The College at Southwestern
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| Motto | Know Truth, Share Truth, Defend Truth |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 2005 |
| Affiliation | Southern Baptist |
Academic affiliation |
ATS SACS SBC |
| President | L. Paige Patterson |
| Dean | Michael Wilkinson |
Academic staff | 18 |
| Location | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Affiliations | Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary |
| Website |
scarboroughcollege |
The L.R. Scarborough College at Southwestern, formerly known as the College at the Southwestern, is the fully accredited baccalaureate school at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. The College offers the Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and the Bachelor of Arts in Music.[1] The Bachelor of Arts in Humanities is a 129 credit hour degree program in the classical tradition, focusing on the Bible and the history of ideas. Students can choose between several degree concentrations, including History of Ideas, Education, Homemaking, Music, and Missions. The Bachelor of Arts in Music is a 126/127 credit hours degree program. Students can choose between several concentrations, including worship, performance, and composition.[2]
Stephen Smith (Ph.D., Regent University) became the dean of the College at Southwestern in January, 2010. Smith is the author of Dying to Preach (Kregel, 2009).[3]
Paige Patterson (Ph.D., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary) is the President of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and of The College at Southwestern.[4] Patterson was elected the eighth president of Southwestern Seminary in 2003.[5]
Student life at Southwestern includes campus-wide chapel three times a week, an on-campus grill and coffee house in the Naylor Student Center, a Recreation Center (featuring a pool, indoor basketball court, aerobic and weight rooms, indoor racquetball courts, intramural sports, and karate and swimming classes), The Riley Conference and Guest Housing Center, student organizations, and mission and evangelism trips.[6] Southwestern has an on-campus medical clinic.[7]
On April 12, 2017, the college was officially renamed The L.R. Scarborough College at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in honor of Lee Rutland Scarborough who served as the second seminary President of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.[8]
Degrees
The following degrees are offered at Scarborough College.[9]
- Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and Biblical Studies (BAHBS)
- Bachelor of Science in Biblical Studies (BSBS) (Havard Campus)
- Bachelor of Arts in Music (BAM)
- Bachelor of Music in Performance
- Bachelor of Music in Worship Studies
- Certificate in Biblical Studies
References
- ↑ "The College at Southwestern: History". Fort Worth, Texas: Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
- ↑ "The College at Southwestern: BA in Music Degree Plan". Fort Worth, Texas: Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013.
- ↑ Smith, Stephen. Dying to Preach. Kregel Academic, 2009.
- ↑ Administration – Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Swbts.edu. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
- ↑ Paige Patterson. Paigepatterson.info. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
- ↑ Student Organizations – The College at Southwestern – Fort Worth, TX. College.swbts.edu. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
- ↑ Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary – Interactive Campus Tour. Swbts.edu. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
- ↑ Sibley, Alex. "College at Southwestern renamed ‘Scarborough College’". The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
- ↑ "Degrees". Scarborough College. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
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