认证评估 & 教育的有效性

西雅图太平洋神学院的三位教职员和一位教职员被任命为自由卫理公会的长老, and several others attend a Free Methodist church.

西雅图太平洋神学院被认可为约翰卫斯理神学院基金会附属的六所认可的神学院之一，为免费卫理公会学生提供培训. 这一批准意味着经其年度会议部长级教育和指导委员会认证的免费卫理公会学生有资格获得重要奖学金，用于支付学费.

神学院也提供免费按立卫理公会圣职所需的课程. 教派联络员; Dr. Doug Koskela, an elder in the 自由卫理公会, works with students who are interested in ordination within the FMC.

西雅图太平洋神学院是 approved by the United Methodist University Senate. 西雅图太平洋神学院的四名教员是联合卫理公会的成员, three of whom are ordained in the denomination. 神学院提供在联合卫理公会担任执事或长老所需的教派任命课程, 包括" UM原则",”“UM历史,”“嗯,和“传福音”.” The current denominational liaison, Dr. 马特•, 与对太平洋西北会议或任何其他联合卫理公会年会的候选人过程感兴趣的学生合作. 查看 guidelines for how UM course requirements can be fulfilled through SPS (PDF).

四名西雅图太平洋神学院教员在美国长老会按立圣道及圣事, and several others attend a Presbyterian church.

The Seminary has been validated by regional presbyteries, and it adheres to the standards of the PC (USA) 办公室 of Theology, 敬拜, 以及为认可的教育机构提供教育，为学生的事工做好准备. 在PC(美国)照顾的所有学生的课程是围绕学生委员会为准备事工的具体关注和合作方向而构建的, and in the context of the five key content areas outlined in G-2.PC(美国)0607号 议事簿.

网易彩票app建议所有美国神学院的询问者和考生在神学院的第一年参加圣经内容考试. In preparation for the other four examinations, PC(美国)学生选修宗派特色课程(“改革宗政治与敬拜”), which 西雅图太平洋神学院 offers in alternating years, 这通常是由调查者或候选人在完成两年的神学教育后进行的. 教派联络员; Dr. 杰夫Keuss, who is ordained to Word and Sacrament in the PC (USA), works with students who are interested in ordination within the PC (USA).

四名西雅图太平洋神学院的教员是福音圣约教会的成员, and one of them is ordained in the denomination. 神学院将协助需要修习四门圣约迎新课程(“圣约会的历史”)的学生,”“ECC的神学,”“传道部,” and “Sustaining Vocational Excellence”). The courses will be taken either at North Park Seminary or at another venue. The History and Theology courses will be transferable to 西雅图太平洋神学院. 教派联络员; Dr. 鲍勃Drovdahl，与对环境保护委员会内部的发牌和协调工作感兴趣的学生合作.

西雅图太平洋神学院的教职员工和学生除了上面列出的教派外，还代表了一系列的教会, 包括圣公会, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 拿撒勒人教会, 上帝的教会(克利夫兰, TN), 和各种浸信会, 五旬节派, 还有无教派的教堂.

西雅图太平洋神学院每年评估教育成效的步骤如下:

1. 神学院 (SOT) faculty adopt Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for SPS curriculum as a whole; determine curriculum for each degree; assign relevant SLOs to each course; include the SLOs in the course syllabus; choose assignments to measure the SLOs; and approve and implement curricular revisions and instructional improvements as needed.

2. Students submit graded work and course evaluations.  Graduating students undergo exit interview; results aggregated and submitted to Dean of SOT and the Graduate Curriculum Committee (GCC).

3. Instructors grade student work; select sample artifacts of student work for assessment.  SOT faculty and Seminary 咨询委员会 (SAB) assess artifacts from courses; Dean and GCC propose curriculum revisions and instructional improvements; report to SOT faculty.

SOT教师决定每个学位课程的学习成果和目标, establish a suitable curriculum for that program, and set the learning outcomes for each course in that curriculum.  每门课程的教师选择的作业既适合该课程的主题，也适合为它设定的学习成果, and establishes suitable grading rubrics for each assignment. Once the course has been completed, 教师根据在线课程评价和其他反馈对课程进行必要的修改, 并提交样本分级工件，以供随后对整个课程进行评估.  The SOT and SAB review the sample artifacts from all Seminary courses, 汇总数据, 评估每个学位课程的学生在多大程度上达到了该课程设定的学习成果, and propose curriculum revisions and instructional improvements as necessary.  These proposals are reviewed by the GCC, which regularly assesses the educational effectiveness of each degree program, reviews proposals for curricular revisions and instructional improvements, operationalizes the needed changes, 并监控进度. 除了 to assessment of student work, SOT通过ATS ESQ收集的学生意见来衡量有效性, GSQ, and our own Exit Interview process.

ATS要求其成员学校对所提供的每个学位课程的教育效果发表评估摘要.  Three important indicators of effectiveness include: student retention, 学位完成率, and professional placements of graduates. 西雅图太平洋神学院于2009年开业，至今已有140名学生毕业. The Seminary currently has 66 students actively pursuing degrees. Our most recently reported 6-year graduation rate for MDiv students is 54.55%.  Our most recently reported 4-year graduation rate for MA students is 75%. 在140名毕业生中, 74 students have earned a Master of Divinity degree, 63 students have earned a Master of Arts degree, and 3 students have completed the Graduate 基督教研究证书. 网易彩票app2022届的18名毕业生中有16名已经在不同的事工机构中获得了职业安置. (2023年1月更新)

For a detailed breakdown of students who have enrolled, 停止, 过程中, 按项目毕业, 请参阅 这个报告.

除了, 西雅图太平洋神学院完成了毕业生的毕业面试，从学生的角度定性地评估了神学院课程和资源的教育效果. These reports are conducted by our Assessments Coordinator, Dr. 萨拉·柯尼格(skoenig@spu).edu), and can be made available by request.