Mission

HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership provides advanced academic and professional education for current and future leaders of the Unification community and all faiths, that seeks to enhance their relationship with God, their effectiveness in ministry, public leadership, and inter-religious peace building. As a home of thought, we strive to foster deeper understanding, contextualization and application of the Unification worldview within a world of diverse faiths.

Accreditation

HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership is chartered by the Regents of the State of New York. All its academic degree programs are registered by the New York State Education Department at the Office of College and University Evaluation, 89 Washington Ave, Room 960 EBA, Albany, NY 12234, Phone: (518) 474-1551:

  • Theological Professions – HEGIS 2301.00

Master of Arts in Religious Studies

Master of Divinity

Doctor of Ministry

Foundation Program Graduate Certificate

  • Humanities and Social Sciences – HEGIS 4903.00

Master of Arts in Peace Studies

HJ International is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) www.msche.org. HJ International’s accreditation status is Accreditation Reaffirmed. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on June 27, 2024 was to reaffirm accreditation.

MSCHE is recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE) to conduct accreditation and pre-accreditation (candidacy status) activities for institutions of higher education, including distance education and correspondence education programs offered at those institutions, throughout the United States. USDE recognizes accrediting agencies deemed authorities on the quality of higher education. Under the Higher Education Act’s (HEA’s) federal student aid programs, accrediting agencies recognized by the United States Department of Education must meet the Department’s regulatory criteria. MSCHE is a Title IV gatekeeper and is a link to federal programs, and institutions access Title IV through MSCHE accreditation.

HJ International holds affiliate status with The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.