Non-Degree student status is intended for students who only wish to complete 1-2 courses from SBTS and is only valid for 1 semester. Students who wish to take courses beyond 1 semester should apply to a degree program.
Additionally, non-students who wish to Audit courses must apply as a non-degree seeking student (audit status will remain valid beyond 1 semester). If you desire to Audit courses, be sure you are familiar with our Audit policies.
Non-degree students are not eligible for Financial Aid and will pay standard tuition and fees for courses.
Non-Degree Application Requirements
Any student who wishes to take courses at Southern Seminary or Boyce College must submit our online application, even if they only wish to take 1 course. Application requirements include:
- A completed online application, including a brief spiritual autobiography and answers to personal questions
- Church membership
- All applicants to SBTS and Boyce College must be a member, or member-in-progress at a local church which will be confirmed via a church recommendation (see next bullet point)
- Church recommendation
- All applicants will be asked to provide a digital church/pastor recommendation from their church of membership. You will provide an email address of a pastor/leader from your church within our application, and they will automatically be emailed a digital recommendation form
- Agreement with the SBTS student covenant
- The full SBTS covenant is provided for reference within the application. Non-Degree students must agree to the full statement
- $40 application fee paid upon submission of the completed application
- Non-degree applicants do not need to submit transcripts from previous schools
How to apply as a non-degree seeking student
To apply for this status, follow the instructions below or follow-along with this video.
- Navigate to our application portal
- Click “Create an Account” and follow instructions
- It is important to check your email often as it is our primary method of communication regarding your application status.
- Once logged in, click “Start New Application”
- To apply for masters-level courses:
- Select “Southern Seminary Masters & Doctoral” application
- To apply for undergraduate-level courses:
- Select “Boyce College Undergraduate” application
- On the Degree Info page of the application, select “Degree Type > Non-Degree Seeking”
- Answer each question presented on every page of the application.
- For help on adding your church/pastor recommendation, watch this video.
Masters-Level* Tuition & Fees
Non-degree students are not eligible for Financial Aid and will pay standard tuition and fees for courses.
Click here to learn more about estimated costs. *Boyce College tuition and fees can be found here.
Completed Applications
- Once the Admissions office receives your completed application and church recommendation, it will be reviewed by our committee within 3-5 business days.
- You will be notified via email of your application status.
- Accepted students will be provided with detailed instructions on how to set-up their student account and pay tuition. You can read more about post-acceptance steps on this webpage.
Questions and Application Help
Questions can be directed to the Office of Admissions via email or phone:
502-897-4200