Denver Seminary

21 toward a degree (see the Program Completion Time Limits policy within this Catalog). Courses considered for transfer credit to the Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education and Supervision 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. All master's-level students (except Master of Arts in Counseling and Master of Arts in Counseling Ministries) must take GS 500 and one New Testament, Old Testament, or Theology course from Denver Seminary. All Master of Arts in Counseling and Master of Arts in Counseling Ministries students must take CO 501, and one New Testament or Old Testament course from Denver Seminary. Transfer hours are limited to a maximum of eight hours in the major or concentration (nine credits for the Master of Arts in Counseling core and concentration). Master of Arts in Counseling students may transfer up to fifteen credits and must take all clinical training sequence courses from Denver Seminary (CO 510 Counseling Foundations, CO 505 Groups in Counseling, CO 511 Counseling Practicum, CO 795 Clinical Counseling Internship I, CO 797 Clinical Counseling Internship II). The following number of semester hours may be transferred: • A maximum of fifteen hours towards the Doctor of Philosophy degree • A maximum of eighteen hours toward the Doctor of Ministry degree • A maximum of six hours toward the Master of Theology degree • A maximum of thirty-nine hours toward the Master of Divinity degree • A maximum of twenty-five hours toward the Master of Arts degree (twenty hours for the Master of Arts Biblical and Theological Studies major) • A maximum of fifteen hours toward the Master of Arts in Counseling 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 maximum hours noted above) may be transferred to a Denver Seminary master's degree program. An official transcript from the institution attended showing satisfactory course completion is required. A course-by-course evaluation is required (as well as English translations if necessary) in order to facilitate the transfer evaluation process for any international institutions attended. World Education Services is recommended for credential evaluations (www.wes.org). Transfer hours are not accepted for non-degree students. Questions regarding the transfer of credits should be directed to the Registrar's Office (registrar@denverseminary.edu). TRANSFER CREDIT DISCLAIMER: Transfer of credit from Denver Seminary to another institution is at the discretion of the receiving institution to determine which courses taken at Denver Seminary are eligible for transfer. ADVANCED STANDING Denver Seminary permits the total number of credits allowed by the Association of Theological Seminaries to be awarded through advanced standing credit toward a Master of Arts or Master of Divinity, regardless of the way it is earned (no advanced standing is available for any student enrolled in Counseling Division programs, or for certificate or non-degree students). Advanced standing credit, which reduces the number of hours needed to complete a degree, may be earned by either or both of the methods detailed below. Students may earn advanced standing credit (through exam or transcript evaluation) within the first two semesters of enrollment with Denver Seminary. 1. Pass a proficiency exam in a particular subject matter. Students are not eligible to attempt a proficiency exam for any course(s) they have previously completed as an audit or received a non-

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