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2020-20212020-20212020-2021

REV. DR. SONJA B. WILLIAMSCO-DEAN

REV. DR. DAMAYANTHI NILESCO-DEAN

REV. DR. DEBORAH KRAUSEPRESIDENT

IntroductionWelcometoEdenTheologicalSeminary.Eden’scombinationofrigoroustheologicaleducationwithgenuinehospitalityencouragesfaculty,staff,andstudentstohaveclarityaboutdegreerequirements,academicexpectations,andpoliciesweholdincommon.YouwillfindinthisHandbookinformationaboutEden’sMasterandDoctoralprograms,aswellaspoliciesappropriateforallmembersoftheEdenstudentcommunity.

EdenTheologicalSeminaryMissionEdenTheologicalSeminaryiscalledtostrengthenthelifeofthechurchbyeducatingwomenandmenforministry,enliveningcriticalreflectiononfaith,andsupportingboldChristiandiscipleship.

HandbookasCovenantStudents,faculty,andstaffaremutuallyresponsibleforadheringtothepoliciesandproceduresoutlinedinthefollowingpages.Whilefacultyadvisorscanbehelpfulandimportantinvocationaldiscernmentanddeterminingcourseofstudy,studentsareheldaccountableforreadingtheHandbook,maintaining,andtrackingtheirparticularprogramrequirementsandfollowingthepolicies.

ChangesinPolicies

TheinstitutionisobligatedtoprovidethebasicrequirementsnecessaryforfulfillingthedegreeprogramoutlinedintheparticularHandbookfortheyearinwhichastudentmatriculatesintoaprogram.Atthesametime,aHandbookisdynamicinthesensethatpoliciesaresubjecttochangeinanefforttoofferthebestprogramspossibleforthechurch.Changesthathaveanimpactonallstudents,regardlessoftheyearofmatriculation,willbehighlightedonthewebsiteandwillbemadeavailabletostudentsaschangesaremade.

InstitutionalCommunicationEdenSeminaryprovidesstudentswithanemailaccountuponthestudent'smatriculationtotheinstitution.Studentsareexpectedtochecktheirofficiale-mailaccountsonafrequentandconsistentbasisinordertoreceivecommunicationsinatimelymanner.Increasingly,emailisbecomingtheprimarymodeofcommunicationbetweenstudentsandfaculty/staff.Theinformationdistributedviaemailvariesfromannouncementstochangesincourseofferings.

Itisastudent'sresponsibilitytokeeptheiremailaccountsfunctional.Informationontechsupportforemailisfoundonthestudentportal.

Otherformsofcommunicationinclude:• EdenTheologicalSeminarywebsite: www.eden.edu• EdenInfoBoard:aninteractiveinformationcenterlocatedintheRandRotunda• WeeklyUpdateviaEdenemail• Brightspace–LearningManagementSystem• Text/Appalerts

Inaddition,Edenprintsandmailsavarietyofmaterialsincludingbrochuresandinvitations.

StatementonInclusiveLanguageinOurCommonLifeTheologicalVisionEdenTheologicalSeminarystrivestobeaninclusivecommunityoflearningandfaith.GroundedinavisionofGodascreatorinGenesis1:26and2:7inwhichGodcreateshumankind in God’s image and God’s Spirit is breathed into humanity, the Edencommunityhonorsthesacredworth,dignityandequalityofallhumanity—inclusiveofallraces,ages,physicalabilities,gendersandsexualorientations.EdenTheologicalSeminaryaffirms that theBible is the life-giving storyofGod’s redeeming loveandauthority — in and over the community of faith — whose center is Jesus Christ.Wheneverpeopleor institutionsofthewidersocietydiscriminateor injureanotherhumanbeingbasedonrace,age,physicalability,genderorsexualorientationtheysetthemselvesintheplaceofGodandtherebydenyGod’ssovereigntyandtheGraceofGodinJesusChrist.Theologicallyconsidered,suchdiscriminationissinfulbecauseitviolatesGod’ssovereignpurposesforhumanityandcreation.Inthefaceofthis,theChristiancommunityoffaith,ofwhichEdenTheologicalSeminaryisapart,iscalledtohave the courage to standover against any formof discrimination that denies thedignityandsacredworthofeachpersoncreatedinthelikenessandimageofGod.

InclusiveLanguageAsitstrivestobeaninclusivecommunity,EdenTheologicalSeminaryholdstoapolicytouseinclusivelanguageinreferencestopersonsinallsituations.Specialattentionwillbegiventotheuseofinclusivelanguageinpublicsituations:

• intheclassroombyfacultyandstudents.• intheEdenChapelandworshipservices.• inofficialpublicationsoftheSeminary,and• inwhichtheuseofsexist(exclusive)languageonpapersandotherwrittenwork

assignmentswillbecalledtotheattentionofstudents.

ThecommunitywillendeavortoaddressGodinnondiscriminatorylanguage.

GuidelinesforGender,Racial&EthnicInclusivityinCommonWorship

InseekingtoheedthecallofChristtofreedomandunity,weaffirmthatthewayweuselanguageandofferverbalornonverbalimagesisanindicatorofourcommitmenttothefullhumancommunity.Inrecognitionthatlanguageandverbalornon-verbalimageshaveshapingpowerinourlives,andinsolidaritywithallwhostriveforjusticeEdenSeminarycommunitycommitsitselftogender,racialandethnicinclusivityintheworshipofGod.

SuchinclusivityrevealsmoreofthefullnessofGod’sbeingandaffirmsthatallpersonsareoneinChristJesus.

GuidelinesforInclusiveLanguageinCommonWorship

God’speopleofallracesandethnicitiesarewomenandmen,sonsanddaughters,brothers,andsistersoffaith.Exclusiveuseofmasculinegender-specificlanguageandof

otherrestrictiveverbalandnon-verbalimagesencourageandperpetuateassumptionsthatcanbetheologicallylimitingandreinforcingofexploitation.Therefore,itisimportanttoexploremoreinclusivewaystorefertoandrepresentthepeopleofGod.

ThereisneitherJewnorGreek,thereisneitherslavenorfree,thereisneithermalenorfemale;foryouallareoneinChristJesus.(Galatians3:28)

TheprinciplewhichPauldeclaresisthatouridentityinChristovercomestheolddivisionsthathavesplitapartthehumanrace;divisionsofraceandnationality,ofsocialclass,ofstationinlife,andofgender,andofsexualorientation.InChrist,Paulclaims,allhavebeengivenanewpossibilityforhumanunityinChrist.Asweseektodiscovernewformsofwholeness,wemustworktogethertoliberateourcommonworshipexperiences,sothatworshipopensourvisiontoGod’snewrealityandisinclusiveofallpeople.

Towardthisend,theCouncilforWorshipofEdenTheologicalSeminaryencouragesattentiontothefollowinginthepreparationandleadershipofCommonWorship:

A. Itisurgedthatallelementsofworshipwhichoriginatefromtheleader(i.e., prayers, sermons, statements, etc.) be written/presented in aninclusivelanguagestylewhenreferringtohumankind.

