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Thanks to the generosity of Southern Baptists, we offer several scholarships and other financial aid.
Got questions? Get in touch with our Admissions Team and we’ll help get you the answers you need.
God has uniquely called you to reach women with the Gospel. Southwestern is the premier training ground in biblical womanhood and ministry to women. You’ll learn from the largest Women’s Studies faculty in a theological seminary anywhere in the world.
God has called you to Preach the Word and serve as a pastor in a local church. Southwestern’s Master of Divinity (M.Div.) is a comprehensive degree offering courses in theology, missions, evangelism, biblical languages, preaching, and pastoral ministry. With more than 30 concentration options available, you can customize your degree to meet your interests and specific ministry calling.
God has uniquely gifted and called you to serve the church through music. Southwestern’s School of Church Music will equip you with theological and practical ministry knowledge. Whatever degree option you choose, you can customize your training through focused study in worship leadership and performance, with concentrations in voice, piano, and guitar.
If God has called you to teach children, youth, collegians, or adults in a local church, Southwestern can equip you for the task. Our expert faculty with years of ministry experience will guide you in the most cutting-edge and biblically faithful methods of discipleship. The Master of Arts in Christian Education offers specializations in age-graded ministries as well as family ministry, biblical counseling and church administration. If you feel called to age-graded teaching ministry now but may one day pastor a local church, the Master of Divinity (M.Div.) offers concentrations in these fields as well.
If God has called you to church planting, Southwestern will equip you to Preach the Word & Reach the World. Southwestern’s Master of Divinity (M.Div.) is a comprehensive degree offering courses in theology, missions, evangelism, biblical languages, preaching, and pastoral ministry. A concentration in North American Church Planting, International Church Planting, or Evangelism will equip you with specific strategies for fulfilling God’s call on your life.
Here’s a step-by-step of how you complete the process of becoming a Southwestener.
Start your application here.
As part of the application, please include your pastor as a church endorsement recommender. Once you submit your application, a recommendation form will be emailed to your recommender for them to submit.
Official transcripts must be mailed or emailed by the academic institution to our Admissions Office. The quickest way for us to receive official transcripts is electronically through email. Our address is:
Southwestern SeminaryAttn: Admissions2001 W Seminary DriveFort Worth, TX 76122admissions@swbts.edu
Once you have submitted the application, you will receive an email from a 3rd party company, administrator@intellicorp.net with instructions on how to initiate your background check.
Additional steps for international students can be found here.
Applications to one of our doctoral programs include some additional requirements. Specific admissions requirements may be found under the specific program of interest at the links below:
Once all application requirements have been submitted, your application will enter the review process. We cannot supply an exact time frame for review, but we can assure you that our office works diligently to provide a decision as soon as possible.
Following acceptance, the Office of Admissions will assist you in registering for classes.
Following acceptance, you can apply for financial aid here.
Following acceptance, you can apply for on-campus housing here.
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