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2018-2019 Student Handbook 58 credit course code and generates a fee equal to one hour of tuition each semester the student registers for DT1102. Program Extension If a student has not finished the thesis by the end of the program limit, the student must request a program extension. If granted, the student will register for DT1103 Thesis Extended Continuation for each subsequent semester until the semester in which the student intends to graduate. Like DT1102, this is also a no-credit course code with the above-noted fee. In the final semester of a student's program, the student registers for DT1104 Thesis Completion. This 3 credit course follows standard registration and tuition procedures. NOTE: Students may choose to register for the final three credit hours, and pay that tuition, the semester prior to graduation in which the thesis is completed and defended. In such cases, the student will register for DT1104 the semester of the oral defense and for DT1102 or DT1103 the final semester in which the final thesis, with revisions, is submitted and graduation occurs. There should not be any semester between the student's last seminar and graduation in which the student is not registered. Failure to register for DT1101, DT1102, DT1103, or DT1104 as appropriate will result in a late registration fee and automatic registration by the registrar's office. Please see the current Academic Catalog and the DMin Thesis Manual for additional information regarding the Doctoral Thesis. Inter-Library Loans for DMin Students The library is committed to helping students in every way possible. However, the library staff will typically decline to fill Inter Library Loan (ILL) requests for non-local DMin students because students can often use their local library's ILL program with less cost (in time and money, especially postage) for all parties involved. An item may be available from a library closer to the requesting student's home library. Also, if a library book is lost in transit back to the Seminary library, the student is responsible for its full dollar replacement which could easily run into hundreds of dollars. If the student has exhausted all available resources in their area, they should contact the Collection Management Librarian at Denver Seminary who will assist with an ILL for the item. In-Ministry Requirement Since the DMin is an applicational degree, students must already be in ministry to enter the program and remain in ministry throughout the program. Ministry provides the context for integrative application of what is learned. Also, students must have been in ministry for at least three years subsequent to their Master of Divinity degree (or other master's degree) before entering the DMin program. One must have sufficient experience in ministry to understand how the course work is applicable to the ministry in which one is engaged. Time Limit for Total Program It is expected that students will complete the entire doctoral program within the allotted years. (Six years for students who began spring 2015 or earlier; five years for students who began fall 2015 or later.) Students who find that circumstances make it necessary to take longer may petition the DMin Committee for an extension.