Accreditation
At Briercrest, students receive a high quality post-secondary education that equips them for the workplace and for service in their churches. We have worked closely with our provincial government and accrediting agencies to ensure that you will receive a recognized, effective education.
Province of Saskatchewan
Briercrest is chartered by the Government of Saskatchewan as a degree-granting educational institution.
See the province’s Briercrest College and Seminary Act.
The Association of Biblical Higher Education
Briercrest College and Seminary is accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education Commission on Accreditation (5850 T. G. Lee Blvd., Ste. 130, Orlando, FL 32822, 407.207.0808) to grant certificates and degrees at the Associate, Baccalaureate, and Master’s levels.
ABHE is a well-recognized North American accrediting agency made up of approximately two hundred post-secondary institutions. ABHE holds its member institutions accountable on rigorous academic and institutional standards.
See ABHE’s website and its accreditation FAQ’s.
Briercrest College and Seminary will be hosting a comprehensive accreditation visit by a team of evaluators from the Association of Bible Higher Education (ABHE) (March 28-30, 2023) to determine its compliance with the standards for accreditation. During the visit, representatives of the ABHE team will entertain comments from the public. Any members of the public interested in making a presentation regarding the College to the team should contact the College at the following telephone number (306.801.4793) or email address (dtaylor@briercrest.ca) to determine a meeting time. Persons wishing to submit third party comments related to the institution may send them through the electronic form at https://abhe.formstack.com/forms/3rd_party_comment, or email coa@abhe.org, or mail ABHE Commission on Accreditation, 5850 T.G. Lee Blvd., Suite 130, Orlando, FL 32822. Persons interested in reviewing the standards for accreditation will find them on the ABHE website at abhe.org. They appear under Accreditation/Accreditation Documents/COA Manual. The institution is subject to the Institutional Accreditation Standards.
Saskatchewan Higher Education Quality Assurance Board
Several of our marketplace degree programs have undergone additional external reviews through the Saskatchewan Higher Education Quality Assurance Board (SHEQAB) and have been recognized as meeting university-level standards.
Our Bachelor of Arts Humanities, Bachelor of Arts English, Bachelor of Arts History, Bachelor of Arts Psychology, Bachelor of Arts Biblical Studies, Bachelor of Arts Business Administration, and Bachelor of General Studies degrees are SHEQAB-authorized.
To see what our students say about their Briercrest education, read our student feedback.