B. Itisurgedthattheworshipleaderprovideaninclusivelanguageversionforallspoken/written/sungelementsfromothersources.

C. Itisurgedthatnon-verbalimagesbedevelopedandusedwithsensitivitytoissuesofgender,racial,andethnicinclusivity.

D. Itisurgedthatanyhymnsusedbechangedtomakethepersonlanguageinclusiveandthatimagescontainedthereinbesensitivetoissuesofgender,race,andethnicity:1. Currentresourcesofrevisedhymnwordingsareavailableandmay

beusedbytheworshipleader.Careshouldbetakenofcopyrightlaws.

2. Manyhymnsrequireonlyminorchangestobeinclusive.3. Occasionallyrevisionsarenotavailableormaybeimpossiblewithout

destroyingthepoetryofimageryofthehymn.Insuchinstances,theleadermaymakeanhistoricalcommentbywayofintroductionorsimplyacknowledgethesituationandinvitecongregantstomaketheirowninternaltranslation.

E. Itisurgedthatworshipincludeandaffirmvarietiesofculturalelementswheneverandwhereverpossible.

F. Itisurgedthatworshipaddresstheworshipneedsofindividuals,boththosewhoarecomfortablewithtraditionallanguageandthosewhoarenot.

G. Itisurgedthatlanguageandpracticesusedinworshipattendtochallengingabled-bodyismandseektoaffirmthepresenceofGodinandwithallbodiesintheworshipspace.

Inclusivityasksusnotmerelytomanipulatewordsandliberateliturgies,buttorethink,toreflecttheologically,onthenamingofaGodinwhoseimagebothwomenandother.

AcademicCalendarandCurricularDesignEden'sacademiccalendarfollowsa4-1-4-1designandbuildsuponcohorteducation.StudentsintheMastersprogramstake3-4coursesinthefallandspringsemestersandareeligibletotakeoneintensivethree-hourelectiveinboththeJanuaryandSummertermsinordertomaintainafull-timeload.Additionally,one-hourintensivefocusedLearningSeminars(IFLS)areofferedthroughouttheyeartoenhancecourseofferingsindiverseareasofministryandprovideopportunityforstudentstomaintainafullload.

Doctoralstudentstakerequiredcoursesoverthecourseofthefallsemester(online)concludedwithaone-weekretreatinthefirstweekofJanuary(oncampus).Electivesareofferedinaweekendintensive(ThursPM-Friday)formatduringthespringsemesterandinthesummerterm.Thesecoursesareheldoncampusandavailableviadistancelearning.

Eden’sprogramsandcoursesarestructuredinwaysthatseektobuildoncommonexperiencesandcoursesforagroupofstudentswhomatriculateintoaprogramatthesametime.Youwillfindthesecommoncoursesandexpectationsbuiltintothecurriculardesign.Theacademiccalendarforeachyear,alongwithsemestercourseofferings,canbeaccessedonEden’swebsite,BrightspaceandavailableintheOfficeoftheRegistrar.

ThefallsemesterbeginsthelastweekofAugust(orweekoneofSeptemberlikethisyeartoalignthefollowingdates)andisfourteenweekslonginclusiveofaReadingWeek,normallyscheduledduringtheeighthweekofthesemesterandabreakinclassestheweekofThanksgiving.Finalexaminationsnormallyarescheduledduringthefifteenthweek.TheSchmiechenLecturesoccurnormallyinthebeginningofOctober.Studentsareexpectedtoattendthelecturesandclassesarenotheldduringthelectures.

TheJanuaryInterimbeginsshortlyafterNewYear’sDay.Masters-levelcoursesarenormallythreeweekslong,whiledoctoral-levelcoursesarescheduledforone-weekintensivesinretreatformat.Mostcoursesmeetdailyinordertomeetthenumberofcontacthoursnecessaryforthreecreditspercourse.ClasseswillnotmeetonMartinLutherKing,Jr.DaywhentheinstitutionhonorsthewitnessofKingbyalsoobservingthisholiday.CreativeusesoftheJanuaryInterimareencouraged.MasterofDivinitystudentsoftenwillhavetheoptionofaJanuarytravelopportunity.Introductorylanguagecourses(GreekandHebrew)areofferedinJanuary.

ThespringsemesterusuallybeginsoneweekfollowingtheconclusionoftheJanuaryInterim,andisfourteenweekslonginclusiveofaReadingWeek,normallyscheduledduringtheseventhoreighthweekofthesemester.Finalexaminationsnormallyarescheduledduringthefifteenthweek.DuringtheweekfollowingEaster,EdenhoststheBrueggemann-Kulenkamplectures/SpringConvocation.Dayclassesarecancelledforthelecturesasstudentsareexpectedtobeinattendance.

ThesummertermbeginsshortlyaftergraduationandextendsthroughtheendofJune.ThecourseofferingsaremuchlikethoseintheJanuaryInterim,withtheexceptionthatinternationalopportunitiesandlanguagecoursesnormallyarenotoffered.

ChapelScheduleforFallSemester2020(VirtualSemester)

Monday(10:15-10:30)

Scripture|Sermon

Tuesday(6:30-7:00)

Word|Table

Wednesday(10:15-10:30)Prayer|Praise

Thursday(10:15-10:30)Body|Mind|Spirit

ChapelisanimportantpartoftheEdencommunityduringtheacademicyear.PleaseseeBrightspaceforSpringSemestervirtuallearningupdates.Duringnon-COVIDyears,chapelisheldonMondayandWednesdayat11:40a.m.andonselectTuesdayeveningsat6:15p.m.duringtheacademicyear.

Advising

Full-timefacultypersonsareappointedtorelatetostudentsasfacultyadvisors.Asthename“advisor”implies,thisrelationshipistobedistinguishedfromthedecision-makingroleoftheDeans.TheDirectoroftheMTSdegreeprogramalsofunctionsinanadvisorycapacityforstudentsinthatprogramforconsultationindevelopinganyremedialplansrecommendedbyevaluationcommittees.Attimes,studentsintheseprogramsmaywanttoconsultwiththeiradvisor,aswellaswiththeProgramDirector.WhenanadvisorforathesisintheMTSprogramoraprojectintheMAPSprogramisappointed,thatfacultymemberbecomesastudent’sadvisor.TheAcademicDeanorDirectorofDMinservesastheadvisorforDoctorofMinistrystudentsuntilaprojectproposalispassedandanadvisorfortheprojectisappointed.

Specifically,theroleoftheadvisorinvolves:

• Overseeingthestudent’stotalprogramwithinthenormsoftheestablishedcurriculumincludingthedevelopmentofaplanforthestudent’stotalacademicprograminkeepingwiththestudent’sgoalsandthecompetenciesexpectedofanEdengraduate.Thisadvisinghappensinformalandinformalways.TheprimaryformalwaysarethroughthesisandprojectadvisingintheMTS,MAPS,andDMinandthePortfolioandEvaluationprocessiontheMDIV(seedegreeprogramsfordetails)

• Inexceptionalcaseswhereelementsofastudent’sprogramlieoutsidetheestablishedcurriculum,thefacultyadvisorshouldreferthemattertotheAcademicfordecision.

