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6. An endorsement must be sent from the applicant's church board or organization for which the applicant ministers, denominational headquarters, or missions agency. It is hard to complete the program if the organization is not in agreement with it being done. LEADERSHIP TRACK TEST REQUIREMENTS 1. Tests must be taken through Denver Seminary and will be sent to the student from the D.Min. office following acceptance into the program. The student will submit completed answer sheets for the following tests: DISC Personal Profile System (DISC) Style of Influence (SOI) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MARRIAGE & FAMILY COUNSELING TRACK 1. Three semester hours in counseling and/or psychology courses at the master's level if not previously taken. 2. Three semester hours in pastoral theology or pastoral ministry at the master's level if not previously taken. 3. Completed answer sheets submitted for the following tests: Taylor-Johnson Temperament Analysis (TJTA) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Marital Satisfaction Inventory (MMPI) (if married) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI; proctored on campus Monday morning of the first seminar) 4. These tests must be taken through Denver Seminary and will be sent to the student from the D.Min. office following acceptance into the program. 5. Upon acceptance, the student should apply for the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) student membership. The student will then supply proof of membership to the D.Min. office. TRANSFER OF CREDIT Up to six hours can be transferred into the program from another acceptably accredited Doctor of Ministry program if the hours are suitable to the program for which the applicant has applied. Credits transferred into the program reduce the number of independent study hours the student is allowed to take. A student may take up to six hours of independent studies. Each hour of transfer credit reduces the number of independent study hours by one. If six hours are transferred in, no independent study hours may be taken. ACCEPTANCE PROCESS 1. The application packet must be received by April 15 for entrance into the July seminars (the spring term) or October 15 for entrance into the January seminars (the fall term). 2. A telephone interview or personal interview may be conducted. Acceptance into the program is provisional pending advancement to candidacy early in the program. Advancement to candidacy requires a Self-Evaluation Essay and a grade of not less than a "B-" and a 3.0 G.P.A. on the early seminars. A candidacy interview may be required. Page 25