Luther Seminary

    Application Management


    Thank you for applying to Luther Seminary where we educate leaders for Christian communities called and sent by the Holy Spirit to witness to salvation through Jesus Christ and to serve in God's world. We are honored to accompany you on your discernment journey. 

    PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE STARTING NEW APPLICATION 

    FALL 2021 UPDATE: In honoring your discernment journey, we want to make sure to set you up for success as you follow God's call to ministry. Given limited capacity for admissions to Luther Seminary for Fall 2021, we encourage applicants to explore various educational options as they pursue seminary admissions. While we continue to review applications for Fall 2021 and we encourage you to apply, the likelihood of being placed on a waitlist increases with each passing deadline. Please consider applications to more than one seminary if you intend to begin studies in Fall of 2021. 

    Note: You will only be able to create one application per academic year. You can easily make changes to your application before submitting (i.e. degree program, entry term, etc.) by simply changing your responses. Save your changes by clicking "continue" at the bottom of the section that has been updated. You must click "continue" to save your responses. Please note, the application times out after 60 minutes - please save often!
     

    Degree Application: MA, MDiv, MDivX, ThM, PhD, Certificate, Affiliate

    If you intend to apply for a degree program including the MA, MDiv, MDivX (Accelerated MDiv), ThM, or PhD or you intend to apply for the Graduate Certificate Program please select the degree application. 

    MA, MDiv, and PhD applicants must first choose the 2021 - 2022 Application or beyond (PhD application officially opens on September 1).

    MDivX applicants must first choose the 2020 - 2021 Application. If you choose the wrong application, you will not see MDivX as an option.

    ThM applicants may choose any academic year of their desired term of enrollment as long as you are intending to complete your application including all materials at least 60 days in advance of the entry term start date.

    Please note that international students may only apply for the Fall term. 

    If you are an affiliate student (i.e. attends/attended another seminary but is interested in affiliating with Luther Seminary to satisfy your "Lutheran year" requirements for candidacy and/or are a Sioux Falls Seminary student) please select the degree application whether or not you intend to take courses for credit or enroll in a degree program. 


    Non-Degree Application: Auditors and Non-Degree 

    If you intend to apply for courses as an auditor (i.e. no credit) or a non-degree student (i.e. for academic credit) or describe yourself as an ATS student, Minnesota Consortium student, Diaconal Ministry student, or ELCA Cross-Registration student, please select the available non-degree application. You may apply to any term but must apply at least 60 days prior to term start. 

    If you have any questions about which application to complete, please do not hesitate to reach out to the Luther Seminary Admissions Team at admissions@luthersem.edu or 651-641-3521. 


     

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