements of the 20th century, or today’s continuing struggles for women’s equality, peace and democracy.
Grounded in the Christian tradition and responsive to the needs of God’s creation, Union’s graduates make a difference wherever they serve. In their diverse undertakings, today’s Union graduates draw on the spiritual and intellectual preparation afforded by their Union education. They serve in congregational ministries as ordained clergy and lay leaders, and in specialized ministries as counselors and chaplains, social workers, faith-based directors of ecumenical and religiously related agencies and theological educators. Union also prepares leaders for non-church related service such as teaching, nonprofit organization work, business, law, journalism, medicine and higher education.
Interviews with 710 alum showed that between 2001 and 2009, 43% worked as ordained clergy, 23% entered the academy, and 22% worked in social justice ministries. Overall, 48 percent of our students go into congregational or specialized ministries and are serving over 90 social service agencies and faith communities in New York City.
According to the ATS Graduating Student Questionnaires for academic years between 2007-2012, Union graduates rated:
- The top areas of personal growth during their time at Union were: self knowledge, concerns about social justice, empathy for the poor and oppressed, and a respect for other religious traditions.
- The top areas of satisfaction with progress in skills needed for future work: The ability to think theologically, the ability to relate to social issues of faith, ability to use and interpret scripture, ability to preach well and the ability to lead others.
- The top resources and services provided to them: the adequacy of the Burke Library collection, the quality of teaching and the helpfulness and support of the administrative staff.
FINANCIAL AID
For information regarding tuition costs, financial aid eligibility, types of loans, and withdrawals, please consult the Financial Aid page.
Annual Security
& Fire Safety Reports
Institutions of higher education are required by federal law to publicly disclose campus crime and fire statistics. Your personal safety and the security of the campus community are of vital concern to Union Theological Seminary. The annual security report is available below. The report includes statistics for the most recent three-year period concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus, in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by Union, and on public property within or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus. It also includes the previous year’s fire statistics of incidents in dormitories. This site also contains links to information regarding the local law enforcement department (26th precinct), and more on Union’s policies concerning campus security and the reporting of any crimes which may occur on the campus is forthcoming.
Related Link: http://maps.nyc.gov/crime/
1. 2015 Campus Safety and Security Survey (Clery Report)
Privacy Policy
Use of Links
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Accessibilty
This Web site is designed to be accessible to visitors with disabilities, and to comply with federal guidelines concerning accessibility. We welcome your comments. If you have suggestions on how to make the site more accessible, please contact us at online@uts.columbia.edu.
Privacy Policy
We have created this statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy. We do not collect personally identifying information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to us. Providing such information is strictly voluntary. This policy is your guide to how we will handle information we learn about you from your visit to our Web site.
Reading or Downloading
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We use the information we collect to measure the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, and to help us make our site more useful to visitors.
Online Profile Updates & Donations
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Sending Email
You also may decide to send us personally identifying information, for example, in an electronic mail message containing a question or comment, or by filling out a Web form that provides us this information. We use personally identifying information from email primarily to respond to your requests. We may forward your e-mail to other employees who are better able to answer you questions. We may also use your email to contact you in the future about our programs that may be of interest.
We want to be very clear: We will not obtain personally identifying information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to us. Providing such information is strictly voluntary. Except as might be required by law, we do not share any information we receive with any outside parties.
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Kids & Privacy
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If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact us at online@uts.columbia.edu.
