Accreditation

Saint Martin's University is a comprehensive institution offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs. Established in 1895, Saint Martin’s is the educational apostolate of Saint Martin’s Abbey, a Benedictine monastery of the Roman Catholic Church, whose members pray, work and live together on the University’s campus.

Saint Martin's University is accredited by the Northwest Commission of Colleges, the Washington State Board of Education and the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.

Its undergraduate civil engineering and mechanical engineering programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Inc. (ABET)

The education division’s programs are accredited by the Washington State Board of Education and Teacher Education Accreditation Council. (TEAC)

The University is a member of the American Association of Colleges’ Association of Higher Education; Council for Independent Colleges; Council for the Advancement and Support of Education; Independent Colleges of Washington; National Catholic Education Association; Northwest Association of Private Colleges and Universities; Washington Friends of Higher Education; Service Members Opportunity Colleges and American Association of Benedictine Colleges and Universities.

Saint Martin's University programs of study are approved by the Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board’s State Approving Agency (HECB/SAA) for enrollment of people eligible to receive educational benefits under Title 38 and Title 10.

Saint Martin’s University reserved the right to make changes it deems necessary in procedures, policies, calendar, curriculum, overall academic programs or majors and costs.

In accordance with its mission statement – “To know, to care, to serve – to educate: The commitment of Saint Martin’s University to the student, the community and the world” – its Benedictine heritage and its academic character, Saint Martin’s University supports values that promote open-mindedness, awareness, sensitivity and respect for differences. It values and promotes diversity as an essential foundation for a healthy learning community. A collegial environment is a prerequisite to the success of its mission. The University is committed to the creation and maintenance of a tolerant learning and working environment free from discrimination, fear, hate and exclusionary forms of conduct and harassment.

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