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available to international students living residentially in Denver. For more information visit:
http://www.spring.edu/littleton.html
2. In addition to submitting your official transcripts under Step 3 of the online Application for
Degree-Seeking Students, international students may be asked to submit a credential evaluation,
as well as English translations if necessary. World Education Services is recommended for
credential evaluations. You can apply for one at www.wes.org.
3. Finally, international students must submit an International Student Organizational Partner
Endorsement, which can be found under Step 3 of the online Application for Degree-Seeking
Students.
Step 2: The I-20 Process
Although finishing the I-20 process is not necessary for an international student to be accepted to Denver
Seminary, an I-20 is required documentation for the issuance of a student visa. Denver Seminary requires
that students be issued an I-20 by August 1 (for fall admission) and December 1 (for spring admission).
For detailed information refer to www.denverseminary.edu/admissions/international-students.
1. Send copies of the personal information and photo sections of your passport as well as for your
dependents.
2. Complete the Budget and Funding Sources worksheets.
3. Complete the Information Required for Issuance of I-20 form.
4. All international students must provide evidence that they have the financial ability to attend
school in the United States.
If you are applying from inside the United States and are an F-1 status, you will need to complete the
steps outlined under the I-20 process as well as the Application for Degree-Seeking Students. In addition,
please submit the Transfer Eligibility Form, which is required for transferring your student record to
Denver Seminary.
F-1 Exemption Policy
Denver Seminary provides access to educational programs to undocumented adults that were brought into
the U.S. as minors and are unable to study due to their immigration status. If a potential student has not
studied in the U.S. as a minor, they will need to follow the normal application process outlined for
international students above and obtain the appropriate student visa from the U.S. government. Students
who have been granted an F-1 exemption will not be required to take the TOEFL. (Note that the F-1
exemption is not considered a pathway to U.S. citizenship.) To request an F-1 exemption, the
undocumented individual will need to provide the following in addition to the Application for Degree-
Seeking Students:
1. Proof that the individual has resided continuously in the United States from 9th grade
onward, and completed grades 9-12 in an American secondary school.
2. Proof that the individual has graduated from an accredited college/university in the U.S.
F-1 students who wish to immediately pursue a ThM or DMin after the completion of an MDiv must start
the ThM or DMin application process with the admissions office no later than the graduation application
deadline in the semester they intend to finish their MDiv.
