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Membership and Accreditation

Membership

The American Theological Library Association (ATLA)

Accreditation

The Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family is authorized by the Congregation for Catholic Education to grant ecclesiastical degrees.

It is established and governed by the special provisions indicated in the Apostolic Constitution Magnum matrimonii (1982). The administrator of the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family, incorporated in the District of Columbia (1988) as the "Knights of Columbus Family Life Bureau, Inc.," is licensed by the Education Licensure Commission of the District of Columbia.

The Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family is a Candidate for Accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA  19104 (267) 284-5000.

Candidate for Accreditation is a status of affiliation with a regional accrediting commission which indicates that an institution has achieved recognition and is progressing toward, but is not assured of, accreditation.  It has provided evidence of sound planning, seems to have the resources to implement the plans, and appears to have the potential for obtaining its goals within a reasonal time.