In 1905, recognizing the need to provide theological training for “preachers of the gospel,” Baylor University’s theological department became Baylor Theological Seminary. Five professors began teaching those who were called to the gospel ministry. In 1908, the seminary was granted its own charter as Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The seminary functioned on the grounds of Baylor University until 1910 when it was relocated to its new property in Fort Worth, Texas, and its newly constructed building, Fort Worth Hall.

In 2005, exactly 100 years later, trustees approved the founding of the seminary’s first undergraduate institution, The College at Southwestern (TCS), a fully accredited baccalaureate college on the campus of the seminary. Ironically, five professors were hired to begin teaching the 77 students who enrolled in its first semester in fall 2005. Moreover, the offices were located in none other than Fort Worth Hall.

The mission, no matter what your academic pursuit, is to create effective witnesses for the gospel of Jesus Christ. The College at Southwestern will prepare you to live with a heart full of fire and head full of the wisdom of God. With a sound degree program, Bachelor of Arts in Humanities, students are given intensive instruction in Bible and the history of Western ideas, and optional concentrations in music, education, and the history of ideas. This heavy emphasis on academia is balanced with a requirement that each student go on an international mission trip.

The College at Southwestern is here by the grace of God and for His glory

 

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