Timeline

Timeline

Auspicious Events in
the Seminary’s History

 
 
 
 
 
23 May 2021
The Seminary holds its second commencement exercise, in which four students are awarded the Bachelor of Theology degree.
 
 
 
 
 
19 February 2021
On the Feast of the Patron of the Seminary, Saint Photios the Great, the Association for Biblical Higher Education publicly announces the accreditation of the Seminary.
 
 
 
 
 
22 September 2020 – 24 September 2020
The second evaluation team of the Commission on Accreditation visits the Seminary and offers a series of commendations, suggestions, and recommendation
 
 
 
 
 
15 November 2019
The Seminary submits its second self-study to the Commission on Accreditation of the Association for Biblical Higher Education.
 
 
 
 
 
29 June 2019 – 12 July 2019
On the Feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, the Commission on Accreditation grants the Seminary permission to continue its accreditation journey at an accelerated pace.
 
 
 
 
 
17 May 2019
The Seminary holds its first commencement exercise, in which three students are awarded the Bachelor of Theology degree and three students the Master of Theological Studies degree.
 
 
 
 
 
19 February 2019
On the Feast of the Patron of the Seminary, Saint Photios the Great, and also the very day on which the funeral and burial of its principal founder, the ever-memorable Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Etna, are held, the Association for Biblical Higher Education grants the Seminary candidate status for accreditation.
 
 
 
 
 
25 September 2018 – 27 September 2018
The first evaluation team of the Commission on Accreditation visits the Seminary and offers a series of commendations, suggestions, and recommendations
 
 
 
 
 
15 December 2017
The Seminary submits its first self-study to the Commission on Accreditation of the Association for Biblical Higher Education.
 
 
 
 
 
19 December 2016
On the Feast of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education grants licensure to the Seminary’s Master of Theological Studies program.
 
 
 
 
 
22 September 2016
The Seminary begins classes.
 
 
 
 
 
01 July 2016
On the Feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education grants licensure to the Seminary’s Bachelor of Theology program.
 
 
 
 
 
09 February 2016
The Association for Biblical Higher Education grants the Seminary applicant status for accreditation.
 
 
 
 
 
01 August 2015
Saint Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary is incorporated.
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