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TRANSFER CREDIT Course credits with a minimum grade of "C" earned at other accredited seminaries and graduate theological schools are eligible for transfer to the extent that the courses are comparable to Denver Seminary's stated requirements. Courses must have been completed within the last ten years. All students must take at least one course in New Testament, Old Testament, and theology from Denver Seminary faculty. Transfer hours are limited to a maximum of eight hours in the major or concentration (nine hours in the MA in Counseling program). The final twelve hours of any degree program must be taken in residence at Denver Seminary. No transfer credit may apply to a certificate program. Only transfer credit that applies to a student's degree program will be accepted. The following number of semester hours may be transferred: • A maximum of forty-five hours toward the MDiv degree • A maximum of thirty hours toward the MA degree (thirty-six hours toward the MA in chaplaincy degree) When a degree has been conferred at another institution, no more than one-half of the hours applied to that earned degree (not to exceed the maximums noted above) may be transferred to a Denver Seminary degree program. An official transcript from the institution attended showing satisfactory course completion is required. Transfer hours are not accepted for nondegree students. Questions regarding the transfer of credits should be directed to the Registrar's Office (registrar@denverseminary.edu). ADVANCED STANDING Denver Seminary allows up to fifteen hours of advanced standing credit toward MA programs and up to twenty-four hours towards the MDiv program, regardless of the way it is earned (no advanced standing is available for certificate or nondegree students). Advanced standing credit, which reduces the number of hours needed to complete a degree, may be earned in either or both of the following methods. (1) Pass a proficiency exam in a particular subject matter. Exams are offered in the following courses: BI 501 Effective Biblical Interpretation (2 hours) CH 501 Survey of Church History (3 hours) CH 502 Engaging Early and Medieval Church History (3 hours) CH 503 Engaging Reformation and Modern Church History (3 hours) EM 501 Foundations of Teaching and Learning (3 hours) IM 501 Introduction to Ministry in Intercultural Contexts (2 hours) NT 501, NT 502 Learning New Testament Greek (6 hours) NT 511 Understanding the Gospels and Acts (3 hours) NT 512 Understanding the Epistles and Revelation (3 hours) OT 501, OT 502 Learning Hebrew and Its Tools/Grammar (6 hours) OT 511 Understanding Early Israel and Wisdom Literature (3 hours) OT 512 Understanding the Kingdom of Israel and Its Prophets (3 hours) TH 501 Survey of Christian Doctrine I (3 hours) TH 502 Survey of Christian Doctrine II (3 hours) (2) By evaluation of the undergraduate transcript (usually with a major in Bible, theology, Christian Ministries or related field). Courses which are determined to be comparable to certain required courses at Denver Seminary may be applied to a qualifying Denver Seminary program— 26