
LTSS
1830
Accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools (ATS); operates within Lenoir-Rhyne University, accredited by SACSCOC.
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The seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, NC, offering on-campus and online-hybrid theological degrees.
Prepares persons for public ministry in pastoral and chaplaincy settings; available on-campus in Hickory or in an online-hybrid format.
Forms students in scripture, theology, and church history; offered in-person on the Hickory campus or in a hybrid-online format.
Theological core plus tracks in Congregational Ministry, ELCA Deacon, and Methodist Studies for specialized ministry.
Religious Leadership
A fully online, non-cohort degree offering flexible full- or part-time study in religious leadership.