Trinity's graduates are highly regarded throughout the church and the world. They are well prepared with practical ministry skills and firm spiritual and academic foundations for lives of service. Alumni may be found serving in a variety of contexts as:
  • associates in ministry
  • church musicians
  • college and seminary professors
  • directors of Christian education
  • diaconal ministers
  • parish pastors
  • specialized ministries
  • youth ministers
  • bishops
  • chaplains
  • missionaries
Find out more about Trinity's degree programs and Admissions procedures by printing, completing and mailing the Request for Information form

Call to schedule a visit, or plan to attend Visit Trinity, April 21-23, 2009 (call early-space is limited!)

Admission Policy & Procedures
Candidacy for Ministry in the ELCA
International Students (see below)
(This school is authorized under Federal Law to enroll nonimmigrant students)
Pre-Seminary Studies
Student Costs
Transfer Credit


Application Files:
   
  • General application for admission
    NOTE: Please print three copies of the recommendation form that corresponds to the degree program for which you are applying. Distribute these to your references.

    • MALM/MACM Recommendation form
    MDIV Recommendation form
    MTS Recommendation form

    STM application for admission
    NOTE: Please print three copies of the STM recommendation form and distribute these to your references.

    STM Recommendation form

    International student forms:
    Application
    Endorsement
    Financial Certification
    Recommendation

     

    Non-Degree student application
    Non-degree course registration card

    Certificate application


    Theological Education online: The Fisher's Net

    For more information, please contact:
    Office of Admissions
    Trinity Lutheran Seminary
    2199 East Main Street
    Columbus, OH 43209-2334
    Toll free phone: 866-610-TLS1 (8571)
    Toll free fax: 866-610-TLS2 (8572)
    E-mail: admissions@TrinityLutheranSeminary.edu




    Trinity Lutheran Seminary’s mission is to provide the finest theological education to those who have discerned God’s call. Trinity is committed to working with students on an individual basis to make a theological education possible. It is Trinity’s goal that graduates will be able to accept calls wherever there is a need, without the burden of large educational debt.

    Through substantial support of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, individual and organizational donors, and Trinity’s endowment fund, tuition costs are kept at a reasonable level. In addition, more than seventy percent of Trinity’s students receive some form of financial aid. Trinity Lutheran Seminary participates in federal financial aid programs and maintains its own scholarship and institutional loan programs.

    Cost of Attendance
    Applying for Financial Aid
    FAFSA online
    Scholarship Opportunities
    Federal Entrance Interview
    Federal Exit Interview

     

    FASTChoice

     

    FASTLoans

     


  • 2008-09 Financial Aid Application Forms are now available as PDF files. You may click to download each file. For these files, you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. If you do not already have the Reader, click to go to the Adobe Acrobat site to obtain a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader for your personal use.

    Financial Aid Application      Merit Scholarships         Music Scholarships

    Off Campus Scholarships



    FinancialAid@TrinityLutheranSeminary.edu