Domestic Student Virtual Open House (October 2026)Monday, October 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM until 11:00 AMCentral Daylight Time UTC -05:00 Interested in attending Luther Seminary and looking for a quick introduction to Luther from the comfort of your own home? Our virtual open house is an excellent opportunity to orient yourself to Luther, meet seminary staff, and ask questions alongside other discerning students. Here is what you can expect: Opening Prayer and Introductions Degree Programs Student Life Contextual Learning and Candidacy Financial Aid and Scholarships Information Application Process Question and Answer Time Loading...Personal InformationLegal First NameChosen/Preferred First Name (if different)Middle NameLast NameDate of BirthDate of BirthJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930312026202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990198919881987198619851984198319821981198019791978197719761975197419731972197119701969196819671966196519641963196219611960195919581957195619551954195319521951195019491948194719461945194419431942194119401939193819371936193519341933193219311930192919281927192619251924192319221921192019191918191719161915191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903190219011900Email AddressMobile Phone NumberI consent to receiving text messages from Luther SeminaryPlease note, this helps us communicate important deadline reminders, etc. YesNoAre you a United States citizen?YesNoHIDDEN: US CitizenAfghanistanAland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamas, TheBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius, and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos Islands (Keeling Islands)ColombiaComorosCongo (Democratic Republic of)Congo (Republic of)Cook IslandsCosta RicaCote D'IvoireCroatiaCubaCuracaoCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Faroe IslandsFederated States of MicronesiaFijiFinlandForeign/UnknownFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambia, TheGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, NorthKorea, SouthKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNaoeroNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalau, the Pacific Islands ofPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairn IslandsPolandPortugalQatarReunionRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint BarthelemySaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkiyeTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamWallis and Futuna IslandsWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweAre you a United States permanent resident?YesNoCountry of Primary CitizenshipAfghanistanAland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAshmore and Cartier IslandsAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamas, TheBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBassas Da IndiaBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius, and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandClipperton IslandCocos Islands (Keeling Islands)ColombiaComorosCongo (Brazzaville)Congo (Kinshasa)Cook IslandsCoral Sea IslandsCosta RicaCote D'IvoireCroatiaCubaCuracaoCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaEuropa IslandFalkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Faroe IslandsFederated States of MicronesiaFijiFinlandForeign/UnknownFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern and Antarctic LandsGabonGambia, TheGaza StripGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGlorioso IslandsGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHondurasHong Kong S.A.R.HungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJan MayenJapanJerseyJordanJuan De Nova IslandKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, NorthKorea, SouthKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacau S.A.R.Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic ofMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMan, Isle ofMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorwayOmanPakistanPalau, the Pacific Islands ofPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairn IslandsPolandPortugalQatarReunionRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint BarthelemySaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSpratly IslandsSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbardSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTromelin IslandTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamWallis and Futuna IslandsWestern SaharaYemenYugoslaviaZambiaZimbabweCountry of BirthAfghanistanAland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAshmore and Cartier IslandsAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamas, TheBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBassas Da IndiaBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius, and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandClipperton IslandCocos Islands (Keeling Islands)ColombiaComorosCongo (Brazzaville)Congo (Kinshasa)Cook IslandsCoral Sea IslandsCosta RicaCote D'IvoireCroatiaCubaCuracaoCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaEuropa IslandFalkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Faroe IslandsFederated States of MicronesiaFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern and Antarctic LandsGabonGambia, TheGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGlorioso IslandsGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHondurasHong Kong S.A.R.HungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJan MayenJapanJerseyJordanJuan De Nova IslandKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, NorthKorea, SouthKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacau S.A.R.Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic ofMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMan, Isle ofMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorwayOmanPakistanPalau, the Pacific Islands ofPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairn IslandsPolandPortugalQatarReunionRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint BarthelemySaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSpratly IslandsSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbardSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTromelin IslandTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamWallis and Futuna IslandsWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweProgram InformationIntended Student TypeDegreeNon-Degree (credit earned)Auditor (no credit earned)Do you plan to be an affiliate student?An affiliate student attends/attended another seminary but is interested in affiliating with Luther Seminary to satisfy their "Lutheran year" requirement for candidacy.YesNoDegree Student TypeMaster of ArtsMaster of DivinityMaster of TheologyDoctor of PhilosophyNo ProgramStill DiscerningNon-Degree Student TypeATS (Association of Theological Schools)Consortium (Minnesota Consortium of Theological Schools)Diaconal MinistryELCA Cross RegistrationGeneral Non-DegreeGraduate CertificateGraduate Special (have completed a prior MA/MDIV)Concentration of InterestBibleBible - Old TestamentBible - New TestamentBible, History of Christianity, and Systematic TheologyBiblical PreachingChildren, Youth and Family MinistryChristian MinistryCongregational and Community Care (Clinical Pastoral Theology)Cultivating New Christian CommunitiesELCA Candidacy CompletionEthicsHistory of ChristianityJustice and ReconciliationLeadership and Innovation for MinistryLutheran Ministries (Chaplaincy)Lutheran Ministries (Deacon)Mission and World ReligionsPastoral Theology and MinistryReformation and Luther StudiesSystematic TheologySystematic/Constructive/Contextual TheologiesNo ConcentrationStill DiscerningEntry Term You Plan to EnrollWinter 2027Spring 2027Summer 2027Fall 2027Preferred Course ModalityDistributed Learner/OnlineResidential/CommuterVirtual Discernment Day - Additional DetailsIf other personal contacts plan to attend with you - spouse, partner, mentor, etc. - please provide their names and relationship to you (i.e. anyone who will be sharing a device with you). Note: if you are registering a group of multiple discerning students please have each individual attending complete this registration form separately.As you come to this discernment event and consider seminary and/or a call to ministry, what are 1-2 questions or issues that are the most important to you?In order to help us serve you better, are you willing to provide us with more information?YesNoAdditional Personal InformationVisit mypronouns.org for more information and reach out to admissions@luthersem.edu with any questions you might have.Your Gender IdentityFemaleTransgender FemaleMaleTransgender MaleGender Queer/Non-binaryPreferred PronounsHe/Him/HisShe/Her/HersThey/Them/TheirsZe/Hir/HirsAny/All PronounsAre you of Hispanic origin?YesNoRace/EthnicityChoose all that apply.AsianBlack or African AmericanDecline to RespondIndigenous, American Indian or Alaska NativeNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderOtherWhiteContact InformationMailing AddressMailing AddressCountryStreetCityRegionPostal CodeDenomination and Ordination InformationPrimary Religion/DenominationAdvent Christian ChurchSeventh-day AdventistAnglican Church in North AmericaAnglican Church of CanadaAnglican Mission in the AmericasAnglican or Episcopal, InternationalEpiscopal Church, TheReformed Episcopal ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USABaptist - InternationalBaptist Convention of Ontario and QuebecBaptist General ConferenceBaptist Missionary Association of AmericaBaptist OtherBaptist Union of Western CanadaConservative Baptist Association of AmericaFellowship of Evang. Baptist Churches in CanadaGeneral Association of Regular Baptist ChurchesGeneral Baptist State Convention, North CarolinaIndependent BaptistNational Baptist ConventionNorth American Baptist ConferenceProgressive National Baptist ConventionSeventh Day Baptist General ConferenceSouthern Baptist ConventionUnion d'Eglises Baptistes Francaises au CanadaUnited Baptist Convention (Atlantic Province)Brethren Church (Ashland, Ohio)Brethren in Christ ChurchChristian Brethren (Plymouth Brethren)Church of the BrethrenChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Christian Church, IndependentChristian Churches and Churches of ChristChurches of ChristChurch of God (Anderson, Indiana)Churches of God, General ConferenceConference of Congregational Christian ChurchesEvangelical Church in CanadaEvangelical Church Winning All (formerly West Africa)Evangelical Congregational ChurchEvangelical Covenant ChurchEvangelical Formosan ChurchEvangelical Free Church of AmericaEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEvangelical Lutheran Church in CanadaEvangelical Lutheran Church in RussiaEvangelical Lutheran Church in TanzaniaLutheran - IndependentLutheran - InternationalLutheran Church - CanadaLutheran Church - Missouri SynodLutheran Congregations in Mission for ChristNorth American Lutheran ChurchWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodGeneral Conference Mennonite ChurchMennonite Brethren Church in North AmericaMennonite ChurchMennonite OtherAfrican Methodist EpiscopalAfrican Methodist Episcopal ZionChristian Methodist EspicopalFree Methodist ChurchIndependent MethodistUnited Methodist ChurchWesleyan ChurchMoravian - InternationalMoravian Church in AmericaGreek Orthodox Archdiocese in N/S AmericaOrthodox Church in AmericaOrthodox OtherAssociated Gospel Churches (of Canada)Christian and Missionary AllianceChurch of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day SaintsChurch of the NazareneFriends, Religious Society ofJewishMissionary Church in CanadaMuslimNondenominationalOtherReorganized Latter Day SaintsSalvation ArmyUnaffiliated or UnknownUnitarian UniversalistUnited Church of CanadaUnited Church of ChristAfrican, IndependentAssemblies of GodChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Church of God in ChristFoursquare Gospel ChurchPentecostalPentecostal Assemblies of CanadaPentecostal Indian Church of GodAssociate Reformed Presbyterian ChurchCumberland Presbyterian ChurchEvangelical Presbyterian ChurchOrthodox PresbyterianPresbyterian Church (USA)Presbyterian Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church in CanadaPresbyterian InternationalReformed PresbyterianChristian Reformed ChurchReformed Church in AmericaReformed Church in CanadaRoman Catholic, CanadianRoman Catholic, OtherRoman Catholic, U.S.New Jerusalem, General Church ofSwedenborgian Church, General ConventionDo you plan to pursue ordination or candidacy within your denomination?YesNoWhich roster do you plan to seek ordination?Word and SacramentWord and ServiceStill DiscerningWhere in the candidacy process are you currently?Have Not StartedInitiated Conversation with SynodEntrance Interview ScheduledEntrancedPostponedEndorsedUnsureWith which synod will you be seeking candidacy?Faith-Based Organization KeyGood to Know: ELCA applicants planning to pursue rostered leadership are encouraged to also apply for the ELCA Fund for Leaders Scholarship (if applying, please complete application to Luther in January and the application to Fund for Leaders in February). Fund for Leaders recipients who attend Luther Seminary not only receive full tuition, but also receive an additional $750 stipend per required degree course that they take.Submit