• Aidingthestudentinregistering:Thiswouldincludeaformalconsultationintheprocessofregistrationforeachsemester.Inthisconsultation,thefacultyadvisoristodiscussthestudent’sgoals,seminaryexpectations,takenoteofanyacademicorpersonalproblemswhichappear,andencouragethestudenttotakenecessaryaction.Thefacultyadvisorshouldreferseriousproblemsarisingfromtheconsultationstothe

Co-Deansforanynecessaryaction.• Readingthestudent’sContextualEducationcontractandreportsanddiscusswithhim/herany

necessaryitemsrelatingtoseminaryworkandprofessionalgrowth.• Facultyadvisorsareconsideredprimarypersonsforconsultationindevelopingany

remedialplansrecommendedbyEvaluationTeamsandwillassiststudentsinthechoiceofvocationallyintentionalelectives.

• Beingavailabletothestudentasafacultyresourcepersonasnecessarytointerpretpoliciesandproceduresoftheseminaryandtolistentothestudentandconveystudentfeedbacktofaculty,Deans,orcommittee.Whennecessary,inthisconnection,thefacultyadvisormayrepresentthestudent’sconcerninfaculty.

• Thefacultyadvisoristhebeginningpointofanymajorproblemastudentmightexperience.Thisdoesnotmeantheadvisorshouldengageinpersonalcounseling.

Normally,thefacultyadvisorwillbeappointedtoserveonastudent’sSupervisoryCommitteeshouldonebecomenecessary.

ClassroomExpectations,GradesandAssessment

Studentsareexpectedtoregularlyattendallsessionsofacourseinwhichtheyareenrolledforcredit,totakescheduledexaminations,andtocompleteallotherrequiredworkaccordingtothescheduleannouncedforthecourse.Itiscommoncourtesytoalertfacultymemberswhenastudentwillmissaclassorwhenastudentneedstotalkaboutapproachingdeadlines.Itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytostayincontactwithfacultymembersaboutcourseexpectations.Inaddition,ifastudentdropsacourse,s/hemustfillouttheappropriatepaperworkavailablefromtheRegistrarandfollowtheotherpoliciesoutlinedbelow.

Grades/ClassEvaluationPolicyClassevaluationisanimportantfacetofEden’sdegreeprograms.Thefollowingwillapplyregardingclassevaluations:

• Itisexpectedthatclassinstructorswillmakeclearandexplicitatthebeginningofeachcoursetheirexpectationsandstandardsforevaluation.Thisshouldbegiventostudentsinwritingpreferablyaspartoftheclasssyllabus.

• TheCurriculumandAssessmentCommitteeoftheFaculty,attheconclusionofeachacademicyear,willsurveythepatternsoffacultyevaluationandgradingtoseeiftheevaluationsandgradesevidencepatternsthatmaysuggestbiasesordiscrimination.Shouldsuchbefound,thematterwillbereferredtotheCo-Deforfurtherreviewandaction.

ClassEvaluationOptionsAftersuccessfulcompletionoftwelvehoursandaCumulativeGradePointAverageof2.5orhigher,studentswhoarenotonprobationmaychoosetotakeanycourseonapass/failbasis.

Aclassinstructormaydesignatethataclassmustbetakenonapass/failbasisif,intheinstructor’s

judgment,alettergradewillnotbepossibleorworksagainsttheeducationalpurposesoftheclass.

Studentsonprobationmusttakeclassesforlettergradesunlesstheclassisdesignatedbytheinstructorasapass/failclassonly.

ThePass/FailOptionThisoptionwillallowforthreeconclusions:

Honors(PH):giveninfrequentlyforworkofexceptionalquality;intendedforextraordinaryachievementinaclass;Pass(PA):indicatesthatthestudenthasdonesatisfactoryworkatagraduatelevel;wouldbeatleastagradeof“C”onalettergradebasis;Fail(F):indicatesunsatisfactoryworkatagraduatelevel;littleevidencethatthestudenthasaccomplishedtheclassgoals.

Thereisnolimitonthenumberofclassesthatcanbetakenonapass/failbasisafterthefirst12hours(seeabove).Classestakenpass/failwillcounttowardastudentGradePointAveragewhenastudentreceivesafailinggradeforthecourse.PasseswillnotaltertheGradePointAverage.

TheLetterGradeOptionFivegradeswillbepossiblewithplus(+)designationforB,CandD,andminus(-)designationforA,B,CandD:

A--forexceptionalworkatagraduatelevel;demonstrationofcomprehensiveknowledgeofthefield;workofnearpublishablequality;fullyintegrative.B--forsolidworkatagraduatelevel;asoundgraspofthefield;articulatecommunicationofideas;evidenceofgoodintegration.C--foraverageworkatagraduatelevel;adequateknowledgeofthefield;comprehensibleexpressionofideas;acceptableintegration.D--forinferiorworkatagraduatelevel;somebasicknowledgeofmajorideas;marginalcommunicationofideas;minimalintegration.F--forinadequateworkatagraduatelevel;littleevidenceofagraspofthefield;unclearexpressionofideas;littleevidenceofintegration.

GradePointAverages(GPA)GradePointAverageswillbecalculatedforclassestakenforlettergrades.Gradepointswillbeawardedforeachlettergrade:

A=4pts.;A-=3.7pts.;B+=3.3pts.;B=3.0pts.;B-=2.7pts.;C+=2.3pts.;C=2.0pts.;C-=1.7pts.;D+=1.3pts.;D=1.0pt.;D-=.7pts.;F=0pts.

TodeterminetheGradePointAverage,gradepointsforeachclasswillbemultipliedbycredithoursforthatclass.

ThetotalforallclasseswillbedividedbythetotalcredithoursattemptedforlettergradetodeterminetheGPA(i.e.,thetotalclassesinasemesterorcumulativelyforallcoursestakenforalettergrade).

TheminimumacceptableGradePointAverageforgraduationis2.5.StudentswithaGPAbelow2.5willbeplacedonprobation.(Note:Policiesrelatedtodismissalforreasons

ofunacceptableGPAmaybefoundineachsectionofthedegreeprogramsunder“DismissalforAcademicReasons.”)

ExtensionsTheexpectationisthatallclassworkwillbecompletedduringthesemester.Underunusualcircumstances,astudentmaynegotiateanextensionbeyondtheendoftheterm.

StudentswhoanticipatetheneedforadditionaltimetocompletecourseworkmustfileanExtensionForm(availableintheRegistrar'sOffice)nolaterthanthelastdayoftheterm,asstatedontheacademiccalendar.

TheExtensionFormmustbesignedbytheprofessorandreturnedtotheRegistrar'soffice.

Studentswillbegivenapproximately2additionalweeksbeyondtheendofthetermtocompletetheirwork.ThisworkmustbeturnedintotheRegistrar'sofficenolaterthanthegradingdeadlinefortheterm.Thisdatewillbelistedontheformaswellasontheacademiccalendar.

CourseRetakeGradingIfastudentfailsacourseandretakesit,boththefailedandtheretakegradewillappearonthetranscript.Ifastudentchoosestoretakeacoursewhichs/hehadnotpreviouslyfailed,thegradeforthesecondcoursewillbecomethepermanentgradeevenifitislowerthantheoriginalgrade.Studentswillreceivecreditfortheretakebutnotpriorattempts.Allcoursesandgradesappearonthepermanenttranscript.Studentswhore-takecoursesandareontheflatfeetuitionsystemwillcontinuetopaytheirflatfeepersemester.Theyarenotrequiredtopayextraforretakencourses.Theywill,however,paycontinuationfeeseachsemesteraftertheirfinalflatfeetuitionpayment.Studentswhoarepayingpercredithourtuitionwillberesponsibleforpayingthenormalper/creditamountforretakencourses,regardlessofthereasonfortheretake.Scholarshipmoneywillnotbeawardedinsuchcases.

