Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
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| Type | Seminary |
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| Established | 1902 |
| Affiliation | Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
| President | Theodore J. Wardlaw |
| Dean | David H. Jensen |
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Academic staff
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23 |
| Students | 260 |
| Location | Austin, Texas, United States |
| Website | http://www.austinseminary.edu/ |
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary is a Presbyterian seminary in Austin, Texas. Austin Seminary was founded in 1902 to provide pastors for the rapidly growing Presbyterian Church in the frontier Southwest. It opened its doors on October 1, 1902, at Ninth and Navasota streets.
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary is related to the Synod of the Sun and to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). It is one of the ten official PC(USA) seminaries. Its 12-acre (49,000 m2) campus is located near the University of Texas at Austin. The Seminary is approved by The University Senate of The United Methodist Church.
The school is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada and the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. It is a member of the Council of Southwestern Theological Schools, American Schools of Oriental Research, and the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education.
Austin Seminary currently offers four degree programs: the Master of Divinity (MDiv), a three-year professional degree program designed to prepare students for ordained ministry; the Master of Arts in Ministry Practice (MAMP), a two-year program designed to equip students for Christian leadership in a variety of settings; the Master of Arts (Theological Studies) (MATSa two-year academic degree ; and the Doctor of Ministry (DMin) degreeA dual-degree program established by Austin Seminary and The University of Texas at Austin provides master’s-level students the opportunity to complete concurrently, the requirements for two degrees: the Master of Divinity and the Master of Science in Social Work (MSSW). The program is designed to be completed in four years of full-time study. The seminary has seventeen resident faculty members who serve in three main academic departments: the Biblical Department, theDepartment of the Church's Ministry, and the Theological-Historical Department..
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