Denver Seminary

45 A course extension must be approved by the professor, the Dean of Students, and the Registrar's Office by 5 pm on the Friday of the last day of the term. Students in need of a course extension should submit their request using the Course Extension Request form available in Academic Forms on the MyDenSem student portal or at the Registrar's Office. The student should direct the form to the professor of the class for first approval and to collaborate on the course extension plan for remaining assignments in the course. The student should submit the form to the Student Care Specialist (studentcare@denverseminary.edu) for second approval and then the Registrar's Office for final approval. The student should be prepared to submit any medical documentation (if applicable) along with the request form to the Dean of Students. Once a decision is made, the student will be notified via email by the Registrar's Office. NOTE: Extension requests cannot be granted for a project, thesis, or summative paper and are not available to graduating students unless the graduation date is postponed. ACADEMIC PROBATION AND DISMISSAL Denver Seminary students who have a cumulative grade point average below the required 2.00* for a semester are placed on academic probation. Students who have a cumulative grade point average below the required 2.00* for two consecutive semesters are continued on academic probation for a second semester. If students admitted on academic probation earn a grade point average below 2.00* in their first semester of studies, they are continued on academic probation for a second semester. Master's-level students placed on second semester academic probation and doctoral-level students placed on first semester probation must meet with their Enrollment Advisor. Master's-level students will be limited to one course per semester (no more than three semester hours), in which they must earn a B or better. Doctor of Ministry students will not be limited to the number of courses they take, but they must earn a B or better in any courses the subsequent semester. Students who fail to attain this grade will be subject to academic dismissal (refer to the Student Handbook for the academic dismissal appeal process). Students will remain in continued probation as long as they continue to achieve a B or better in their class each semester, until their cumulative GPA is above 2.0*. Students who have been placed on academic probation and who raise their cumulative grade point average to the minimum of 2.00* are returned to the status of good academic standing. *2.75 for students in the Master of Theology and Master of Arts (Christian Apologetics, New Testament, Old Testament, or Theology) programs. 3.00 for students in the Doctor of Ministry program or the Master of Arts in Counseling program. Doctoral-level students are eligible for dismissal if they fail more than one class in the Doctor of Ministry or three classes in the Doctor of Philosophy program. A failing grade is anything less than a B-. HONORS PROGRAM (MASTER'S-LEVEL) The honors program at Denver Seminary enables outstanding students to specialize more intensely in their fields of interest, to pursue alternative options in meeting the requirements of prescribed courses, and to develop research skills and attitudes that will enhance their ministries. As a value-added option, the program encourages students to go beyond some requirements of specific courses or to substitute courses in place of prescribed ones, to enhance their educational experience—not to increase the students' workload but to accomplish curricular objectives through alternative avenues mutually developed by student and faculty.

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