Nestled in the town of Keene, Texas, Southwestern Adventist University offers a unique opportunity for students who desire to get the most out of their college experience. Founded in 1893 and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Southwestern continues its rich history of providing exceptional value with 52 programs to choose from and generous financial aid packages.
Southwestern Adventist University is known for our friendly campus, commitment to academic excellence, and the spiritual atmosphere. Building on that legacy and our mission, vision, and values, the strategic plan propels Southwestern Adventist University forward under the banner of our tagline: Knowledge, Faith, Service.
Southwestern Adventist University commits to educating a diverse student body in a Christ-centered environment shaped by Seventh-day Adventist Christian beliefs for service and leadership.
Believing in the transformative power of the Gospel and affirming the importance of the mind's life, Southwestern Adventist University seeks to promote inquiry through faith, balance tradition with innovation, and become a force for positive and significant change in a global society.
We are delighted that you are interested in applying to Southwestern. There are so many reasons to choose Southwestern – professors who know your name and want you to succeed, a spiritual atmosphere where you can grow in your walk with Jesus, and so much more.
As a homeschool student at Southwestern Adventist University, you will find many ways to expand your horizons. From local community service to mission service, musical performances at the Meyerson in Dallas to performances worldwide, from tracking water samples at the SWAU Duck Pond to tracking turtle migration in the Pacific Ocean - Southwestern offers you endless opportunities.
We are excited that you are considering Southwestern Adventist University – the university that has faith in your future! Southwestern is called home by students from over 38 countries. From faculty who care about your success to residence hall deans who make you feel at home – Southwestern is known for its friendly campus family. Our students graduate well prepared for success and to meet the challenges of the world around them. In addition to meeting the freshman or transfer acceptance requirements, an international student must send official copies of all educational documents validated by the school or national officials. These should be in the original language, accompanied by a certified English translation. We are delighted that you are interested in applying to Southwestern's Distance Education Program! This program is designed for students who need a flexible schedule.
Knowledge, faith, service. Southwestern's Honors Program serves to enhance your university experience in all three of these areas. We seek to provide you with interdisciplinary courses that will strengthen your mental skills, to help you integrate your faith with your academics, and to offer opportunities to serve the local community. We want to help you develop academically, culturally, and spiritually so that you can be of more excellent service to God and your community.
Our Distance Education Program has been empowering non-traditional students to complete undergraduate degrees for more than 35 years. With Southwestern, you take courses from the same professors as on-campus students. Content, objectives, and outcomes are the same as well. Southwestern focuses on a select number of programs and courses for delivery through distance education, with faculty and staff firmly committed to helping students complete their programs.
Distance Education courses offered by Southwestern are also available for traditional, on-campus undergraduate students during the summer. Also, post-baccalaureate students interested in completing the requirements for teacher certification may do so through Distance Education. All courses require the student to have access to the internet and e-mail.
Eligibility for work-study programs is based on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). These programs are designed to give students work opportunities to help with University expenses and obtain experience that will complement each recipient's educational program or career goals.
We offer a broad range of academic coaching services to students having a hard time in their classes and provide specialty workshops throughout the academic year for students who want to improve test-taking abilities, manage life's challenges, or develop strategies to cope with stress-related anxiety.
CASA's staff partners with campus administrators, other staff, and faculty to ensure all students are equipped with the necessary academic skills, social support, social aptitude, and critical program information they need to become successful as they work toward their degree and their career of choice.
In 1892, Seventh-day Adventists living near Dallas chose a committee to locate a school in Johnson County.
The committee members personally financed 800 acres, five miles east of Cleburne, for $8,000. At a time in our nation, when railroads were broke, banks closed, and businesses failed, hearty Adventist families converged on the land in November and December 1893. They brought all their earthly possessions in covered wagons and began to clear the land and build houses. Most lived in tents during those first winter months.
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