Issue link: http://denverseminary.uberflip.com/i/1518725
45 individual question(s) grade(s) as described above. In the event it is determined that a student has failed one or two questions, remediation requirements will be communicated to the student by the end of Week 4 of Fall III. All remedial work must be completed and passed within the Fall III term prior to the student's oral defense. • Failure of Remediation for First Attempt: If the student fails to complete and pass the remedial work assigned within the Fall III term, the student will fail the first attempt of the exam and be required to retake the exam the following year. If additional coursework is required by the PhD Comprehensive Exam Committee or CSAT, the student will be responsible for registering and paying full tuition for the required courses. • Failure of three or more questions/First Attempt: Failing the first attempt for comprehensive examinations means failing the examination by not meeting the minimum overall grade and individual question(s) grade(s)as described above. In the event it is determined that a student has failed three or more questions, it will result in failing the entire exam, a referral to the CSAT, and the student will be required to complete any remedial work assigned before re-taking the exam the following Fall term. • Failure of Second Attempt: If a student is required to retake the Comprehensive Exam a second time the following year due to failing the first attempt, all four questions must be passed at 80% or above, with an average exam score of 83% or above, in order to pass the exam. There are no re-writes and no remediation options available for a second attempt. If a student fails the second attempt at the Comprehensive Exam, they will be dismissed from the program. 1 Please see the PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision Program Handbook for additional details about the process, procedure, and examples associated with Comprehensive Examinations. MASTER OF DIVINITY SUMMATIVE EXPERIENCE Students have up to two attempts per semester to successfully complete the Master of Divinity Summative Experience. If unsuccessful after two attempts, students must wait until a subsequent semester to again register for the summative experience when they will have two additional attempts. This process may be continued until successful. The summative experience consists of a written paper followed by an oral interview related to the paper. Students must complete GS 500, CH 500, TH 501, and TH 502 before registering for the summative experience. Since this is a summative experience, students are also required to be in their final semester or have completed a minimum of seventy credit hours of their degree coursework before registering. If a student registers for the Master of Divinity Summative Experience and withdraws after the add/drop date (see Adding/Dropping Course policy) they will be subject to the Master of Divinity Summative Experience drop fee. COURSE EXTENSIONS Students are required to complete all course work during the semester or session (intersession or summer) in which courses are taken. The Seminary recognizes, however, that on occasion, extenuating circumstances may warrant the granting of additional time to complete course work. Such situations require the approval of the professor and the approval of the Dean of Students. Extenuating circumstances include such events as a death in the family, a serious illness or accident that prevented the student from attending class or completing the work, birth of a child, and similar events that could not have been anticipated or prevented by the student. Events that would not be considered extenuating include being too busy, travel plans, employment demands, ministry commitments, and minor illnesses.