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In response to Kevin Bauder's article concerning faculty salaries, Bob Bixby brought up an interesting point of discussion that I'd like to explore deeper. First let me just say that his response to Bauder's piece is dead on and you should read the entire article.

After making an official announcement regarding BJU's decision to pursue regional accreditation there seems to be a bit of a comedy of errors happening in the administration building. First there was an infamous rant by Bob Jones III where, among other things, he insisted that regional accreditation will not change anything at BJU.

In Vol. 25 Num. 13 Published Friday January 27, 2012 you can read the following admission from Bob Jones University.

Today Bob Jones University announced that they will seek SACS Accreditation (a regional accreditor). First lets break down the announcement and from there talk about what all this means.

Is TRACS accreditation failing you? Know someone who is having issues with accreditation? Contact me at bjuaccreditation (at) gmail.com

Bob Jones University has a FAQ page about their new bjuonline course offerings. Under the section Will My Credits Transfer they have the following.

As is true with all transfer credits, it is wise to check with the college you intend to graduate from to make sure they will accept the credits for the courses you wish to take. Our students rarely have trouble transferring credits to other institutions.

In case you haven't seen we've started a petition to Stephen Jones hoping that it might help clarify issues regarding accreditation. By the way I'm looking for more signatures, please spread the word.

It had been a while since I had looked at the petition, but today I finally circled back and noticed some stories that had been put up.

Number 55 said:

An astute reader pointed me to a statement buried deep within the 2010-2011 BJU catalog for education majors. On page 132 under Professional Education Certification reads the following:

Note: This video was not produced by me. I am in no way tied to this YouTube user or account.

This recap is for all of you at Pensacola Christian College. When you get TRACS accreditation what will that mean for teaching certificates? Well here is the list of states that will accept your degree.

Florida: Yes (enthusiastically--even accepts non-accredited degrees for teacher certification): 850-245-0505

Kansas: Yes: 785-291-3678

Michigan: Yes: 517-373-3324

Virginia: Yes: 800-292-3820

Arizona: Yes: 602-542-5393