Denver Seminary

42 INDIVIDUALIZED STUDY COURSE LIMITS No more than fifteen hours of individualized study may apply to an MA program, no more than twenty hours may apply to the MDiv program and no more than six hours may apply to the ThM program. Refer to the Non-Residential Course Limits section below for more detailed information. Doctor of Ministry students may complete no more than six hours through an individualized study. If the student has any transfer credit, the individualized study hour limit is reduced by the total number of transfer hours. NON-RESIDENTIAL COURSE LIMITS Professional Master of Arts degree students (MA in Chaplaincy, MA in Christian Formation and Soul Care, MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, MA in Counseling Ministries, MA in Justice and Mission, MA in Leadership and MA in Youth & Family Studies) may complete up to 2/3 of their program hours in a non-residential format. Non-residential courses are all those that are not completed at a Denver Seminary campus in a majority face-to-face format. Examples include transfer hours, advanced standing credit (note that any combination or transfer and advanced standing hours cannot exceed ½ of the program hours), thesis/project, training and mentoring courses without an in-class component, individualized study, any course listed as "to be determined" for the day and time it meets, online courses, compressed video courses (where the student is not in the same classroom as the professor), and any course taken at a location where the degree or certificate in which the student is enrolled has not been approved. Refer to the Denver Seminary website (http://denverseminary.edu) for specific limits on each program. PROGRAM COMPLETION TIME LIMITS All coursework pertaining to a degree must be completed within a stipulated period of time. This time limit applies to all courses applying to the degree or certificate, including transfer credit and advanced standing. Questions about these time limits should be directed to the Registrar's Office. Certificate programs—five years MA programs—eight years MDiv program—ten years ThM program—five years Doctor of Ministry program—ten years ADVANCED STANDING AND TRANSFER CREDIT Refer to the admission information section for information on advanced standing (for eligible undergraduate work) and transfer credit (for graduate work).

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