Table of Contents A LETTER FROM THE ADMISSIONS .................................. 26-32 PRESIDENT ............................... 4-5 Admissions Requirements by Degree Program .........................................26 OFFICE OF THE Admission Requirement PRESIDENT ............................... 6-7 Descriptions ................................................. 27 Admissions Acceptance Categories ........ 30 ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION ...8-9 Admissions Information ..................................30 International...............................................................31 INSTITUTIONAL Admission Deadlines ...........................................32 ADMINISTRATION ................... 10 FINANCIAL AID ............................. 33-35 ABOUT SOUTHERN ...................... 11-25 Southern Seminary Scholarships Abstract of Principles ................................... 11-12 and Grants .......................................................33 The Baptist Faith and Message ............. 13-19 Other Assistance from Mission ........................................................................... 19 Southern Seminary .................................34 Accreditation ..................................................... 19-20 Tuition Assistance from Denominational Affiliation .......................... 20 Other Sources ..............................................34 Historical Sketch ............................................ 20-21 Academic Programs ...................................... 21-23 CAMPUS LIFE .................................36-40 Extension Centers ................................................ 24 Student Life ........................................................ 36-37 Global Campus ................................................ 24-25 The Bevin Center for Visiting Scholar Program ................................ 25 Missions Mobilization .......................... 37 Campus Facilities ........................................... 37-38 Employment ............................................................ 40 2 2020-2021 ACADEMIC CATALOG CENTER FOR STUDENT Master of Theology Program...............100 SUCCESS .................................. 41-42 Doctor of Philosophy Program..........100 Academic Advising ............................................... 41 Policies for Doctor of Educational Advanced Placement Testing ....................... 41 Ministry Program .................................. 103 Advanced Standing .............................................. 41 Doctor of Educational Ministry Disability Services ................................................. 41 Program Description and International Student Services ................... 41 Requirements ........................................... 104 Ministry Connections ....................................... 42 Policies for Doctor of Writing Center ........................................................ 42 Ministry Programs .............................. 109 Doctor of Ministry Program Descriptions ACADEMIC INFORMATION ..... 43-54 and Requirements................................... 112 Registration and Payment Policies for Research Doctoral for Classes .............................................. 43-44 Studies ............................................................. 116 Student Status .......................................................... 44 Research Doctoral Program Descriptions Grades ............................................................................ 45 and Requirements................................... 117 Policies .......................................................................... 47 Policies for Doctor of Missiology Fees and Charges ................................................... 49 Program .......................................................... 117 Schedule of Tuition and Fees ....................... 50 Doctor of Missiology Program Descriptions and Requirements ... 117 SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY ........... 55-70 Administration and Faculty ......................... 55 CURRICULUM - COURSE Introduction ............................................................. 60 DESCRIPTIONS ................ 123-169 Policies for Master's Level Programs .... 60 Professional Studies .................................123-145 Master's Level Program Descriptions Doctoral Studies .......................................... 145-151 and Requirements................................... 60 Research Doctoral Studies ...................151-169 BILLY GRAHAM SCHOOL OF DIRECTORY .......................................... 170 MISSIONS, EVANGELISM Board of Trustees .................................................170 AND MINISTRY ..................... 71-77 Offices ............................................................................ 171 Administration and Faculty ...........................71 Faculty ...........................................................................172 Introduction ............................................................... 74 Policies for Master's Level Programs ...... 74 ACADEMIC CALENDAR .................. 176 Master's Level Program Descriptions and Requirements.................................... 77 CAMPUS MAP ...............................178-179 DOCTORAL PROGRAMS .......... 96-117 Policies for Doctor of Ministry FACTS ABOUT SOUTHERN Programs ........................................................ 96 SEMINARY ..................................180 Doctor of Ministry Program Descriptions and Requirements.................................... 96 INDEX ............................................. 181-182 Policies for Research Doctoral Studies .............................................................. 99 Research Doctoral Program Descriptions and Requirements..................................100 The catalog is prepared by the Office of Academic Strategy. The information in this catalog applies to the academic year 2020–2021 only. Southern Seminary reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to review, modify, amend, alter, rescind, abolish, or delete any provision of this catalog or of any other catalogs, policies, pub- lications, or statements of the seminary. This right includes, without limitation, admission or graduation standards, degree requirements, and accreditation of academic programs. This catalog is not a contract, real or implied; it is for informational purposes only. The most current version online is always operative. SOUTHERN SEMINARY 3 4 2020-2021 ACADEMIC CATALOG A letter from the president heological education is serious business. The on the mission fields of the world and the frontlines of T task of training, educating, and preparing min- ministry all around the globe. isters of the gospel is an incredible stewardship Southern Seminary’s faculty is unparalleled in invested in Southern Seminary by the churches. Without the evangelical world. Here you will find consecrated apology, we serve the church of the Lord Jesus Christ and Christian scholars whose commitment to the gospel, to aim to fulfill this purpose so that generations to come the church, and to the Lord Jesus Christ is translated will have an even more faithful and effective ministry. into their love for students and the task of teaching. Only God can make a minister. That fundamental Our ambition is to shape the minister in every fact frames our responsibility; for humility neces- dimension—heart, soul, mind, and the application sitates our understanding that Southern Seminary of all ministry in the spirit of Christ. To that end, we does not make ministers. Nevertheless, God makes offer comprehensive academic degrees ranging from ministers through the crucible of learning, study, baccalaureate to doctoral programs. Standing at the prayer, and experience. Southern Seminary combines center of every aspect of the curriculum is a steadfast all of these elements in a comprehensive program of commitment to biblical truth, to excellence in min- theological education that combines unquestioned istry, and to the honorable service to the church of our academic excellence with practical application. Lord Jesus Christ. The schools of The Southern Baptist You should know that Southern Seminary is unfail- Theological Seminary share this common vision, this ingly serious about theological education that is gen- glorious task, and this priceless stewardship. uinely theological. We are a confessional institution Our institutional motto says it all—“For the truth, that stands without compromise upon the faith once for the church, for the world, for the glory of God.” The for all delivered to the saints. The absolute truthfulness glory of God is the beginning and end of all things, and authority of the Word of God are foundational to and ultimately our prayer is that God is glorified in all our programs of study, and you can be certain that we do, in all we teach, and in all those who graduate theological faithfulness and doctrinal integrity are from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. hallmarks of a Southern Seminary education. This institution is more than 150 years old. Over the past 15 decades, many fads and movements have come and gone; but the steady determination to edu- cate ministers of the gospel remains our central focus. R. ALBERT MOHLER JR. Southern Seminary stands as a servant institution to PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST the church of the Lord Jesus Christ, and our eyes are THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY SOUTHERN SEMINARY 5 Office of the President R. ALBERT MOHLER, JR. President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary;