Undergraduate Admissions
UNDERGRADUATE
REGISTRATION
Registration should be made on the days announced in the calendar. A course may not be entered after the first week except by the special permission of the instructor and with the approval of the Dean of Academic Affairs. A person registering after the dates indicated in the calendar shall pay a $10.00 late charge.
UNDERGRADUATES
Students desiring admission to Mississippi Baptist Seminary must secure and complete the appropriate application for admission and provide letters of recommendation as specified on the application for admission. Students must request their high school to send an official six or seven-semester transcript, which lists all high school courses of immunization for measles, mumps, and rubella. Applications are accepted year-round for admission for Spring, Summer, and Fall sessions.
The High School Course Requirements are listed below:
| Subject | Carnegie Units | Description |
|---|---|---|
| English | 4 | Units must require substantial communication skills, to include reading, writing, listening, and speaking (excluding compensatory courses). |
| Mathematics | 4 | Algebra I or its equivalent (1 unit), Math higher than Algebra I (3 units). |
| Science | 3 | Biology I or its equivalent (1 unit), Science higher than Biology I (2 units). |
| Social Studies | 3 | Units must include integrated courses of social sciences and humanities promoting civic competence. |
| Arts
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1 |
Includes any one Carnegie unit (or two 1⁄2 units) of visual and performing arts course(s) meeting the requirements for high school graduation.
Choose from a foreign language, Geography, the math above Algebra II or science from those listed above (1 unit must be in Foreign language or Geography) |
| Advanced Electives
|
2 |
Option 1: Foreign Language I and Foreign Language II
Option 2: Foreign Language I and one unit from Option 3 Option 3: (1) Any combination of advanced electives above the required Carnegie units in: (a) as noted in the Office of Academic and Student Affairs CPC Manual and/or (b) any Advanced Placement (AP), Academic or Career and Technical Dual Credit (DC), International Baccalaureate (IB) or Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) course. (2) Completion of any two‐ year Career and Technical course may count as one unit. Example: completion of both Health Sciences I & II will count as an advanced elective. |
| Technology or Computer Science | 1 | Technology application emphasizes use as a productivity tool to create, collaborate, organize, and publish information. The application of technology as a productivity tool, rather than specific hardware and/or software packages should be the focus of the course.
Computer Science courses emphasize computational thinking to solve problems and will involve the study of computers and their algorithmic processes, software/hardware designs, and principles. Their impact on society and should include focus on one or more of the following core concepts: computing systems, networks and the internet, data and analysis, algorithms and programming, and impacts of computing.
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| Pre-High School Units | Courses taken prior to high school will be accepted for admission provided the course earns Carnegie credit and the content is the same as the high school course. |
| Substitutions | ………………. | Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), Academic or Career Technical Dual Credit (DC), and Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) courses may be substituted for each requirement in the College Preparatory Curriculum.
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| Course Acceptance | A course may not be used to satisfy more than one requirement. |
TOTAL CARNEGIE UNITS: 18
(MS IHL Board Policies & Bylaws July 2023, §602, page 95)
Unofficial transcripts will not be accepted from students. Official ACT or SAT scores of 16 or more,
for all applicants finishing high school within the past five years, are to be mailed to the Office of the Registrar.
These documents must be sent to:
Mississippi Baptist Seminary
3160 J. R. Lynch Street
Jackson, MS 39209
Applicants who do not graduate from high school must submit qualifying scores on a state-approved high school equivalency examination, transcript which denotes academic performance. The Seminary recognizes General Education Development (GED Testing Service).
The original admissions documents will be collected by the Extensions’ Administrative Assistant and mailed to the Official Registrar, located at the Main Campus with seven days of receipt.
Students who do not meet the requirements for admissions will be invited to enroll in Academic Develop I, a semester-long remediation program to address the student’s deficiencies to include the subjects English, Reading, and Mathematics. Upon successful completion of these subjects, the student will be guided to take or retake the General Education Development Test and/or ACT examination to achieve an acceptable entry score. Those who receive an acceptable entry-level score after retaking the General Education Development Test and/or ACT will be allowed to enroll in a regular academic program as a freshman, but are eligible to participate in the Academic Support Program for the remainder of their Freshman year. The Academic Development I and II remediation courses in English, Reading, and Mathematics are intensive and will not be included as credits toward graduation. Another semester-long Academic Support Program, Academic Development II is required for students who score 14 – 16 on the ACT and will include classroom, individual, career counseling, and computer-assisted instruction.
Those who fail to make an acceptable entry-level score following the semester-long remediation, will not be allowed to enroll until the student can meet the required entry-level requirements.