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50 1 Students with a Chaplaincy concentration complete six hours of Greek OR Hebrew. 2 One New Testament and one Old Testament course must be selected from the following: NT 611, NT 635, OT 701, OT 640, OT 648, or OT 649. Additional courses may be taken as electives. 3 Students in the Biblical Preaching, Biblical Studies, New Testament or Old Testament concentrations must take NT 611 Using Greek in NT Exegesis and OT 701 Hebrew Exegesis of OT Texts, OT 640 Book of Joshua: Analysis, Hermeneutics and Theology, OT 648 Book of Genesis, OR OT 649 Reading the Psalms for Today as their additional bible/language requirement. 4 Students with a Chaplaincy concentration must complete PME 604 as one of their ministry leadership electives. 5 Choose two courses from the following: CE 511, CF 602, EM 604, IM 610, LD 501, PME 601, PME 603, or PME 604 6 Students who opt for a concentration complete a certain number of open electives. Degree Requirements 1. Note the following sequence requirements in the MDiv program: a. OT 501, 502 Hebrew I and II must be taken in sequence (or by passing the Hebrew proficiency examinations detailed in the Advanced Standing policy) are required as a foundation for those who elect to take OT 701 and OT 640 or any other Old Testament exegesis courses. b. NT 501, 502 New Testament Greek I and II must be taken in sequence (or by passing the Greek proficiency examination detailed in the Advanced Standing policy) are required as a foundation for those who elect to take NT 611 and NT 635 or any other New Testament exegesis courses. c. GS 500 Thinking Biblically and Theologically is a pre-or co-requisite to NT 511 and 512, the two New Testament survey courses, and TH 501 and 502, the two theology survey courses. 2. All MDiv students are required to complete the MDiv Doctrinal Examination Process. This two- part process consists of a) writing a doctrinal paper similar to one prepared for an ordination council or ministry job interview and b) sitting for a doctrinal oral examination. Registration for the no-credit course, EXMDIV, is required. Students may drop the MDiv Doctrinal Examination Process, but if the drop occurs after the last day to add courses, it will count as one of the three attempts a student has to successfully pass the paper and the oral examination. 3. A minimum of seventy-nine semester hours is required for the degree. Graduation Requirements 1. Satisfactory completion of a minimum of seventy-nine semester hours. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00 is required for graduation. 2. Satisfactory completion of the MDiv Doctrinal Examination Process. This two-part process includes: a. The preparation of a doctrinal paper similar to one prepared for ordination council. b. A satisfactory defense of the doctrinal paper in front of an oral doctrinal examination committee. 3. Approval of an application for graduation. Application must be made in writing on the appropriate form secured online or from the Registrar's Office by the deadline posted for the semester in which the student expects to graduate (refer to the Application for Graduation form for more information). 4. The fulfillment of all financial obligations to Denver Seminary. 5. Completion of all course work that is applying to the degree within the timeframe specified in the Program Completion Time Limits policy (this includes any transfer credit or advanced standing that applies to the degree program). 6. Submission of a signed statement of agreement with the National Association of Evangelicals' Statement of Faith.