UPDATE (2/18/10): Today, in compliance with State law, President Holden submitted the official application with appropriate fees for authorization to grant degrees in the State of California. This involved detailed descriptions of our academic programs, Board of Directors, corporate documents, and admissions criteria. This application was required to be submitted within 6 months of February 2, 2010, the date California authoirities posted the new applications and opened the Bureau under new legistlation. This immediate filing will ensure VES has an early position in the Bureau's review of the school.  

UPDATE (2/5/10): Good news! On October 11, 2009, California Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB 48 into law, becoming effective on January 1, 2010. This means the BPPE is again back in business regulating private and postsecondary schools and that VES may apply for State authorization as soon as the new applications are ready for public distribution, which most likely will be during the middle of this year. In the meantime, the national accrediting body that VES will be seeking accreditation through (Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools) has allowed us to apply for accreditation without state approval since this was due to State budget limitations and no fault of VES. VES plans to apply for accreditation within the next 60 days.

NOTE (1/1/09): Though currently Veritas Evangelical Seminary is unaccredited, the institution will pursue accreditation with an agency that is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Traditionally, new educational institutions located in California must first be granted approval to grant degrees by State authorities. However, at this time, the State of California is attempting to reformulate legislation regulating private postsecondary institutions since the Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act (Act) became inoperative on June 30, 2007 and was repealed on January 1, 2008. Currently, in California, there is no functioning regulatory body with oversight of private postsecondary schools. New educational institutions have no way of conforming to current state regulations, and therefore, no approval is possible, or required at this time. Assembly Bill 1525, which created the voluntary agreement and Senate Bill 45, which amended and extended Assembly Bill 1525, both became inoperative on July 1, 2008. While the State authorities encourage schools to comply with the Act as it existed on June 30, 2007, they are no longer accepting formal voluntary agreements to past legislation (see www.bppve.ca.gov).

Veritas Evangelical Seminary will voluntarily abide by State wishes for institutions to abide by the Code of Professional Standards for Private Postsecondary Schools and the Student Bill of Rights. VES will do all in its power to voluntarily conform to the previous codes as a new private postsecondary institution until new legislation is approved by the state legislature and endorsed by the Governor. VES will do all in its power to ensure that any changes in government educational policy that may in the future affect VES programs or necessitate change in curriculum will not affect the overall outcome of the student's previous training, including previous credits earned at VES.