RecordingofGradesonTranscriptAstudent’ssemestergradewillbecomepermanentthirty(30)daysfollowingthepostingofthatgrade.Changesinthegrademaybemadebytheclassinstructorduringthisthirty-dayperiod,butnotfollowing.

Agraduatingstudent’sfinalsemestergradebecomespermanentimmediatelyuponthepostingofthatgradeonthestudent’scompletedtranscript.Changesmaynotbemadefollowingthiscompletionofthestudent’stranscript.

FailingRequiredCoursesStudentswhofailarequiredcourseinthemaster’scurriculumwillberequiredtorepeatthecourseandreceiveapassinggradetograduate.

Ifadegreestudentfailsarequiredcourse,thestudentwillbeexpectedtore-enrollinthatcoursethenexttimeitisoffered,makingthenecessaryadjustmentintheremainderoftherequiredcoursesequence.

Failureofarequiredcourseautomaticallyplacesthestudentonprobation.(Note:For

specificprobationpolicies,seeindividualdegreeprograms)

AppealofFailingGradesOnlyfailinggradesforasemestermaybeappealed.Therewillbenoappealofanypassinggrades(i.e.anygradethatallowsthestudenttoreceivecreditforthecourse)noranyappealofotherthanthefinalsemestergrade.

AstudentwhoreceivesafailinggradeinaclassforasemestermayrequestareviewofthegradebytheCurriculumandAssessmentCommittee.RequestforareviewistobemadeinwritingtotheAcademicDeanwithin30daysofthepostingofthatgrade(iftheDean’sgradeisatissue,therequestismadetotheDeanoftheStudentsortheoppositeCo-Deanwhowillfunctionintheroleasoutlinedbelow).Therequestforareviewmustindicatewhythereviewisbeingrequested.TheAcademicDeannorDeanofStudentswillnotparticipatewiththecommitteeinitsreviewprocessifsuchdeanisbeingreviewed.

Whenareviewisrequested,theappropriatefacultycommittee(excludinganyfacultymemberwhosegradeisbeingreviewed)willreviewanytestsorpapersandhaveaninterviewwiththeclassinstructorandstudentinvolved.

Attheconclusionofthecommittee’sreview,thecommitteemaysupportthefailedgradeormayrecommendtothefacultypersoninvolvedandtheCo-Deansomealternativetothefailureincludingthereasonsforthisrecommendation.ThecommitteeistoreportitsfindingsandrecommendationstotheCo-DeansoftheSeminaryinwriting.

Ifthecommitteerecommendsanalternativetoafailedgrade,AcademicDeanwilldiscusstherecommendationwiththefacultypersoninvolvedtoseeifagreementaboutthecommitteerecommendationispossible.Shouldnoresolutionbepossible,theAcademicDeanwilldetermineifthefailedgradeorthecommitteerecommendationistobefollowed.

FinalappealmaybemadebythestudenttothePresident.AnyjudgmentoftheAcademicDeanandDeanofStudentswillbefinal.

DirectedStudy

PurposeandCriteriaDirectedstudiesareintendedtosupplementthecurriculumoftheseminarybyofferingstudentsanopportunitytoexploreissuesnotaddressedbynormallyofferedrequiredandelectivecourses.Exceptinextraordinarycircumstances,directedstudiesmaynotbeundertakeninlieuofrequiredcoursesortoduplicateregularlyofferedelectives.

Ingivingapprovalforanyproposeddirectedstudy,theCurriculumandAssessmentCommitteewillusethefollowingcriteria:

• Theproposalmusthaveaclearlydefinedprimaryfocusofstudy.• Theproposalmustincludearationaleindicatingwhythestudentwantsto

undertakeadirectedstudyandwhythefocusofthestudycannotbeaddressedinthecontextofthenormalrequiredandelectivecourses.Theproposeddirectedstudymustnotcloselyduplicatearequiredorregularlyofferedelectivecourse.

• Theprimaryfocusofstudymustbespecifiedbylearningobjectivesachievablewithinasemester’sstudy.

• Theproposalneedstoincludeanoutlinefortheconductofthestudyincludingabibliography,thelearningactivitieswhichareenvisioned,waysthestudentandfacultysupervisorwillwork,somemethodofevaluation(papers,projects,presentations,etc.),andthecriteriatobeusedinevaluation;

• Theproposalmustbesignedbythememberofthefacultywillingtosupervisetheproject;onlyinextraordinarycircumstanceswillpersonswhoarenotfull-timemembersoftheEdenfacultybeapprovedasdirectedstudysupervisors.

Ifthesupervisorisnotfull-timeEdenfaculty,therationaleforhavingthispersonasasupervisorandthequalificationsoftheproposedsupervisormustbeincludedwiththeproposal.Afeeequivalenttoonecredithourwillbechargedandusedasastipendforthesupervisorifthedirectedstudyisapproved.

Theproposalitselfwillbetakenasanindicationofthestudent’sreadinesstoengageindirectedstudy–theclarityoffocus,thecompletenessoftheoutlineandbibliography,theresponsibilityevidencedinthesuggestedevaluationprocessesandcriteria,etc.

Allotherfactorsbeingequal,prioritywillbegiventostudentswhohavenotundertakenapriordirectedstudy.

LimitationsandProceduresMasterofDivinitystudentsmaytakenomorethanonedirectedstudyintheirsecondyearandoneintheirthirdyear.Normally,directedstudieswillnotbeapprovedforfirst-levelstudents.MasterofArtsinProfessionalStudiesdegreestudentsmayundertakeonedirectedstudyaftercompleting24hoursofcourseworkandtheiroralevaluation.MasterofTheologicalStudiesdegreestudentsmayundertakeonedirectedstudyaftercompleting24hoursofcoursework.(ForpoliciesrelatedtoDoctorofMinistrydegreestudents,seethesectiononDoctorofMinistry.)

Procedures1. Registrationforadirectedstudywillnotbeconsideredandcannottakeplaceuntil

theproposalformiscompleted,signedbythefacultymemberwillingtosupervisetheproject,submittedtotheRegistrarandapprovedbytheCurriculumandAssessmentCommittee.

2. DirectedstudyproposalsmustbesubmittedtotheRegistrarbythedatesindicatedontheAcademicCalendar.TheappropriateformisavailablefromtheRegistrar’soffice.

3. TheTaskGroupdecisionregardingapprovalordisapprovalisfinalandwillbecommunicatedbytheAcademicDeantothestudent,facultysupervisorandRegistrar.

4. Ifmorethanonestudentrequeststhesupervisionofafacultymemberwhocanonlyoverseeonedirectedstudy,registrationwillbeapprovedusingthesecriteria:first,ifoneofthestudentshasalreadyundertakenadirectedstudy;second,whichproposalwassubmittedtheearliest.

