Chong Shin University in U.S.A. is a Presbyterian institution of post-secondary education offering instruction in biblical, theological, and ministerial disciplines with a view toward the intellectual and personal preparation of offices, and other members of the church.

The Presbyterian Church in Korea began in 1885 by H. G. Underwood, a missionary from Missionary of the North America Presbyterian Churches. In May 15, 1901, the Association of the Presbyterian Church in Korea resolved to found a theological seminary to train servants of our Lord in order to proclaim the glorious gospel of Gods redemptive grace in Jesus Christ. The seminary was named: The Presbyterian Theological Seminary. It was also known as Pyongyang Theological Seminary since it was located in the city of Pyongyang. The first president was Rev. Samuel A. Moffett, D.D. who used his home as the seminary. In that year the seminary had only two students.

In September 20, 1938, the seminary was shut down by Japanese government because the Presbyterian Church in Korea refused to partake in Shintoism, a Japanese national religion. In June, 1948, the seminary was reopened in Seoul after ten years. The General Assembly of Presbyterian Church in Korea acknowledged the seminary as its institute, which would succeed the Presbyterian tradition of Pyongyang Theological Seminary. Rev. Hyung Yong Park was the first president.

In May 1951, the General Assembly of Presbyterian Church in Korea renamed the seminary: Chong Shin Theological Seminary. By this time the Presbyterian Church in Korea had rapidly grown, with Over 10,000 churches, 2,500,000 members, and 9,000 ordained ministers. It had also sent more than 1,500 missionaries abroad.

In February 1991, the General Assembly of Presbyterian Church in Korea resolved to found a branch seminary in Los Angeles. The seminary, named Chong Shin Theological Seminary in U.S.A., was approved from the State of California Bureau for Private Post-secondary and Vocational Education. Rev. David H. Cho was appointed the first president of the seminary.
In September 1992, Chong Shin Theological Seminary in U.S.A. was officially opened.

Since September 1996, Chong Shin Theological Seminary in U.S.A. has been an independent institution, but it continues to be closely affiliated with the General Assembly of Presbyterian Church in Korea. The General Assembly of Overseas Korean Presbyterian church (GAOKPC) was instituted to over- see the seminary and its churches.

In 1997, Chong shin Theological Seminary in U.S.A. was renamed Chong Shin University in U.S.A. The University is a Christian institution of higher education. It is Presbyterian, not trans-denominational. It is not governed by individual persons, but by the General Assembly of Overseas Korean Presbyterian Church (GAOKPC). The university is committed to historic Reformed theology whose purpose is to educate and train pastors, evangelists, and the Bible for the Local Churches.