Transferring Credit from another Seminary/University
Students who have completed work at other educational institutions may be entitled to transfer credit by presenting official transcripts from those institutions to be evaluated by the registrar’s office. Course work may be applied to degree core credit, or they may transfer as elective credit. Certain criteria must be met in the transfer credit evaluation
For more information, visit the Southern Seminary transfer credit page.
If you have not yet applied to Southern Seminary and want to know if your credits will transfer, please browse the TES® site. Transfer credit are officially reviewed upon your acceptance to Southern Seminary.
Advanced Placement Exams
Students coming to Southern with proficiency in certain concentrations are able to complete an exam to allow them to replace introductory level courses with electives in the same field. The exams do not award course credit, but rather allow students to replace introductory courses with an elective in the same field.
Example: If a student passes the exam for Systematic Theology I, they may take another Theology class in its place.
To pass an exam, the student must receive at least an 80%. If the student fails an exam, they can retake the exam one time after 60 days (the second attempt will be a different exam). The exams are a service to students and so there is no fee for attempting an exam.
For a list of possible exams and the official process, visit this page.
Questions?
Contact the Office of Admissions to learn more about transferring credit to Southern Seminary:
admissions@sbts.edu
(502) 897-4200
Current students may contact Academic Records for more information.