Credit by Examination

Because of the excellence of the preparation some students bring to their studies at the Seminary, they may be relieved of the necessity of taking a course, with the following provisos:

1. The course must be required for the degree, diploma, or certificate that the student is seeking.
2. The number of courses tested out of may not exceed six.
3. The number of credits for courses tested out of may not exceed 14.
4. No professor may permit a student to test out of more than three courses in any of the following fields: Old Testament, New Testament, Systematic Theology, or Pastoral Ministry, or out of two courses in any of the following fields: Church History, Missions, or Homiletics.
5. No replacement credit need be earned at the Seminary for courses that are tested out of.
6. In particular, practical experience may permit a student to test out of pastoral ministry courses, at the discretion of the Professor of Pastoral Ministry.
7. The professor for each required course determines the method used to permit a student to test out of that course.
8. Each professor is responsible to provide written documentation about each course that he permits a student to test out of; this documentation will be kept in the student's file and credit will be entered onto his official transcript.