Westminster Seminary California
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Westminster Seminary California is a Reformed Christian graduate educational institution located 25 miles north of San Diego, California in Escondido. It was initially a branch campus of Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia until 1982 when it became fully independent. It currently has ten full-time faculty members and enrolls approximately 120 full-time students.[1]
[edit] Academics and accreditation
Westminster Seminary is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)[2] and was first accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada in 1997.[3] The seminary currently offers:
- Master of Arts in Biblical Studies
- Master of Arts in Theological Studies
- Master of Arts in Christian Studies
- Master of Arts in Historical Theology
- Master of Divinity
The WSC Board of Trustees and Faculty pledge their commitment to those full historic statements which have been the doctrinal bond of fellowship for churches of Reformed persuasion for more than three centuries: The Westminster Confession of Faith, the Westminster Larger Catechism, the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Heidelberg Catechism, Belgic Confession of Faith, and the Canons of Dort.
[edit] Notable faculty
- List has past and present
- W. Robert Godfrey
- Edmund Clowney
- Steven M. Baugh
- John Frame
- Michael Horton
- Robert B. Strimple
- Meredith Kline
- Derke P. Bergsma
- Peter R. Jones
- R. Scott Clark
- D. G. Hart
[edit] External links
Categories: Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada | United States seminaries | Educational institutions established in 1980 | Universities and colleges in California | Seminaries and theological colleges | Reformed church theological colleges and seminaries | Presbyterianism in the United States
