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47 • The student must have no more than 3.0 credit hours remaining. • The course requirements remaining may not include comprehensive exams, the MDiv Summative Experience, a project/thesis/summative course, or individualized study in required courses. • The courses needed to complete the 3.0 or fewer credit hours are offered for the summer semester directly following the May ceremony and the student is registered for the needed course(s) at the time of application. • The student must apply for graduation for the summer semester directly following the May ceremony. • The student has fulfilled all financial obligations at the time of application for participation. • The student understands that their degree will not be conferred until all degree and student life requirements have been met. • The student commits to follow through with the completion of all course requirements towards their degree program. Those who do not graduate in the semester for which they applied must submit a new application by the deadline of the new intended semester of graduation. While the graduation ceremony is held only once a year in May, degrees are conferred following the Fall semester, Spring semester and Summer Full Term. Those who complete their program in summer or fall are welcome to participate in the upcoming May ceremony and should indicate this on their graduation application. Master's degree students graduate with honors if they have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.7. FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 In accordance with federal law, students are hereby notified that they have the right to inspect and review any and all official records, files and data pertaining to them, including all materials incorporated in their cumulative record folder. Requests to view and/or change academic record files should be submitted in writing to the Registrar's Office and will be conducted in person at the Littleton campus. Students have the opportunity for a hearing to challenge the contents of these records to ensure that they are accurate and not in violation of any of their rights. Students with questions concerning their rights within this act should contact the Registrar. Comprehensive educational records are maintained for all current students. These records may include, but are not limited to, grades, transcripts, class lists, student course schedules, health records, and financial information. Denver Seminary has the liberty to maintain items within a student's record in accordance with what is deemed pertinent and to purge items when considered no longer useful. Upon matriculation, admissions records such as applications and references may be purged. Upon graduation or withdrawal, students' physical records may be purged of non-essential items and the remaining files will be held in archives in accordance with the Student Record Retention and Disposition policy. Denver Seminary designates the following student information as directory information: name, address, telephone number, email address, video and photo images of students, dates of attendance, classification, degree sought, major, full- or part-time status, awards, honors, and degrees conferred (including dates). This information may be disclosed by the Seminary at its discretion. Denver Seminary may release student information to school officials with a Legitimate Educational Interest. Denver Seminary defines "School Official" to include professors; instructors; administrators; health staff; counselors; attorneys; clerical staff; trustees; members of committees and disciplinary boards; and a contractor, volunteer, or other party to whom the school has outsourced institutional services or