Welcome, Prospective Students!
The best way to learn about Princeton Seminary is to visit our campus during the academic year. This can be done by arranging a campus visit or registering for one of our Princeton Seminars or L.I.V.E. events. More information about these opportnuites is listed below. We look forward to hosting you!
Visiting Opportunities
Visiting Opportunities for Prospective M.Div., M.Div/MA., M.A., and Th.M. Students
The Princeton Seminars
Prospective M.Div., Dual (M.Div/MA) and M.A. students who are US citizens or permanent residents of the US are invited to attend a Princeton Seminar for theological exploration and vocational discernment as guests of the Seminary. These seminars are intended for persons who are US citizens or permanent residents of the US and are considering seminary for the first time. They provide an excellent opportunity to meet faculty, students, and staff of Princeton Theological Seminary.
The Office of Admissions and Financial Aid will cover overnight lodging for a single room in The Erdman Center for up to three nights during your active participation of a Princeton Seminar.
The Seminar is designed to help you in your discernment process by allowing you to:
- Meet with faculty, students and staff
- Learn what makes Princeton Seminary unique
- Attend classes
- Interview with an Admissions Committee member
- Discover opportunities for practical ministry, spiritual formation, and cross-cultural dialogue
You will be our guest for meals, lodging, and events.
If you will be visiting our campus as a Seminar participant by yourself, your only cost will be for transportation to and from Princeton.
Lodging will be at The Erdman Center on campus. If you would like to bring a guest, they will be responsible for their own meals and lodging. If the guest is a spouse, we will cover the cost of your room at the single-room rate, and you will be asked to pay the difference between the single rate and the rate of the room you reserve. For more information on room rates, contact Sherry Garrahan after completing an information request form.
We regret that we are not able to provide child care.
How to make reservations for one of our remaining prospective student events in 2011-12
Princeton Seminar
If you are considering Seminary for the first time and would like to register for one of our two remaining Princeton Seminars, please complete our Information Request Form online. Please be sure to provide an email address that you check regularly as this is how we will contact you to confirm your registration.
L.I.V.E. Symposium
There are two opportunities during the course of the academic year where domestic students who are underrepresented in graduate theological education and who as Latinas/os, African Americans, Native Americans, and Asian Americans are discerning their vocation within the church. During these three-day experiences, our guests will have the opportunity to converse with others who have a commitment to diversity and issues of multiculturalism, social justice and reconciliation. The content of the program is based on dynamic presentations on campus life from a diverse cross section of Seminary students, faculty, administrators, and alumni/ae. You will audit classes, meet professors, share meals with the Seminary family and participate in seminars by our faculty on responding to a call in a multicultural and pluralistic society. For more information on this program please click the L.I.V.E. Symposium link under the admissions tab above.
Please note that Registration will be accepted for only one of the following events:
*Schedule of 2012-13 Prospective Student Events:
September 23-26, 2012
October 17-19, 2012
L.I.V.E. Symposium November 4-6, 2012
November 28-30, 2012
February 6-8, 2013 - This prospective student event will focus on engagement in community service and social justice.
February 27-March 1, 2013
L.I.V.E. Symposium March 13-15, 2013
Tentative September Princeton Seminar Schedule:
Updated 08/14/2012
| Sunday-Please let us know of your scheduled arrival so we know when to expect you. |
| 4:00-5:00pm |
Event Registration in the lobby of The Erdman Center. |
| 5:00-5:30pm |
Student-led Devotions in Clark Lounge of The Erdman Center |
| 5:30pm |
Dinner with Student Hosts in the Cafeteria of Mackay Campus Center |
| 6:30pm |
Discerning Your Call in the Cooper Conference Room of The Erdman Center |
| Monday- Interviews may be scheduled throughout the day |
| 7:30am |
Light breakfast available at the Kiosk of The Erdman Center |
| 8:00am |
Seminar Overview and Late Registration in the Cooper Conference Room of The Erdman Center |
| 8:15am |
Student Host meets guests in the lobby of The Erdman Center to go to classes |
| 8:30am |
Audit Classes |
| 10:45am |
Orientation to Worship and Spiritual Life in Miller Chapel |
| 11:30am |
Service of Daily Worship in Miller Chapel |
| 12:00-1:00pm |
Lunch with Student Hosts in the Cafeteria of Mackay Campus Center |
| 1:00pm |
Audit Classes |
| 3:00pm |
Housing Presentation in the Private Dining Room of Mackay Campus Center |
| 3:30pm |
Presentation from the Field Education Office in the Private Dining Room in Mackay Campus Center |
| 4:30pm |
Historical Tour |
| 5:30pm |
Dinner with Student Hosts in the Cafeteria of Mackay Campus Center |
| 6:30pm |
Free evening to explore Princeton (entertainment options listed in packet) |
| Tuesday- Interviews may be scheduled throughout the day |
| 7:30-8:30am |
Breakfast in the Cafeteria of Mackay Campus Center |
| 8:30 am |
Audit Classes |
| 11:30 am |
Service of Daily Worship in Miller Chapel |
| 12:00-1:30pm |
Luncheon Banquet with Faculty in the Main Lounge of Mackay Campus Center |
| 1:00-4:50 pm |
Audit Classes |
| 5:30 pm |
Dinner with Student Hosts in the Cafeteria of Mackay Campus Center |
| 6:30 pm |
Free evening to explore Princeton (entertainment options listed in packet) |
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| Wednesday- Interviews may be scheduled throughout the day |
| 7:30-8:30am |
Breakfast with a member of the Faculty in the Main Lounge of Mackay Campus Center |
| 9:00am |
Admissions and Financial Aid Presentation in the Main Lounge of Mackay Campus Center |
| 10:00am |
Presentation from President Torrance in the Main Lounge of Mackay Campus Center |
| 10:45am |
Closing Conversations with Student Hosts in the Main Lounge of Mackay Campus Center |
| 11:30am |
Service of Daily Worship in Miller Chapel |
| 12:00pm |
Lunch and time for follow up questions in the Cafeteria and Private Dining Room of Mackay Campus Center |
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Any questions? Please feel free to contact us at:
Office of Admissions and Financial Aid
1-800-622-6767, ext 7805
Email
In order to get the best experience from your Princeton Seminary visit, we encourage our prospective students to visit the Seminary campus during the academic year when classes are in session. As our guest, we will provide you with overnight accomodations in The Erdman Center, breakfast, lunch, a campus tour, and attendance at classes as an observer.
Accommodations on campus will be made on a "space-available" basis; Monday through Friday, for our M.Div., M.A., and Dual-Degree applicants. If available, we will cover the cost of one overnight stay at The Erdman Center.
To schedule a visit, we ask that you complete our Information Request Form online. If you have additional questions, please contact us at your convenience. Our contact information is listed below.
We look forward to welcoming you to campus!
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