Students transferring from accredited
institutions of higher education must submit
directly to the Director of Admissions an
official record of all graduate work, indicating
that the student was in good standing. Credit
may be given for courses with a grade of “C” or
above that are comparable to those offered in
this seminary. Acceptable credits earned in
another institution are recorded on the
permanent academic record, but only work
completed at this seminary will be included in
the Northwest Baptist Seminary grade point
average.
All required courses in a program must be
completed regardless of the number of credit
hours transferred. All Northwest Baptist
Seminary requirements must be met for
graduation.
The following guidelines shall govern transfer
credit:
1. An official determination of transfer credit
will be made after the
student
has completed a full
quarter (16 credit hours) of satisfactory
academic work at Northwest
Baptist
Seminary.
2. Prior to admission and initial registration,
a student seeking transfer of credit on the
basis of work
pursued
at another institution should present to the
Director of Admissions a transcript of the
previous
work and a catalog containing course
descriptions of the work for which he or she
wishes
to
receive credit at Northwest Baptist Seminary.
3. After a student registers, requests for
transfer credit should be presented to the
Registrar.
4. Transfer credit will not generally be granted
for work which has previously been used as the
basis
for
the awarding of a degree by another institution.
In the event that courses used toward credit
on
an earlier degree duplicate courses prescribed
in the Northwest Baptist Seminary curriculum,
the
usual procedure is to substitute other
equivalent courses to avoid duplication.
5. The transfer credit granted will reduce
accordingly the number of hours required at
Northwest
Baptist
Seminary.
6. M.Div. - up to 72 (50%) of the required 144
quarter hours may be transferred.
M.T.S.
- up to 48 (50%) of the required 96 quarter
hours may be transferred.
M.Min.
- up to 16 (33%) of the required 48 quarter
hours may be transferred.
Th.M./S.T.M. - up to 10 (22%) of the required
45/48 quarter hours may be transferred.
7. The final 30 quarter hours must normally be
taken in residence at Northwest Baptist
Seminary.
For Present Students:
Students enrolled at Northwest Baptist Seminary
who desire to take courses at another
institution for credit to be applied to their
degree must have the approval of the registrar
or academic dean before enrolling in such
courses.
PROGRAM MODIFICATION BASED UPON UNDERGRADUATE
STUDIES
No transfer credit is given for undergraduate
studies. However, when undergraduate courses
clearly parallel prescribed courses in the
master’s level curriculum, a student may request
exemption from certain courses. Competency in
subject matter will be determined according to
the following guidelines:
1. A student must have completed forty semester
or sixty quarter hours in biblical, theological,
and
ministerial
studies on the undergraduate level.
2. A student must have begun his or her seminary
studies within five years of the time he or she
enrolled
in the undergraduate course.
3. At least eighty percent of the course content
must parallel the content of the Seminary
course, final
judgment
being made by a comparison of typical course
syllabi.
4. A grade of “B” (3.0) or above must have been
earned in the course(s).
5. When undergraduate studies cover a course
open for exemption, a maximum of six quarter
hours
may
be waived from any one field of study.
6. A maximum of twenty-four quarter hours may be
waived in the Master of Divinity program, or
twelve
quarter
hours in the Master of Theological Studies
program. No credits may be waived in the Master
of
Ministry program. Under certain circumstances a
substitution of electives may be arranged in
lieu
of
required courses.
