Denver Seminary

47 Arts or other graduate degree, one half of the hours required of the Master of Divinity must be unique to that program. Two (fifty credit hour) Master of Arts degrees require a minimum of seventy-five total credits (eighty-seven hours if one of the degrees is the Master of Arts in Counseling). For students who are simultaneously enrolled in more than one degree, all degree requirements for both degrees must be met in order to be eligible for graduation. Students who are dually enrolled in two Master of Arts degree programs, or a Master of Arts degree program and a Master of Divinity program need to earn the full number of credits for the larger degree program, plus one half of the credits of the lesser degree program. The other half may overlap with a degree program's requirements. Students pursuing a Master of Theology after graduating with a previously earned Master of Divinity or Master of Arts (New Testament, Old Testament or Theology) from Denver Seminary can share between six and fifteen hours between degrees. DEGREE RELINQUISHING POLICY Graduates who wish to avoid completing any more hours than necessary to earn a second Denver Seminary degree may apply to relinquish the first degree immediately prior to conferral of the second degree. Contact the Registrar's Office for more information and to obtain the appropriate request form. The Degree Relinquish Request form must be submitted along with your graduation application by the deadline outlined on the graduation application for the semester you intend to graduate. GRADUATION An application for graduation is required before students may graduate. Students choosing to walk in Commencement will be charged a regalia fee that is due prior to the Commencement ceremony. For those anticipating a fall graduation, the application is due to the Registrar's Office no later than October 1. For those anticipating a spring graduation, the application is due no later than February 1. For those anticipating a summer graduation, the application is due no later than May 1. The due date is the following Monday if the first falls on a weekend. After the graduation application submission deadline, students will receive notice of their application status and eligibility to graduate. Summer graduates who meet eligibility requirements may participate in the May ceremony preceding their degree completion as long as their Commencement Participation Request form is received by February 1st, and they are approved to walk. Students should contact the Registrar's Office for the Commencement Participation Request form; these students will still need to submit a summer graduation application. To be eligible to walk in the May ceremony preceding degree completion, students must meet the following eligibility requirements. • 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.

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