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40 Master's-level students placed on second semester academic probation and doctoral-level students placed on first semester probation must meet with the Registrar. Master's-level students will be limited to one course per semester (no more than three semester hours), in which they must earn a B or better. DMin students will not be limited to the number of courses they take, but they must earn a B or better in any courses the subsequent semester. Students who fail to attain this grade will be subject to academic dismissal (refer to the Student Handbook for the academic dismissal appeal process). Student will remain in continued probation as long as they continue to achieve a B or better in their class each semester, until their cumulative GPA is above 2.0*. Students who have been placed on academic probation and who raise their cumulative grade point average to the minimum of 2.00* are returned to the status of good academic standing. *2.75 for students in the ThM and MA (Apologetics and Ethics), (New Testament), (Old Testament), (Theology) programs. 3.00 for students in the Doctor of Ministry program. Doctoral-level students are eligible for academic dismissal if they fail more than one DMin course. A failing grade is anything less than a B-. HONORS PROGRAM (MASTER'S LEVEL) The honors program at Denver Seminary enables outstanding students to specialize more intensely in their fields of interest, to pursue alternative options in meeting the requirements of prescribed courses, and to develop research skills and attitudes that will enhance their ministries. As a value-added option, the program encourages students to go beyond some requirements of specific courses or to substitute courses in place of prescribed ones, to enhance their educational experience—not to increase the students' workload but to accomplish curricular objectives through alternative avenues mutually developed by student and faculty. Admission to the honors program requires a cumulative GPA of at least 3.7. Students must have been enrolled at Denver Seminary for at least forty-five semester hours (MDiv) or thirty semester hours (MA), but no more than sixty-five semester hours (MDiv) or forty-five semester hours (MA). To remain in the program, a student must also maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.7 each semester. If the cumulative GPA drops below that threshold, the student will be dropped permanently from the program. An application for admission to the honors program may be secured from the MyDenSem student portal. EARNING MORE THAN ONE DEGREE When students enroll in a Master of Arts program after graduating with the Master of Divinity or other graduate degree, one half of the hours required for the MA must be unique to that program. When students enroll for the MDiv degree after receiving an MA or other graduate degree, one half of the hours required of the MDiv must be unique to that program. Two (50 credit hour) MA degrees require a minimum of seventy-five total credits (eighty-seven hours if one of the degrees is the MA in Counseling). For students who are simultaneously enrolled in more than one degree, all degree requirements for both degrees must be met in order to be eligible for graduation. Students who are dually enrolled in two MA degree programs, or a MA degree program and an MDiv program need to earn the full number of credits for the larger degree program, plus one half of the credits of the lesser degree program. In combining a master's degree with a certificate program, at least one-half of the certificate hours need to be distinct to that certificate. The other half may overlap with a degree program's requirements. Students pursuing a ThM after graduating with a previously earned Master of Divinity can share between 6 and 15 hours between degrees.