The Washington Student Achievement Council has determined that Columbia Evangelical Seminary qualifies for religious exempt status from the Degree-Granting Institutions Act for the following programs: Bachelor of Theology (Th.B.), Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Master of Theological Studies (M.T.S.), Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.), and Doctor of Theology (Th.D.).  The Council makes no evaluation of the administration, faculty, business practices, financial condition or quality of the offerings by this institution.  Any person desiring information about the requirements of the act or the applicability of those requirements to the institution may contact the Council at P.O. Box 43430, Olympia, WA 98504-3430 or by email at degreeauthorization@wsac.wa.gov.