Policies

No transfer credits may be applied toward the Doctor of Ministry degree. Courses with a letter grade of C or better are considered for transfer credit and will not be calculated in a student’s grade point average at Memphis Theological Seminary. Transfer credit will only be given for courses completed at institutions that are accredited by the Association of Theological Schools or by the appropriate regional accrediting agency.

Transfer Credit Hours completed from other graduate institutions may be considered for transfer if the graduate insti-tutions are accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) or by the appropriate regional accrediting agency. Primary concern is given to transfer credit requests in the core and core-elective require- ments. For Free Electives, up to six graduate credits of courses completed outside of religious or theological studies may be considered for transfer credit, contingent upon establishing a reasonable connection to the degree program being pursued at Memphis Theological Sem- inary.

No transfer credits may be applied to the Doctor of Ministry (DMin) degree. Students with similar undergraduate coursework required in the master’s level degree pro- grams may be considered for advanced standing; however, no undergraduate coursework may be received for transfer at Memphis Theological Seminary. The request for advanced standing must be approved by the Vice President for Academic Affairs/Dean (VPAA/ Dean) in consultation with the appropriate professors. Students desiring to take a course at another graduate institution while concurrently en- rolled at MTS, for which transfer credit at MTS will be sought, must obtain prior approval from the VPAA/Dean. Process for transfer request: All transfer requests must include official transcripts, syllabus or course descriptions and a formal re-quest that courses be considered for transfer credit.