5. TheCurriculumandAssessmentCommitteeand/ortheAcademicDeanmayrecommendanalternativefacultysupervisorthantheoneproposedbythestudent.Alternatively,aproposalforwhichthereisnofacultysupervisorwillbegivenpriorityinthenextsemesterifthestudentsodesires.ProposalsrejectedbytheCurriculumandAssessmentCommitteeforfailingtomeetthecriteriafordirectedstudiesmustberewrittenandwillbeconsideredintheorderreceivedatthetimeoftheirre-submission.

JanuaryandSummerDirectedStudiesJanuarystudyoptionswhicharestudentinitiatedwillbecountedasadirectedstudy.Normally,therearenodirectedstudiesduringthesummer.

Master’sThesis

ThepurposeoftheMaster'sThesisatEdenSeminaryistogivestudentsintheMasterofTheologicalStudiesandMasterofDivinitydegreeprogramstheopportunitytoengageincriticaldialoguewiththeliteratureappropriatetotheirchosenfieldofconcentration,todemonstratetheircompetenceintheuseofsoundmethodsofscholarshipandtomakeanappropriateandcriticalcontributiontothefieldofconcentration.Thepreparationanddefenseofthethesisentailssix(6)hoursofcoursecredit.QualifyingcriteriaapplyingtoMasterofDivinitydegreestudentscanbefoundintheMasterofDivinitysectionofthisHandbook.(Forpoliciesandproceduresrelatedtothethesis,pleaseseetherelatedsectionundertheMasterofTheologicalStudiesdegreeprogram.)

TransferofCredit

TransferofCreditInroutinematters(whenfewerthan15creditsarebeingtransferredfromanATS-accreditedgraduateschool,thecoursesarelessthansevenyearsoldandthegradesareB-orhigher)theAcademicDeanwillmakedecisionsregardingtheacceptanceoftransferofcredit.Creditforpreviouscourseworkwillbegivenonlywhentheworkispresentedaspartoftheoriginaladmissionsprocessanddocumentation.

TheAcademicDeanwillmakealldecisionsrelativetotransferofcredit.

TransferstudentsfromATS-accreditedgraduatetheologicalschoolsmayrequestanevaluationoftheirrecordsbytheAcademicDean.AnofficialtranscriptshowingthegradesreceivedmustbeonfileintheOfficeoftheRegistrarbeforetransferofcreditswillbeconsidered.Anassessmentofthecourseworkwillbemadeatthestudent’srequest.Atransferevaluationwillbecompleted,andtheresultswillbecommunicatedtothestudent.Theseresultsareanestimationofthecoursework(anditsEdencourseequivalents)thatEdenanticipateswilltransfer.Thecreditsassociatedwiththecourseworkwillbeappliedtothestudent’sofficialtranscriptinaccordancewiththefollowingguidelines:

1–12credithoursoftransfercreditwillbeacceptedafterthesuccessfulcompletionofonesemester.StudentsmusthaveacumulativeGPAof2.5orhigher,noincompletesandmusthavesuccessfullycompletedonesemesterofContextualEducation(forM.Div.students).

13–23credithoursoftransfercreditwillbeacceptedafterthesuccessfulcompletionoftwosemesters.StudentsmusthaveacumulativeGPAof2.5orhigher,noincompletesandmusthavesuccessfullycompletedtwosemestersofContextualEducation(forM.Div.students).

24+credithoursoftransfercreditwillbeacceptedaftersuccessfulcompletionoftheoralevaluation.Inaddition,studentsmusthaveacumulativeGPAof2.5orhigher,noincompletesandmusthavesuccessfullycompletedtwosemestersofContextualEducation(forM.Div.students).

Courseworkfromnon-ATSaccreditedschoolsStudents may request a review of master-level course work from institutions notaccreditedbyATSifthecredithasnotbeenusedtoearnanotherdegree.AllcourseworkofthisnaturewillbereviewedanddeterminedbytheAcademicDeanafterthefirstyearofstudy.

SharedcreditsmaybetransferredfromGeorgeWarrenBrownSchoolofSocialWorkatWashingtonUniversitywhenthestudentisenrolledinoneoftwojoint-degreeprogramsofferedwiththatinstitution.Thenumberofcreditsallowedisdeterminedbyeachdual-degreeprogram.

CourseworkfromAdvancedATSDegreesInapplyingtotheM.Div.degreeprogram,studentswhopresentaMasterofArtsinReligion,ReligiousEducation,aMasterofTheologicalStudies,orsimilardegreewillbeevaluatedonacase-by-casebasis.Normally,itwouldbeexpectedthatsuchastudentwouldspendfour(4)semestersinfull-timestudyatEdentocompletebothcourseworkandContextualEducationrequirements.

MovementwithinEdenDegreePrograms

Astudentmustgetaletterofrecommendationfromhis/heradvisororotherfacultymember.ThisletterissubmittedtotheRegistrarwiththestudent’sletterofrequestforthechange.TheAcademicDeanwillreviewdegreerequirementsandthestudent’scurrenttranscriptinordertoassessthestudent’sprogresstowardgraduationinthenewdegreeprogram.

LeaveofAbsence,WithdrawalsandRefunds

Degreestudentsmayrequestaleaveofabsence.RequestsmustbesubmittedinwritingtotheDeanofStudentsandindicatethereasonfortherequestandthelengthoftheleave.AformmaybeobtainedthroughtheRegistrar’sofficeforleavesorwithdrawals.Leaveswillnotbegrantedforlongerthantwoacademicyears.StudentsneedtostayintouchwiththeinstitutionthroughtheDean’sofficewhiletheyareonleaveofabsence.Whenastudentreturnsfromanapprovedleaveofabsencewithintwoacademicyears,unusedscholarshipawardedatthetimeofadmissionwillcontinue.

StudentswhofailtoresumestudyattheconclusionofanapprovedleavewillberecommendedfordismissalbytheAcademicDeanandDeanofStudents.(Seeappropriatesectionsrelatedtodismissalfromspecificdegreeprogramsforacademicreasons.AlsoseeappropriatesectionsrelatedtouseoftheLibrarywhileonleaveofabsence.)

WithdrawalandRefundforIndividualClassesAcademicPenaltyStudentswhowithdrawfromindividualcoursesbeforethepublishedendoftheadd/dropperiodwillbewithdrawnfromthecourse(s)withoutacademicpenalty.

Studentswhowithdrawfromindividualcoursesafterthepublishedendoftheadd/dropperiodwillbesubjecttoacademicpenalty(coursegradewillbe“Withdraw/Fail”).

FinancialPenaltyStudentsontheFlatFeePaymentSystem(M.Div.,MTS,MAPS,DualDegree)Astudentontheflatfeepaymentwillreceivenorefundfordroppedcoursesunlesss/heisofficiallywithdrawingfromEdenSeminaryortakinganapprovedleaveofabsence(seebelow).

StudentsontheCreditHourPaymentSystem(D.Min.,Credit/Non-Degree)Astudentwhopayspercredithourwillreceivea100%refundifthecourseisdroppedduringthepublishedadd/dropperiod,butnorefundifdroppedafterthepublisheddate.

WithdrawalandRefundfromtheInstitutionAstudentwhointendstowithdrawfromaseminarydegreeprogramorrequestsaleaveofabsenceneedstonotifytheDeanofStudentsinwritingofthisintentionandthe

effectivedateofthewithdrawalorleaveofabsence.

