ACTS Consortium

As a member of the Association of Chicago Theological Schools, (ACTS) CTS students have reciprocal registration privileges to take courses at other seminaries throughout the metropolitan Chicago area. ACTS, was formed in 1984 by twelve theological schools located in the Chicago area to provide means for cooperation among the member institutions in the areas of student cross-registration, library access and acquisitions, interchange among faculty members in the disciplines of theological education, and communications between the schools.

The eleven schools that currently make up ACTS are accredited members of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.  Each is affiliated with or sponsored by a denomination, a diocese, a religious organization, or several religious orders. Each offers professional degree programs for ministry at the master’s and doctoral levels, and most also offer other academic degrees. All offer a variety of opportunities for continuing education for clergy and lay leaders, as well as conferences, lectures and other programs of interest to a wider public.

Together, the schools within ACTS offer a rich network of resources for theological education, making the association one of the outstanding centers of theological education in the world.  Available to the approximately 3,000 students currently enrolled at its member schools are 400 faculty and about 900 courses offered annually.  ACTS makes it possible for students and faculty to pursue their work, study, and reflection with people from many different cultural and theological traditions.

To learn more about the ACTS, or to view course offerings available for cross-registration, visit the ACTS Website.