Denver Seminary

51 EARNING MORE THAN ONE MASTER'S DEGREE When students enroll in a Master of Arts program after graduating with the Master of Divinity or other graduate degree, one half of the hours required for the MA must be unique to that program. When students enroll for the MDiv degree after receiving an MA or other graduate degree, they are required to earn a minimum of fifty-three semester hours that are unique to the MDiv degree (actual hours needed will depend on the number of hours earned in the previous master's degree). Two MA degrees require a minimum of seventy-five (eighty-five hours if one of the degrees is the MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling). In addition, all requirements must be met for both 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. GRADUATION An application for graduation is required before students may graduate. For those anticipating a fall graduation, the application is due in the Registrar's Office no later than October 1. For those anticipating a spring graduation, the application is due no later than February 1. Those wishing to graduate in the summer must submit an application for graduation no later than May 1. The due date is the following Monday if the due date falls on a weekend. Summer graduates who meet eligibility requirements may participate in the May ceremony preceding their degree completion as long as their application is received by February 1. Eligibility criteria can be downloaded from the commencement participation request located on the forms link of the MyDenSem student portal. 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. Once the deadline for a given semester has passed, an email confirmation will be sent to all students whose applications have been received. Download the application from the forms link on MyDenSem. While the graduation ceremony is held only once a year in May, degrees are conferred in August, December, and May. Those who complete their program in summer or fall have the option of either participating in a graduation recognition service that is held in December, or they may participate in the May ceremony (previous, if eligible, or the following year, if not) if they prefer. Graduates may not attend more than one event. Master's degree students graduate with honors if they have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.7. Master's-level certificate and Doctor of Ministry graduates are not awarded honors. DIRECTORY INFORMATION Denver Seminary designates the following student information as directory information: Name, address, telephone number, email address, dates of attendance, classification, degree sought,

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