Intheeventastudentwithdrawsfromtheseminaryorisgrantedaleaveofabsence,theamountofrefundduetothestudentfrommoniespaidisdeterminedbyapplyingthefollowingpercentagescheduletoalltuitionandfeeslessawithdrawalfeeof$100.

Fall/Spring

Duringthefirstweekofclasses 100%

Duringthesecondweekofclasses 90%

Duringthethirdweekofclasses 75%

Duringthefourthweekofclasses 50%

Duringthefifthweekofclasses 25%

Afterthefifthweekofclasses norefundJanuary/SummerDuringfirstthreedaysofclass 100%4thdayofclassandbeyond norefund

AcademicHonorCodeandDisciplinaryPolicy

EdenSeminaryiscommittedtosecuringandmaintainingastudentbodywiththegiftsandgracestoassumepositionsofleadershipinthechurch.Tohavecredibilitywiththechurch,thecommitmentofEdenstudentstothegospelofJesusChristmustbeevidentintheirpublicconductincludingthewaysinwhichtheyparticipateintheacademiclifeoftheseminary.Thispolicyrecognizesthatcertainbehaviorsrelatedtotheacademiclifeoftheseminarymayresultindismissalfromtheseminary.YetthegospelisalsothetransformingpowerofGod.Thispolicyseekstooutlineproceduresbywhichtheseminarymightsupportanystudentwhohasengagedinunacceptableacademicbehaviorandencouragechangesthatmightallowthestudenttocontinueinseminary.

ThepurposeofthispolicyistodefinethosestudentbehaviorswhichEdenexpectsofstudentsastheyparticipateintheacademiclifeoftheseminary,andalsotodefinethoseacademicbehaviorswhichEdenjudgestobeunacceptableforfutureleadersofthechurch.Thispolicyalsospecifiesproceduresbywhichtheseminarywillrespondifitseemsastudenthasengagedinunacceptablebehaviorwhileaparticipantintheacademiclifeoftheseminary.

Thispolicyisnotintendedtodefinestandardsofacademicachievementnecessaryfor

graduationandwhichserveasthebasisforprobationordismissalforacademicreasons.Rather,thispolicyisconcernedwiththebehaviorsofstudentsastheyparticipateintheacademicprocessesoftheseminary.(Note:pleasereferto“DismissalfromtheSeminaryforAcademicReasons”foundineachdegreeprogramoftheHandbookand“DismissalfromtheSeminaryforDisciplinaryReasons”and“SexualHarassment”foundintheInstitutionalPoliciessectionofthisHandbook.)

ExpectedAcademicBehaviorsItisexpectedthatstudentswillgiveproperacknowledgmentwhenusingsourcesinwrittenororalprojects.Thedirectquotationorparaphraseofpersons’speech,ormaterialinarticles,booksetc.,aswellastheuseoftheideasofothers(asthesehavebeenspokenorwritten)inone’sworkneedstobeacknowledgedappropriately(i.e.infootnotes,endnotesorotherwaysthattheclassinstructormayindicateasacceptable).

Plagiarismisthedeliberateattempttopresentanother’swordsorideasasone’sown.Failingtofullyandaccuratelyacknowledgethequotations,paraphrasesortheideasofothersisconsideredamisuseofsources.BothareunacceptableacademicbehaviorsatEdenSeminary.CasesofplagiarismwillyieldanimmediatereferraltotheAcademicDean.Misuseofsourcesrequiresremedialinterventionwiththeprofessor.

Itisexpectedthatinpresentingpapers,projects,oralreportsorotherassignments,studentswillpresenttheirownwork.Forinstance,apapersubmittedtoanEdenprofessorbearingthestudent’snameshouldbethepaperofthatstudent.Thisisnottoprecludediscussionswithotherpersonsaboutapaperorotherprojectasthepaperorprojectisbeingdeveloped,ortodiscourageacknowledgedgroupprojects.Itistoexpectthatacademicworkpresentedbyastudentashis/herownwillbetheworkofthatstudent.Finally,astudentmaynotsubmitapaperwritteninfulfillmentoftherequirementsofoneclasstofulfilltherequirementsofasecondclassunlessbothprofessorsinvolvedareconsultedandbothagreethatasinglepaperwillbeacceptable.

Topresentapaperorprojectasone’sownthatsomeoneelsehaswrittenorotherwisesubstantiallyundertakenisunacceptableacademicbehavioratEdenSeminary.

Foronestudentknowinglytowriteorotherwisesubstantiallyundertakeaprojectthatasecondstudentwillpresentasthesecondstudent’sworkisalsounacceptableacademicbehavior.

Itisexpectedthatinwritingexaminations,theconditionssetforthfortheexaminationbytheclassinstructorwillbehonored.Referencetowrittenmaterials(books,notes,articles,etc.)isnottooccurunlessspecificallyindicatedasacceptablebytheinstructor(e.g.“YoumayuseanunmarkedBible,”etc.).Conversationwithotherpersonsduringanexamination,andacceptingorgivingaidwithexaminations,isalsoprohibitedunlessexpresslyallowedbytheinstructor.Theseexpectationsarenottoprecludetake-home,oral,oropen-bookexaminationsorotheralternativeformsofexaminationaclassinstructormaydevise.Itisexpected,however,thatwhateverconditionsaresetforthforanexaminationwillbehonored.

Toviolateanyoftheconditionssetforthforanexaminationbyaclassinstructor

isunacceptableacademicbehavioratEdenSeminary.

HonorCodeItisexpectedthatstudentswillnotonlyadheretotheaboveexpectationsforacademicbehavior,butthattheywillalsoreportanyknownviolationsoftheseexpectationsofwhichtheybecomeaware.Evenasunacceptableacademicbehaviorunderminestheacademicintegrityoftheseminary,so,too,doesknowingtolerationofunacceptableacademicbehavior.

Toknowofunacceptableacademicbehaviorandfailtoreportsuchtotheinstructorinvolved,theAcademicDean,DeanofStudents,orthePresidentoftheSeminaryitselfisunacceptableacademicbehavioratEdenSeminary.

ProceduresInitialinvestigationandhearing

Studentbehaviorswhichmightwarrantinvestigationunderthispolicymightcometotheseminary’sattentioninseveralways:

• theclassinstructormayobservetheunacceptableacademicbehavior(e.g.duringanexaminationperiod)ordiscoverthebehaviorwhileevaluatingapaperorproject(e.g.determinethatmaterialhasbeencopiedfromasourcebutnotacknowledgedinafootnote).

• awrittenandsignedcomplaintaboutastudentmaybesubmittedtotheclassinstructor,AcademicDeanorPresident.

• astudentbehaviormaybecomeamatterofpublicknowledgeorallegationwithintheseminarycommunity.

Therecordsofanyinvestigationintoacademicmisconductwillbekeptconfidential.Norecordpertainingtoacademicmisconductwillbeplacedinastudentfileuntilallinvestigativeandhearingproceduresarecompleted.Ifastudentisexoneratedofchargesofacademicmisconduct,norecordoftheincidentwillbeincludedinthestudent’sfile.

Whenstudentbehaviorwhichwarrantsinvestigationunderthispolicyhascometotheattentionoftheclassinstructor,AcademicDeanorPresident,ortheinstructoroftheclassandthestudent’sfacultyadvisor(orotherfacultyappointedbythePresidentiftheadvisoristhedeanorclassinstructor)(hereinafterthe“InvestigatingCommittee”)willconductaninitialinvestigationregardingtheallegedincidentandmeetwiththestudenttoprovidethestudentanopportunitytorespondtotheallegations.Saidmeetingwilltakeplacewithinten(10)daysafterreceiptoftheinformation.

