▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 6 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁St . ▁August ine ▁of ▁Hi ppo . ▁In sp ired ▁by ▁August ine ' s ▁approach ▁to ▁the ology ▁and ▁evangel ization , ▁the ▁discipl ines ▁of ▁the ology , ▁history ▁and ▁ped ag ogy ▁are ▁used ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁equip ▁those ▁who ▁wish ▁to ▁share ▁the ▁Catholic ▁faith ▁with ▁others . ▁ ▁Acc red itation ▁As ▁of ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁August ine ▁Institute ▁is ▁an ▁Associ ate ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁The ological ▁School s . ▁The ▁A I ▁is ▁applying ▁for ▁candid acy ▁during ▁the ▁spring ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁sem ester . ▁This ▁will ▁commence ▁a ▁two ▁year ▁self ▁study . ▁Acc red itation ▁will ▁be ▁granted ▁upon ▁the ▁successful ▁completion ▁of ▁this ▁study . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁August ine ▁Institute ▁announced ▁that ▁its ▁gradu ate ▁school ▁of ▁the ology ▁was ▁fully ▁acc red ited ▁by ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁The ological ▁School s . ▁ ▁Par ish ▁programming ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁gradu ate ▁school , ▁the ▁A I ▁has ▁expanded ▁to ▁provide ▁dis ci ple - based ▁parish ▁programming ▁and ▁leadership ▁formation ▁to ▁dioc eses ▁and ▁par ishes ▁across ▁America . ▁These ▁new ▁programs ▁are ▁Y Dis ci ple , ▁Open ing ▁the ▁Word , ▁FOR ME D , ▁Bel oved , ▁Reb orn , ▁L ect io , ▁and ▁Symbol on ▁R