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36 NON-RESIDENTIAL COURSE LIMITS Professional Master of Arts degree students (MA in Christian Formation and Soul Care, MA in Counseling, MA in Counseling Ministries, and MA in Justice and Mission) may complete up to 2/3 of their program hours in a non-residential format. Non-residential courses are all those that are not completed at Denver Seminary in a majority face-to-face format. Examples include transfer hours, advanced standing credit (note that any combination of transfer and advanced standing hours cannot exceed ½ of the program hours), thesis/project, training and mentoring courses without an in-class component, individualized study, any course listed as "to be determined" for the day and time it meets, online courses, compressed video courses (where the student is not in the same classroom as the professor), and any course taken at a location where the degree or certificate in which the student is enrolled has not been approved. PROGRAM COMPLETION TIME LIMITS All coursework pertaining to a degree or certificate must be completed within ten years (six years for the Doctor of Ministry program) of the degree conferral or certificate award. This time limit applies to all courses applying to the degree or certificate, including transfer credit and advanced standing. Questions about these time limits should be directed to the Registrar's Office. ADVANCED STANDING AND TRANSFER CREDIT Refer to the admission information section for information on advanced standing (for eligible undergraduate work) and transfer credit (for graduate work). COURSE SUBSTITUTION Students who come from undergraduate institutions with credit in a course which is equivalent to one required in their Denver Seminary program, have in excess of twenty-four hours MDiv or fifteen hours MA for advanced standing, and have received at least a "B" in the course, may be able to substitute an elective Denver Seminary course in the same field of study, provided they can satisfy the department that they have an adequate knowledge of the subject covered. Students must secure written approval from the department chairperson for this type of course substitution and request the necessary documentation from the Registrar's Office. Students may be eligible to substitute a Denver Seminary course to fulfill a required course within their degree program. Students must secure written approval from the department chairperson for this type of course substitution and request the necessary documentation from the Registrar's Office. WITHDRAWAL/LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM SEMINARY Students who withdraw or take a leave of absence from Denver Seminary must complete the appropriate form available online and in the Registrar's Office. Those who do not intend on withdrawing, but who wish to take a leave of absence should complete the same form but indicate the desired leave of absence and the intended semester of return. The maximum length of time for a leave of absence is one calendar year. Those who do not return by the next semester (fall or spring) after the one year will need to reapply through the Admissions Office. Example: A student is last enrolled in spring of 2018. He/she has an approved leave of absence through the spring of 2020. That student must reenroll by the fall of 2020 or be withdrawn. NOTE: A student who returns from a withdrawn status is subject to the catalog requirements in place at the time of reentry. Note that a leave of absence or withdrawal does not extend the time limit a student has to complete their program.