Next Steps

1) Set-up your Southern Profile & Review your Acceptance Letter

Upon your acceptance, you should have received an e-mail from Admissions with your Student ID and Student Username. Using that information, you will need to set-up your Southern Profile at the link below. In addition, make sure you review your acceptance letter (if you haven’t already) for important information about your admission.

If you cannot locate the email with your ID and username, or if you have yet to view your acceptance letter, you can find this information on your application portal.
Click here to set-up your SBTS Profile

2) Check your student e-mail

Included in your initial student login e-mail from Admissions will be your student e-mail address (jdoe###@students.sbts.edu). It will be important to check this e-mail often as it is the institution’s primary means of communicating with students. You will login to this email using the password you set-up in step #1.
Click here to login to SBTS Student Email

3) Fill out the Student Information Form

Before you can register for classes, you must fill out the student information form. Below is a link to this form that is on My.sbts.edu. While you are there go ahead and familiarize yourself with MySBTS and what is available. The form asks for your anticipated graduation date – simply put your best estimate as to when you will graduate. For new students, this date may be flexible.
Click here to fill out the Information Form

4) Register for Classes in March (for Summer/Fall classes) or October (for Winter/Spring classes)

Class registration is completed through your my.sbts account. Click here to access our registration help page. Note that course registration opens on March 31 (for Summer & Fall), or October 31 (for Winter & Spring). You will only be able to register for courses that match the location you applied for (ex: Main Campus or Internet).

Wondering what classes you should take?

Our degrees at SBTS do not have a set course track. Instead, you are able to take whatever courses you prefer at any time, pending pre-requisite requirements (Ex: You must take Elementary Greek before Greek Syntax). Some good classes to begin with include: Hermeneutics, Intro to New/Old Testament, and Systematic Theology. If you would like to receive guidance on course selection, contact the Center for Student Success.

5) Familiarize yourself with Canvas and My.SBTS

As a student, you will utilize your My.SBTS account. You will also have access to your “Canvas” account, which is the portal through which you will interact with your courses. You will only be able to access Canvas once you have registered for classes through my.sbts.  Below is a brief description of what each portal provides:

6) Register for New Student Orientation (main campus) or complete Online Orientation (online/distance students).

Main campus students should register for New Student Orientation (more information here). Online students should complete Online Orientation as soon as they have registered for courses.

Online students are also invited to one of our incoming student webinars, designed as a supplement for orientation specifically for incoming online students to Southern Seminary and hosted by staff of our Global Campus.

7) Complete Ministry Safe Training

MinistrySafe is training that was created specifically to assist organizations with developing practices and policies that help to protect children from sexual abuse. Developed by lawyers Gregory Love and Kimberlee Norris, the training provides awareness to the signs of sexual abuse and to the laws related to sexual abuse. The training is required for all SBTS students before they graduate. Click here to view FAQ & instructions for Ministry Safe.

8) Login to Canvas, review syllabi and textbook lists

Once you have registered for classes through my.sbts, login to your Canvas account to access your course syllabus (which will list required textbooks for the course). While you are able to purchase your textbooks wherever you prefer, the Bookstore at Southern offers online ordering and purchasing of textbooks and is integrated with Canvas so it’s easy to find your books. (In Canvas, click on “Bookstore.”)

9) Join the Southern Seminary Community Facebook Group

If you have a Facebook account, we invite you to join the Southern Seminary Community Facebook Group where you can connect with over 2,000 current and future students to ask questions about housing and employment, or get advice from other students about studying at SBTS!

Online students — you are also welcome to join the Global Campus Facebook Group as you pursue your online education with The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary or Boyce College. This serves as a platform for fellow online students to ask questions, support each other, and even connect with other students in your area.

10) Secure housing arrangements (on-campus only)

Students who wish to live on campus must apply for campus housing. There are many off-campus options available near campus. Join the SBTS Community Group on Facebook (see link above) where off-campus housing opportunities are posted nearly every day.

Have further questions?

View our New Student FAQ’s (below) or click here to view contact information for important campus offices.