Judson University is an evangelical Christian liberal arts university located in Elgin, Illinois. It was founded in 1963. Judson was formed out of the liberal arts component of Northern Baptist Theological Seminary. When the seminary moved from Chicago to Lombard, IL, it was decided to make the college separate from the seminary. Judson University was named after Adoniram Judson, the first American Baptist missionary to foreign shores. The College has campuses in Elgin and Rockford, Illinois, and a student body of approximately 1,300. Judson College became Judson University on August 28, 2007. Judson University offers more than 60 undergraduate majors, minors and pre-professional programs and is currently the only evangelical Christian college or university to offer a fully accredited graduate program in architecture. Judson offers undergraduate programs in Architecture, Art and Design, Biblical and Theological Studies, Business, Christian Ministries, Communication Arts, Education, Exercise & Sports Sciences, History and Intercultural Studies, Psychology & Sociology, Music, and Science and Mathematics.