Accreditation
Wesley Biblical Seminary is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) in the United States and Canada. The seminary is also accredited by the State of Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation.
The seminary has approval from the State Approving Agency for qualifying veterans to receive educational grants from the Veterans Administration. The Immigration and Naturalization Service of the United States Department of Justice recognizes Wesley Biblical Seminary as an educational center for international students.
Affiliations
The seminary is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability and the National Association of Evangelicals. The faculty members belong to various professional organizations which enable them to stay abreast of new developments and understandings in theological education.
A number of denominations within the Wesleyan tradition give official denominational endorsement of Wesley Biblical Seminary as an approved theological school for their constituencies. These denominations have representation on the Board of Trustees. Twelve different denominations have been represented on the seminary faculty, and more than thirty represented within the student body.
Seminary education at Wesley encourages students to develop their relationship with their chosen denomination. Exposure to the ethos and culture of a selected denomination is necessary as the seminarians prepare to enter ministry in that community.