Academic Programs - Dallas Theological Seminary

ADMISSION
PROCEDURES &
INFORMATION
If you are considering Dallas Seminary, we encourage you to
come and visit us. We host several on-campus events throughout
the year called Discover Dallas!, which are designed to
give prospective students a good feel for what life is like at the
Seminary. Visit our website at www.dts.edu/prospective
or contact the Admissions Office about these events or to
schedule a campus visit.
Dallas Seminary enrolls men and women who:
1. show evidence of saving faith in Christ;
2. are of proven Christian character;
3. are endowed with appropriate spiritual gifts; and who
4. adhere to the following doctrines:
• the authority and inerrancy of Scripture,
• the Trinity,
• the full deity and humanity of Christ,
• the spiritual lostness of the human race,
• the substitutionary atonement and bodily resurrection
of Christ,
• salvation by faith alone in Christ alone, and
• the physical return of Christ.
As an applicant you will be evaluated on the basis of (1) your
academic records, (2) the extent and quality of involvement
in Christian service, (3) your apparent gifts and potential for
placement in Christian ministry, and (4) the assessment of
your references.
The Admissions committee also will consider compatibility of
ministry goals with the applicant’s intended seminary program
of study; future ministry placement; emotional, financial, and
personal stability; and issues of character, behavior, and lifestyle.
Applications are evaluated on receipt of all necessary
information. A criminal background check will be conducted
on all accepted applicants.
While all degree programs at Dallas Seminary are coeducational,
the Seminary holds the position that Scripture limits to men
the roles of elder and senior pastor in the local church.
Therefore the Seminary programs of study are not designed
to prepare women for these roles.
Enrollment is based on a bachelor’s degree, or its equivalent,
conferred by an accredited college or university. Exceptions
to this requirement are necessarily limited. When accepted,
graduates of unaccredited institutions are placed on academic
probation for their first year at Dallas Seminary. This probation
is removed after one year of satisfactory progress toward their
degree (2.0 or above GPA).
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Applicants for all programs must make formal application
through the Admissions Office. Applications may be submitted
in the following ways: (1) by completing the online application
on the Seminary’s website, www.dts.edu; (2) by downloading
the application from the website and sending a printed copy,
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DALLAS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 2006–2007 CATALOG