Advanced Standing

Requests for Advanced Standing or Transfer Credit must be submitted with official transcripts and course descriptions to the director of admissions and records when applying for admission.

From Other Graduate Schools

What courses can transfer?

• Applicable, approved courses from accredited graduate institutions (Min. grade from accredited institution—C; from approved nonaccredited institution—B)
• Concurrent enrollment in other graduate institutions for the purpose of transferring credit to AGTS must be approved by the director of admissions and records in advance

Transfer credits may not exceed

• 2/3 of the M.Div. program
• 1/2 of the professional M.A.
• 1/3 of the academic M.A. (See Residency Requirement in AGTS Catalog)

From Completed AGTS Degree

What courses can transfer?

• Applicable, approved courses from an M.A. to an M.Div. (up to 24 hours from an academic M.A.; up to 30 hours from a professional M.A.)
• Applicable, approved courses from an M.Div. to an M.A. (up to 18 hours toward an academic M.A; up to 30 hours toward the professional M.A.)

Toward M.Div. Equivalency for Doctoral Studies

What courses can transfer?

• Credits from any institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Higher Education or foreign accrediting body may be accepted as long as one masters degree was received from an ATS/CHEA accredited institution, or one accredited by a foreign accrediting body. (min. GPA—B; lower GPA's will require special consideration)
• Correspondence/Distance Learning: No more than 36 hours earned through correspondence/distance learning (exceptions must be reviewed by the Admissions Committee.)
• Pastoral Clinical Education: Valid/supervised pastoral clinical education from an institution recognized by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. Accreditation Commission.

Toward Doctor of Ministry

What courses can transfer?

• Up to 6 hours of advanced standing doctoral credits may be accepted from ATS/CHEA accredited institutions or those recognized by a foreign accrediting body (min. grade—B)

Advanced Standing Limitation

The total of hours received for advanced standing, master's level program reduction, and credit through the distance learning program or directed research cannot exceed the limitation imposed by the (See Residency Requirement in AGTS Catalog).

Transfer of Credits To Other Institutions

Accredited seminaries and graduate schools normally reciprocate in the transfer of credits that satisfy their requirements. Transfer of credit, however is always at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student's responsibility to confirm whether or not credits will be accepted by another institution.

Updated: Friday, August 1, 2003 9:14 AM