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Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Denomination

Southern Baptist Convention

Contact Information

Website:

http://www.sbts.edu/

Address:

2825 Lexington Road
Louisville, KY 40280 United States

Phone:

502-897-4011



Chief Executive Officer:

R. Albert Mohler Jr.

Chief Academic Officer:

Paul Akin

Accreditation Liaison Officer:

Joseph C Harrod

ATS Commission Staff Liaison:

James Moore

Enrollment/Faculty Information (reported Fall 2023)

Number of Students (FTE):

3281 (1866.40)

Number of Full-Time Faculty (FTE):

48 (61.00)

Accreditation Information

Member Status:

Accredited in Good Standing

School's Statement of Educational Effectiveness


Year-Term of Next Comprehensive Accreditation Visit:

2033-spring


Approved Degree Programs:

MDiv, MA (Apologetics), MA (Ethics and Public Theology), MA (Islamic Studies), MA (Theological Studies), MA in Biblical Counseling, MA in Christian Education, MA in Church Ministries, MA in Leadership, MA in Missiology, MA in Worship Leadership, ThM, DEdMin, DMin, DMiss, EdD, PhD


Approval to Offer Distance (Online) Education:

Comprehensive (Half or More of a Degree)


Approved Additional Locations:

Jackson, TN


Required Reports (Year-month and Topic):

2025-04 (Student Learning and Formation), 2026-04 (Diversity), 2026-11 (Educational Experiment), 2028-11 (Educational Experiment), 2030-11 (Educational Experiment)


Additional Information:

In June 2024, the ATS Board of Commissioners approved the seminary's PhD with a concentration in Christian Studies and approved a five-year experiment to offer this degree through synchronous online coursework, comprehensive examinations, research languages, and a culminating dissertation.


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