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20 ADMISSIONS DECISIONS The Admissions Committee shall have the sole discretion to determine whether an applicant meets the standards and criteria for admission based on the applicant's GPA, references, essay, overall fitness for ministry, and other submitted documents within the applicant's file. Denver Seminary does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, ethnicity, age or disability in admissions or in the administration of its educational policies, loan programs, and other Seminary-administered programs. Types of Acceptance Applicants may be admitted with the following types of acceptance: 1. Full acceptance Applicants who have been admitted with no conditions. 2. Academic probation Applicants who do not meet the minimum grade point average (GPA) but are admitted at the discretion of the division chair and/or admissions committee. These applicants are admitted for a probationary time period. Those admitted on academic probation are not permitted to enroll in more than nine hours in the first semester and must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0.* If a student does not have the required minimum GPA at the end of the probationary period, the student may be subject to dismissal. 3. Provisional acceptance Applicants who are admitted and still need to submit final official transcripts with graduation date posted or those who may still need to complete supplemental documents and/or requirements. 4. Conditional acceptance Applicants who have been admitted and have special conditions placed on their acceptance and may be denied registration or be subject to possible withdrawal from school if conditions are not met. * 2.75 for students in the ThM and MA (Apologetics and Ethics), (New Testament), (Old Testament), (Theology) programs. 3.00 for students in the Doctor of Ministry program and PhD in Counselor Education & Supervision DEFERRED ENROLLMENT Applicants admitted into all degree programs may defer enrollment for up to one calendar year. Individuals who have not matriculated within this period need to reapply for admission. Denver Seminary offers deferred enrollment for applicants of the MA in Counseling program, however, it is based on space availability. Applicants who defer enrollment in the PhD CES program are not guaranteed a spot in a future cohort and may be added to the program waitlist. PhD deferrals must start the following fall. TRANSFER CREDIT Course credits with a minimum grade of "C" ("B" in the Doctor of Ministry and PhD programs) 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. Course credits approved for transfer must have been completed within the specified time limit in order to be applied toward a degree (see the Program Completion Time Limits policy within this Catalog). Courses considered for transfer credit to the PhD program must be obtained from a CACREP accredited program. No transfer credit may apply to a certificate program. Only transfer credit that applies to a student's degree program will be accepted.