IntheeventtheInvestigatingCommitteedeterminesthatallegationsofunacceptableacademicbehavior(asdescribed)havemerit,theyshallrecommendtothefacultyandtothestudentaplantoresolvethematterthatwillincludearesolutionoftheacademicissueasfollows:

1) Forfirstoffensesduringastudent’sseminarycareer,theexaminationpaper,project,etc.willbeconsideredfailedandthe

classevaluationwillbedeterminedonthebasisofthefailedwork.2) SecondoffenseswillnormallybegroundsfordismissalfromSeminary.TheAcademicDeanmaybringthemotiontothefaculty.

Inaddition,theplanmayincludemandatoryremedialinstructioninproperacademicconduct(e.g.instructioninresearch,properfootnoting,etc.),theformationofasupervisorycommitteetosupervisethestudent,mandatorycounseling,otherprovisionforsupervisionorsupportandtherecommendationforaleaveofabsence.Therecommendedplanwillincludeprovisionforthefinalresolutionofthematterincludingconsequencesifthestudentfailstofollowthroughontherecommendations.

IntheeventtheInvestigatingCommitteedeterminesthatallegationsoffailuretoreportunacceptableacademicbehaviorhavemerit,theymayrecommendtothefacultyandstudentaplantoresolvethematterprimarilyasprovidedabove.

IntheeventtheInvestigatingCommitteerecommendsdismissal,orintheeventthestudentdoesnotagreewiththeplantoresolvethematterasdescribedabove,theCommitteeshallforwardtheirfindingsandrecommendationstoahearingboardashereinafterdescribed.

HearingBoardTheHearingBoardwillconsistofthePresident,whoshallbeChairpersonoftheHearingBoard,afacultymemberappointedbythePresidentwhowasnotpartoftheInitialHearingprocess,afacultymemberchosenbythestudent,thestudentbodypresident/orco-president,andastudentappointedbythePresident.Ifthestudentfailstoappointafacultymemberwithintwo(2)daysofthenoticedescribedbelow,thePresidentshallappointtheremainingmemberfromthefacultyoradministration.

TheHearingBoardshallmeetwithinfifteen(15)daysafterreceiptoftherecommendationoftheAcademicDean,classinstructorandfacultyadvisor(orappointee).

HearingBoardProcedureAtleastfive(5)dayspriortothehearing,thestudentshallreceivenoticeinwritingofthetimeandplaceofthehearingandastatementofthespecificreasonsfortheproposeddismissal.Thestudentshallbegiventheopportunitytoinspectinadvanceallwrittenaffidavits,writtenstatements,exhibits,andrecordsthatwillbepresentedatthehearing.

Thehearingshallbeprivateunlessotherwiserequestedbythestudent.Atthehearing,thestudenthastherighttoberepresentedbycounselathisorherexpense,therighttopresentadefenseincludingtherighttocallwitnessesandintroduceotherevidence,therighttoconfrontandcrossexaminewitnessesandtherighttomakearecordofthehearing.Thenoticetothestudentofthe

hearingshallalsoinformhim/heroftheabovedescribedrights.

Atthehearing,technicalrulesofevidencedonotgovern.However,theChairpersonhasdiscretiontomakeprotectiverulingstoexcludeunreliableorprejudicialevidence.

Atthehearing,conformitytotechnicalrulesofprocedureisnotrequired,buttheChairpersonmaymakeproceduralrulingstoexpeditethehearingandinsuredueprocessoflaw.

Withinfive(5)daysofthehearing,theHearingBoardshallreportinwritingitsspecificfindingsoffactanditsdecisionregardingdismissalortermsofthestudent’scontinuedparticipationattheSeminarytothestudent.

IntheeventthestudentdesirestoappealthedecisionoftheHearingBoard,thestudentmay,withinfive(5)days,fileanappealtotheExecutiveCommitteeoftheBoardofTrustees.TheappealistobemadeinwritingtotheChairpersonoftheBoardofTrustees.

ExecutiveBoardHearingIntheeventthestudentappealsthedecisionoftheHearingBoard,theExecutiveCommitteeoftheBoardofTrusteeswillbeconvened.TheExecutiveCommitteewillreviewthewrittenfindingsanddecisionoftheHearingBoardandmay,thereafter,reaffirmorreversethedecision,orreturnthemattertotheHearingBoardforfurtherhearing.

WaiverThestudentmay,uponreceiptoftherecommendationoftheAcademicDean,classinstructorandfacultyadvisor(orappointee)fordismissal,consenttothedismissalandwaivehis/herrighttoahearingbeforetheHearingBoard.Insuchacase,thestudentmustsignandfileawaiver.

GraduationEdenTheologicalSeminarywillholdCommencementinMay.CommencementisapublicactoftheSeminaryinwhichtheseminaryconfersdegreesupongraduates.Theseminary,throughitsfaculty,administration,andboardoftrustees,willdeterminethenatureofthecommencementceremony,speakers,participants,etc.

Anon-refundable,non-transferablegraduationfeewillapplytoMaygraduates.Allgraduateswillpaythisfeeregardlessofparticipationinthecommencementceremonyoractivitiespertainingtothegraduatingclass.

ProcedureofApproval:AtitsMarchmeeting,thefacultywillrecommendtotheboardoftrusteestheapprovalofseniorstudentsforgraduation.Normalprogressthroughthecurriculumforeachdegreeprogram,includingcompletionofrequiredcourses,maintenanceofthestipulatedgradepointaverageandcompletionofpertinentevaluations,projects,or

theses,indicatethatastudentisfulfillingthegraduationrequirements.Allrequirementsmustbecompletedwithinthetimelimitationappropriatetotheindividualdegreeprogram(seedegreeprogramrequirements).

Approvalforgraduationnormallywillbegiventostudents:

• whoareenrolledincourses(includingtheproject)thatwillfulfilltheircredithourandrequiredcourserequirements;

• whohavecompletedallnecessaryevaluations,and• whohavenosupervisorycommitteeatthetimeofapproval.

Nostudentwillparticipateinthegraduationprogramorbeannouncedastherecipientofadegreeunlessanduntilhe/shehascompletedalldegreerequirements.

TuitionandFlatFeeSystemTheflatfeetuitionsystemprovidesastructurefortuitionthatbothclarifiestheseminary’sbillingpracticesandunderscoresacorevalueofthecurriculaofouracademicdegreeprograms.ThatvalueistheunderstandingthattheologicaleducationforthepracticeofChristianministryisbestaccomplishedwithacohortoflearners,oracommunityofstudentcolleagues,whoareengagedtogetheroveraseriesofsemestersinfull-timeacademicworkandcontextualtheologicalreflection.Assuch,theflatfeebillingpaymentsencouragestudentstoentertheprogramfulltime(afterasemesterortwoofcreditnon-degreediscernmentiftheychoose)andcompletetheM.Div.degreeprograminaperiodofthreeyears,andtheM.T.S.andM.A.P.S.degreeprogramswithinaperiodoftwoyears.Duringeachofthesesemestersofthesetwo-andthree-yearperiods,studentspayasingle,flattuitionpayment.Ifthestudentrequiresanextrasemesterortwobeyondthesetimeframes,theydonotpayanothertuitionpayment,butratherpaya“continuationfee.”Hencethevalueoffulltime,cohorteducationisunderscoredbyatuitionstructurethatmodestlybenefitsthosewhocompletethedegreewithinthetwo-orthree-yearperiodsandyetallowsforsomeflexibilityforthosestudentswhoneedmoretimetocompletethedegree.

