We have spoken with professional accreditation consultants about this situation. It would be wonderful if metaphysical schools can be accredited by secular agencies someday. If that trend starts, we will be right in line to do it with any other metaphysical school if we decide we want to do that. The accredited version of our school would have to be more expensive because the program would be a little different. However, we will always preserve and operate a less expensive version of our school that remains a spiritual exempt school, with spiritual accreditation rather than secular accreditation. We do not want to see anyone left behind.
At this time there are court cases against accrediting agencies for not allowing alternative spiritual schools other than Christian schools to be accredited and "compared to their peers." At this time, that is the barrier against metaphysical schools. It is considered religious discrimination in the accrediting field, so this is being challenged by non-Christian spiritual schools now. Needless to say, it is going to be hard work to break down secular barriers in this field.
University of Metaphysical Sciences has decided to wait until the battles concerning religious discrimination in the secular accrediting agencies are over. At that time, we will then acquire secular accreditation if it is appropriate once those battles are over. In the meantime, we have the spiritual alternative accreditation with the agencies we are currently with because at this time that is a true collection of our peers which we have been compared to.
Metaphysics is considered a "new and emerging field of study" by the secular accrediting agencies and they are not likely to think outside the box anytime soon. It will take time and money to make them do that. They will have to be forced to do it by law. You cannot at this time use your government student loans and grants on a metaphysics degree, although some states and rehabilitation programs have allowed it if it is a state or private foundation benefit for the person using it. We have been able to accept grants and student loans from state and private agencies supporting people in rehabilitation programs.
Expensive metaphysics or spiritual degrees with a "we are going to apply for accreditation, but we don't have it yet" marketing approach are somewhat iffy at this time. Realize that if you go for education at a school based on a promise to attain accreditation, you could be spending a lot of money and end up not studying at a school that is any different than spiritually accredited schools like ours and others. Your money would be spent on a promise rather than the real thing.
If a school is not accredited by a secular accrediting agency at this time, do not be influenced into working toward an expensive degree based on a "promise to apply for accreditation." Even if schools don't get the accreditation, they can claim for years that they are going to apply for it, making themselves look more important than other metaphysical schools while selling extremely high priced degrees that will amount to nothing more than what other metaphysical schools have to offer.
There are schools from several spiritual backgrounds doing the work to break down secular accreditation barriers at this time. We are using University of Metaphysical Sciences resources differently at this time. We have already had our hands full preventing religious discrimination in the education systems at state levels, working to establish fair and clear laws concerning schools in the United States through state senate committee meetings and communications with lawmakers. That is our share of doing the work to clear the way for metaphysical schools to exist, so we are doing our part. By all schools doing their part, it comes together!
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