Accreditation and Membership

Accreditation

Accrediting Body	Website Link
The Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS) [Accredited Under Warning*]	ATS member page for the Institute of Pastoral Studies
The Higher Learning Commission (HLC)	Loyola accreditation information (HLC)

Membership

Organization	Website Link
Association of Chicago Theological Schools (ACTS)	ACTS website
Association of Graduate Programs in Ministry (AGPIM)	AGPIM website
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities	Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities website
Catholic Biblical Federation	Catholic Biblical Federation website
Catholic Health Association of the United States	Catholic Health Association website
Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership	Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership website
Illinois Catholic Health Association	Illinois Catholic Health Association website
National Association for Lay Ministry	National Association for Lay Ministry website
National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry	National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry website
National Association of Community and Restorative Justice	National Association of Community and Restorative Justice website
The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education	Association for Clinical Pastoral Education website

Affiliations

Organization	Website Link
Adult Spiritual Renewal & Empowerment	Adult Spiritual Renewal & Empowerment website
Archdiocese of Chicago	Archdiocese of Chicago website
Association for Theological Field Education	Association for Theological Field Education website
Catholic Extension	Catholic Extension website
Catholic Migrant Farmworker Network	Catholic Migrant Farmworker Network website
Faith In Place	Faith In Place website
Ignatian Solidarity Network	Ignatian Solidarity Network website
Jesuit Volunteer Corps	Jesuit Volunteer Corps website
The Industrial Areas Foundation	Industrial Areas Foundation website
The National Association of Diocesan Directors for Hispanic Ministry	Diocesan Directors for Hispanic Ministry website
National Association of Catholic Chaplains	National Association of Catholic Chaplains website
National Association of Diaconate Directors	National Association of Diaconate Directors website
Project INSPIRE 2004–2013	https://www.luc.edu/ips/parish-leadership-programs/

*Loyola University Chicago’s Institute of Pastoral Studies is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and is currently under a Warning pertaining to ATS Standards 2.6-7 on Educational Evaluation.