— Future Students —
Important Dates and Deadlines
• • • • •Diploma and Masters Degree Programs
For Study at the Main Campus in Louisville. Applications for diploma and basic professional degree (masters level) programs must be received in the Admissions Office according to the following application schedule.
- January Term — December 1*
- Spring Semester — December 1*
- Summer Term — May 1*
- Fall Semester — July 15*
*These are priority deadlines. The Admissions Office will continue to process applications after the deadlines, but does not guarantee completion after the priority dates listed above. Our goal is to process all applications before each term and semester.
For Study at an Extension Center. All application materials for potential students at Extension Centers must be submitted directly to the Admissions Office. A student cannot register for classes until he or she has been approved for admission. A complete application file normally is considered by the Admissions Committee within two weeks. The Director of Admissions then reports the committee’s decision to the applicant. If a student is not approved prior to the first meeting of the class, that student may register as a special student for one semester only. The student must submit a “Special Student Admission Agreement” along with the course request form and degree fees. Permission to register as a Special Student does not ensure acceptance to a degree program.
Professional Doctoral Programs. Applications for professional doctoral programs must be completed and received according to the following application schedule.
Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.), or Doctor of Educational Ministry (D.Ed.Min.):
January Term - October 15
Summer Term - March 15
Doctor of Missiology (D.Miss.), or Doctor of Music Ministry (D.M.M.):
30 days prior to the doctoral qualifying examination
Research Doctoral Programs. Applications for research doctoral programs must be completed and received according to the following application schedule:
Master of Theology (Th.M.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), or Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.):
Spring Semester - August 1
Fall Semester - January 2
Truth. Legacy. Vision. Southern Seminary Sesquicentennial
Announcements
RSS- 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
RSS- Render Not to Caesar What Is God’s
- by – Nov 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 – 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 – 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 – Nov 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.