realities, and help student’s select appropriate electives. Academic advisors listen to the life circumstances and ministry goals of students. They then help each student select an appropriate degree and/or courses in light of these goals. Academic advisors also help students plan toward degree completion in light of life circumstances and seminary policies. Financial aid advisors provide guidance on how to pay for school. The bursar helps students understand their seminary bill.
MOSHER AND TURPIN LIBRARIES
When breaches of these commitments occur, we encourage the practice of repentance, confession, pardon, correction, and redemptive discipline when necessary. To see the complete community covenant go to www.dts.edu/communitycovenant. The DTS Student Council is elected by students each spring. The Student Council members interact with their counterparts in the seminary’s staff and faculty, as well as integrating all phases of the extracurricular life of the student body. Leaders from active student groups participate in Student Council as well.
HEALTH INSURANCE
The seminary requires all students taking 6 or more credit hours per semester to carry health insurance for themselves and their immediate families. All students taking 6–8 credit hours and Doctor of Philosophy students taking 3–5 credit hours are eligible to enroll in the student health insurance program offered through the seminary.
FACULTY AND ACADEMIC ADVISING
The seminary considers advising an integral part of each student’s experience. For ease of access, many student advising needs are met in one centralized location (Walvoord Student Center, first floor). The Advising Center staff help students make informed decisions in light of current life circumstances and future ministry possibilities. Faculty members mentor students, discuss ministry
The library collection exceeds 345,000 items, including more than 250,000 print volumes, plus DVDs, videos, microforms, and electronic resources. The library licenses access to scores of bibliographic databases, including the ATLA Religion Index, Religious and Theological Abstracts, Old Testament Abstracts, New Testament Abstracts, Christian Periodical Index, ERIC, JSTOR, WorldCat, AcademicSearch, PsycINFO, Philosopher’s Index, and many others. Thousands of books and articles are available online. The general collection is strong in systematic and historical theology, but it especially emphasizes biblical exegesis and interpretation, biblical languages, and the history, culture, and archaeology of the biblical world.
STUDENT LIFE
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
The 58,000-square-foot library is comprised of the Mosher Library building, which opened in 1960 and was named in memory of Dallas businessmen William and Theodore Mosher, and the Turpin Library building, which opened in 1988 and was named in honor of Jack and Sally Turpin. The library includes study space for 550 people, the library collection, conference rooms, small-group study rooms, copiers, lockers, doctoral carrels, a computer lab, an audio suite, and a video suite. Wireless connection to the Internet is available throughout the facility.
Staff with theological, research, library, and computer/technical expertise are available to assist students. Reference help is available in person and via phone, fax, or email. Credit courses in research methods are also available. The library provides access to additional resources through interlibrary loan and through the TexShare consortium, which includes borrowing privileges at hundreds of libraries in the state of Texas. See the library website (library.dts.edu/) or contact library@dts.edu for additional information such as facilities, hours, collections, services, and policies.
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