SOUTHEASTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY C-9

PO Box 1889
Wake Forest, NC 27588-1889
Tel: (919)556-3101
Free: 800-284-6317
Admissions: (919)761-2280
Web Site: http://www.sebts.edu/

Description:

Independent Southern Baptist, comprehensive, coed. Administratively affiliated with Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Awards associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees. Founded 1950. Setting: 450-acre small town campus with easy access to Raleigh. Total enrollment: 1,979. Full-time: 282 students, 27% women, 73% men. Part-time: 170 students, 21% women, 79% men. Students come from 27 states and territories, 14 other countries, 40% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 2% black, 0.2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 5% international, 49% 25 or older, 30% live on campus. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, 3 recommendations. Required for some: interview. Placement: SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT recommended. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 7/20. Notification: continuous until 8/20.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. 1,462 college housing spaces available; 195 were occupied in 2003-04. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. 167,044 books and 938 serials. 7 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Wake Forest is located 15 miles north of Raleigh and 22 miles east of Durham on US 1 and NC 98. The seminary is only 25 miles from the Raleigh-Durham Airport. 12 churches, a hospital, a public library, and numerous civic and service organizations are found within the community. A full-time recreational program, supervised by a recreational director, swimming pools, lighted athletic fields, tennis courts, racquetball courts, weight rooms, and two golf courses provide the recreational facilities.