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Advanced Placement Testing

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As you prepare for your education, there will inevitably be several questions you might have regarding Advance Placement here at Southern Seminary:

1. Can I place out of any classes if I majored in Bible/Theology in college?

Advanced placement exams are offered in Old Testament, New Testament, Church History, Systematic Theology, Hebrew and Greek. These exams are offered at the beginning of each semester.

Students are free to take as many of these exams as they believe they are qualified to pass, but they can only be taken at the scheduled time(s) of a new semester’s orientation period.

Passing of an exam qualifies a student to take advanced courses in place of required entry-level courses. These exams do not reduce the total number of hours required for a degree. Other introductory level course exams can be taken by appointment.

Some students with exceptional academic achievement in an undergraduate Bible program may be a candidate for the Advanced M.Div. program. Please consult the Academic Catalog for specific prerequisites for this program.

2. What is in place to help me with advisement during my education?

Please consult academic advising on the website for helpful forms, appropriate contact information and instructions.  Additional questions can be emailed to Academic Advising.

3. How many course hours are recommended for each semester’s study?

Nine hours per semester is the minimum load for full-time student status. Falling below nine hours may cause difficulties with loan programs, scholarships, student visa requirements, and so on. An average load of 9-12 hours per semester is recommended for students who are employed no more than 25 hours weekly and with no academic deficiencies.

4. Are there any courses required to be taken during the first semester of study?

Students must take “Written Communication” (31980) in the first semester unless they have a B- or better in their college grammar and composition courses. However, since many seminary courses require papers and other written work that must conform to The Southern Seminary Manual of Style, even students who meet this qualification (i.e., who have a B- or better in college English) may wish to take 31980 for the benefit it can be to them in their written work throughout seminary.

Personal Spiritual Disciplines (required within the first year) and the Cooperative Program course (required within the first semester) are also required within the first year of study

5. Do any courses require pre-requisite stipulations?

Most courses do not carry a pre-requisite. Most language courses, however, do carry some pre-requisite stipulation. Please consult the current catalog for specific requirements for each course.


Truth. Legacy. Vision. Southern Seminary Sesquicentennial

Announcements

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Christianity in Africa class

A special opportunity is available to students during the upcoming winter term. Along with George Martin, Randy Arnett (over 30 years ministry experience in West Africa) and Charles Juma (from East Africa) will be offering the course 33477, “Topics in Missions: Christianity in Africa.” The seminar format class will be offered from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Dec. 14-18. (more…)

Church planting family banquet

On Friday, Dec. 4, the Church Planting Center will be hosting its annual church planting family banquet from 6-8 p.m. in the President’s Reception Room. You must RSVP by Nov. 24 to attend. Come hear Cincinnati-area church planter and Southern Seminary graduate Michael Clary, and his wife share about the difficulties and delights of being a church planting family. (more…)

Study break during finals

The SBTS Student Council will serve coffee and doughnuts to all students from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1. Come by the lobby of 5th and Broadway early to pick up your free Blue Book for you final exam. The event is sponsored by the Seminary Student Council.


Blogs

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Render Not to Caesar What Is God’s
by Denny BurkNov 20

I just finished reading and signing The Manhattan Declaration (MD), and I urge you to do the same. The Manhattan Declaration is a document affirming the sanctity of human life, the sanctity of marriage, and the rights of conscience and religious liberty.

The Blur of Gender — Is The New York Times Trying to Tell Us Something?
by R. Albert Mohler Jr.Nov 20

Is The New York Times trying to tell us something? Just eleven days after running a story on gender-bending teenagers on the front page of its “Style” section, the paper is back with yet another front page story in the same section, this time on gender-bending young adults. The articles even cite the same psychologist as authority. What’s going on here?

When Morality Collapses — The Therapeutic Evasion
by R. Albert Mohler Jr.Nov 19

Any civilization requires a stable, rational, and consensual moral framework in order to survive. Western civilization has been built on a framework of Christian morality, with the so-called “Judeo-Christian ethic” providing the moral principles that support laws, ethical reasoning, and moral impulses.

Turning the Bible into Toilet Paper
by Denny BurkNov 18

I mentioned yesterday that I am in New Orleans this week to deliver a paper on homosexuality at the Evangelical Theological Society. Yesterday I came across an article that relates to the subject matter of that paper.