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DEGREE RELINQUISHING POLICY Graduates who wish to avoid completing any more hours than necessary to earn a second Denver Seminary degree may apply to relinquish the first degree immediately prior to conferral of the second degree. Contact the Registrar's Office for more information. HONORS PROGRAM 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 registrar webpage at http://www.denverseminary.edu/registrar-forms. GRADUATION An application for graduation is required before students may graduate. For those anticipating a fall graduation, the application is due in the Registrar's Office no later than October 1. For those anticipating a spring graduation, the application is due no later than February 1. Those wishing to graduate in the summer must submit an application for graduation no later than May 1. The due date is the following Monday if the first falls on a weekend. Summer graduates who meet eligibility requirements may participate in the May ceremony preceding their degree completion as long as their application is received by February 1. Eligibility criteria can be downloaded from the commencement participation request at http://www.denverseminary.edu/registrar-forms. Those who do not graduate in the semester for which they applied must submit a new application by the deadline of the new intended semester of graduation. Once the deadline for a given semester has passed, an email confirmation will be sent to all students whose applications have been received. Download the application at http://www.denverseminary.edu/registrar-forms. While the graduation ceremony is held only once a year in May, degrees are conferred in August, December, and May. Those who complete their program in summer or fall have the option of either participating in a graduation recognition service that is held in December, or they may participate in the May ceremony (previous, if eligible, or the following year, if not) if they prefer. Graduates may not attend more than one event. Master's degree students graduate with honors if they have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.7. 46