Legal Status
The Western Orthodox University is an international religious organization operating chiefly through the medium of the Internet and bringing together a worldwide network in administration, faculty and student relationships. The University does not have a campus or any physical facilities. Since its foundation in 1945 it has been a university without walls. The adjunct faculty and administration are located in various countries and degrees may be conferred in different jurisdictions where permitted by law. The University is operated and controlled by the Apostolic Episcopal Church, a worldwide ecumenical Christian communion.

Statement of Accreditation

THE WESTERN ORTHODOX UNIVERSITY IS NOT ACCREDITED BY AN ACCREDITING AGENCY RECOGNIZED BY THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF EDUCATION.

As a religious institution, the Western Orthodox University is not required to obtain accreditation in order to award degrees, diplomas and certificates. Accreditation is a purely voluntary process for religious institutions such as the University. The University upholds the separation between Church and State and has chosen not to seek accreditation in order to preserve the independence of its doctrinal vision and operations.

In the United States, many licensing authorities require accredited degrees as the basis for eligibility for licensing. In some cases, accredited colleges may not accept for transfer courses and degrees completed at unaccredited colleges, and some employers may require an accredited degree as a basis for eligibility for employment.

The Western Orthodox University is a religious exempt institution in the State of Hawaii, USA. The University is not accredited by an accrediting association recognized by the United States Department for Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

The University awards religious degrees on the basis of the statutory authority and religious exemption from licensing contained in Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 305J-3(7) and Hawaii Administrative Rules, Title 16, Chapter 255-3. It is owned, controlled, operated, and maintained by The Apostolic Episcopal Church through its religious nonprofit Hawaii corporation The Primate and Presiding Bishop of the Apostolic Episcopal Church, A Corporation Sole. The registered address of the corporation is as follows:

The Primate and Presiding Bishop of the Apostolic Episcopal Church, A Corporation Sole,
1001 Bishop St, Suite 2685A,
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

All degrees, diplomas and certificates are purely religious in nature and are designed to prepare students for religious vocations. The University does not award secular degrees.

The Western Orthodox University is accredited by the Pontificia Accademia Tiberina and the Commission on Accreditation of the Anglican Accrediting Association. Further information on accreditation and legal status is provided on the accreditation page.

The Western Orthodox University is a wholly independent and autonomous body maintaining its own academic standards. Even where its degree titles are the same or similar to those conferred by other institutions in other jurisdictions, the University does not warrant any comparability of standards or requirements.

Status in the United Kingdom
The Western Orthodox University is not a United Kingdom university, and does not hold a United Kingdom Royal Charter or Act of Parliament. Its degrees are not United Kingdom degrees and are conferred under foreign degree-granting authority in the State of Hawaii, USA.

Relationship to other institutions
The Western Orthodox University has no relationship, affiliation or association to any other institution, whether educational in nature or not, bearing the name “Western Orthodox” or any other similar name.

Operations within certain countries
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Copyright
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Downloadable forms may be downloaded solely for the purpose of use by an individual in order to apply to the University for a place on its programmes. Permission is not granted to reproduce electronically and/or print any part of this website for use in another website or publication. Any unauthorized reproduction of material from this website should be removed immediately. If it is not, legal action may be taken to have it removed.

Fair Use Notice
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We believe this constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material.

The material on this site is distributed to those who have expressed a prior interest in reviewing the included information by virtue of their perusal of the various educational pages and links from this web site.

If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond fair use, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.

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Before contacting us, you should review carefully the Terms of Use that apply to this website and all others owned by the University.

Material on this website
The University has endeavoured to ensure that the material included in this website was correct at the time it was created, modified and published.

Notwithstanding this:

1. The University offers no warranty and accepts no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of material on this website;
2. The material on this website should not form the subject of any reliance by users. Instead, users should seek to confirm the material with its originating/authorising body;
3. The University reserves the right to make any changes to the material that it considers appropriate at any time.

The images on this website include images that have been generated by artificial intelligence. No resemblance to actual persons or situations is implied.

Link policy
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Disclaimer
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Tuition fees and academic regulations are subject to change without notice.

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