Thousands of pastors and theological scholars received their pre-theological education at Capital, one of the predecessor seminaries to Trinity Lutheran Seminary, now located across College Avenue from Capital’s Bexley campus. While most of these serve the Lutheran Church, other denominations have been represented as well.
Pre-seminary studies continue to be a vital program of this university. While the program is centered in the religion department and guided by religion faculty, students from a variety of majors are part of the program.
Admission officers at seminaries are not so much interested in students with specific majors as they are in mature students with good relational skills, good communication skills, a solid liberal arts background and commitment to the church.
Courses for the Pre-Seminarian
Seminaries generally urge applicants to receive a well-rounded education. The seminaries of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America encourage students to have a breadth of coursework, including classes in English, history, modern languages, philosophy, Greek, communications and the social sciences. Seminaries also expect that candidates will have familiarity with the Scriptures and at least a basic knowledge of their denomination’s basic teachings.
SEMINARIES ATTENDED
- Capital graduates have attended various seminaries, including:
- Trinity Lutheran Seminary
- Methodist Theological School in Ohio
- Wartburg Theological Seminary
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
- Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg
- Luther Seminary
- Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary
- Harvard Divinity School
- Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary