Our courses are accepted by a wide range of private certification organizations, state licensure boards, and more. This page details where we are currently accepted for credit.

Crosspoint Spiritual University Religious Exemption and Legal Compliance

Crosspoint Spiritual University operates as a religious institution in accordance with applicable religious exemption statutes. In the following states, we are automatically exempt by statute—no registration, filing, application, or license is required, provided our instruction remains exclusively religious and our degrees are religious in title and purpose:

• Arkansas – No filing required for private, nonprofit schools offering only theological, religious education, or ministerial training (Ark. Code § 6-51-603(5))

• Hawaii – Automatically exempt for religious organizations offering instruction only to their members, without secular coursework or degrees (HRS § 446E-1.6(9))

• Idaho – Exempt by statute for parochial or denominational schools offering religious instruction only; no degrees permitted (Idaho Code § 33-2403(4)(h))

• Indiana – No state authorization required if instruction is exclusively religious (Ind. Code § 21-18.5-6-2)

• Iowa – Exempt by law for institutions conducted solely by religious organizations for their members’ religious instruction (Iowa Code § 261B.11(8))

• Louisiana – Exempt by statute for institutions offering only religious/theological education; no filing required (La. Rev. Stat. § 17:1808(J)(2))

• Maine – Exempt by statute for church-based religious schools; must notify students in writing, but no state registration is required (20-A M.R.S.A. § 10708(4))

• Minnesota – Automatic exemption for church-owned schools offering instruction for living in accord with a specific faith (Minn. Stat. § 136A.657)

• Missouri – Automatically exempt if nonprofit and church-related and offering only religious degrees (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 173.616)

• New Mexico – Exempt by law for religious institutions providing vocational religious training only (N.M. Stat. Ann. § 21-23-4(A)(8))

• Oregon – No registration required for religious institutions offering only religious instruction and not conferring degrees (Or. Rev. Stat. § 345.015(9))

• South Carolina – Religious institutions are excluded from licensing by definition; no registration required (S.C. Code § 59-58-30(4))

• South Dakota – Automatically exempt if nonprofit and offering only religiously designated degrees or certificates (S.D. Cod. Laws § 13-48-41(3))

In these states, our status as a religious institution operating solely for spiritual and theological purposes qualifies us for full exemption without further regulatory action.