Colleges

Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, Va., is appealing a decision by a national association to deny it accreditation based on the school's mandate that faculty members adhere to creationism in their teaching and classroom curriculum.

The small, Christian college—which specializes in serving students who were home-schooled—was denied accreditation by the American Academy for Liberal Education. The Washington-based group, which offers voluntary evaluations of liberal arts colleges, informed the college of its decision in an April 30 letter.

"They're condemning our belief in creationism," said Michael P. Farris, Patrick Henry's president. "They've effectively asked us to...