TheflatfeestructureisforstudentswhoareenrolledinMasterdegreeprogramsonly.Forcredit/non-degreestudentsandDoctorofMinistrystudents,coursesarebilledona“credithourbasis.”Ifastudenttakescoursesasacreditnon/degreestudentbeforeenteringaMasterdegreeprogram,thosecoursecreditsmaybeusedtomeetdegreerequirements(underthesameguidelinesasthosetransferredfromanotherseminary).Thecostofthedegreeprogramthatthestudentmatriculatesintoremainsthesame:sixsemestersofflatfeetuitionpaymentsfortheM.Div.programandfoursemestersofflatfeetuitionpaymentsfortheM.T.S.andM.A.P.S.programs.Theadvantageofbringinghoursintothedegreeprogramistheopportunitytocarryaslightlyreducedcourseloadduringtheremainderofthedegreeprogram.

ScholarshipsmaybeavailableandmaybeconferredonlytothosestudentswhoareenrolledinMasterdegreeprogramsandpayingtheflatfeetuitionrate.

AdditionalRelatedPolices:StudentsenrolledintheM.Div.programwillbeallowedtoenrollinamaximumof90credithoursearnedundertheflatfeestructure.Courseenrollmentbeyondthemaximumwillbechargedatthecurrentcredit-hourrateandwillnotbeeligiblefortuitiongrantassistance.

StudentsenrolledintheM.T.S.andM.A.P.S.programswillbeallowedtoenrollinamaximumof60credithoursearnedundertheflatfeestructure.Courseenrollmentbeyondthemaximumwillbechargedatthecurrentcredit-hourrateandwillnotbeeligiblefortuitiongrantassistance.

StudentswhodonotcompletetheM.T.S.thesisorM.A.P.S.projectinthesemesterforwhichitisregisteredwillbechargedacontinuationfeeforeachadditionalsemesteruntilthethesisorprojectiscomplete.

StudentsenrolledintheJointDegreeprogramwillhavetheirflatfeepaymentsreducedbyonetotakeintoaccountthe“shared”creditsbetweentheGeorgeWarrenBrownSchoolandEden.M.A.P.S./M.S.W.studentswillpaythreeflatfeepaymentsandM.Div./M.S.W.studentswillpayfiveflatfeepayments.

RegistrationProcessandPolicies

RegistrationProcessAllstudentsareexpectedtoregisterduringthetimeprescribed.Studentswillmeetwiththeirfacultyadvisortodiscussregistrationandwillberegisteredbytheiradvisorduringtheirappointment.

PoliciesrelatedtoclassloadcanbefoundineachofthedegreesectionsintheHandbook.DuringJanuary,nostudentwillbepermittedtoregisterformorethanthreehourswithoutpermissionfromtheAcademicDean.AllJanuaryandsummerclasseswillbeelectiveofferings.

ChangesinRegistration(AddingorDroppingaCourse)Coursesmaynotbeaddedafterthefirstweekofasemesterhaspassed(fallorspring).Classesmaynotbedroppedwithoutacademicandfinancialpenaltyafterthethirdweekofasemester.Audit/creditstatusandgradingoptionmaynotbechangedafterthethirdweekofasemester.RefertotheGeneralAcademicPoliciessectiononrefundsandwithdrawalfromtheinstitutionforpoliciesrelatedtochangesinregistration.

DuringJanuaryandsummer,nochangemaybemadeincourseorcreditstatusafterthethirddayofclass.

Studentswhowithdrawfromaclassafterthethirdweekofclasseswillhavea“Withdrawal/Failure”(W/F)recordedontheirtranscript.WhileaW/Fisnotcalculatedaspartofthegradepointaverage,nocredithoursarecountedforthecoursetowardgraduation.IfaW/Fisreceivedforarequiredcourse,thecoursemustberepeatedassoonaspossible.StudentswhoreceivemorethanoneW/Finanacademicyearwillbe

placedonprobationandasupervisorycommitteemaybeformedatthediscretionofthefaculty.ThestudentwillberemovedfromprobationaftertwoconsecutivesemestersofnotreceivingaW/F.Underunusualcircumstances(illness,familyemergency),theAcademicDeanmaywaivetheentryoftheW/Fonthetranscriptfordroppingacoursebeyondthethirdweekofthesemester.

PaymentPolicyChargesforeachsemesteraredueinfullbythepublishedadd/dropdeadlineforthatsemester.Studentsmustbepaidinfulltoremaininclassesbeyondtheadd/dropdeadline.

Studentswithoutstandingaccountswillnotbeallowedtoregisterforsubsequentterms.Studentswhodonotregisterforcoursesintheallottedtimewillbeassessedalatefee.

WithdrawalandRefundfromtheInstitution

AstudentwhointendstowithdrawfromaseminarydegreeprogramorrequestsaleaveofabsenceneedstonotifytheDeanofStudentsinwritingofthisintentionandtheeffectivedateofthewithdrawalorleaveofabsence.

Fall/Spring

Duringthefirstweekofclasses100%

Duringthesecondweekofclasses90%

Duringthethirdweekofclasses75%

Duringthefourthweekofclasses50%

Duringthefifthweekofclasses25%

Afterthefifthweekofclassesnorefund

January/Summer

Duringfirstthreedaysofclass100%

4thdayofclassandbeyondnorefund

CreditNon-DegreeStudents

CreditNon-DegreeStatusforMasterDegreePrograms

CreditLimitNomorethansix(6)credithoursofcredit/non-degreecoursesmaybesubsequentlyappliedtotheM.T.S.orMAPSdegreeprogramatEden,andnomorethantwelve(12)credithoursintheM.Div.degreeprogramwithoutspecialapprovalfromtheAcademic

Dean.

Normally,non-baccalaureatestudentsareallowedtotakecreditnon-degreeclassesonlyifplanningtoapplyfortheM.Div.orMAPSdegreeprograms.

CreditNon-DegreeStatusforDoctorofMinistryStudents

CreditLimitNomorethansix(6)credithoursofcredit/non-degreecoursesmaybesubsequentlyappliedtotheDoctorofMinistrydegree.

CourseNumbering

CourseNumbersThescheduleandregistrationsheetindicatescoursesappropriatetofirst-,second-andthird-levelstudents,respectively.Thesegroupingsareguidelinesfortheworkthatwillbeexpected.Thenumberingsystemforcoursesisasfollows:

100-199-requiredcourses;200-299-opentoalllevels;300-399-opentosecond-andthird-levelstudentsonly;400-490-opentothird-levelstudentsonly;500-699-opentoD.Minstudentsonly.

Audits

AuditsStudentsacceptedintotheMasterandDoctoraldegreeprogramsmayelecttoauditregularly-scheduledclassesinthesemesterinwhichtheyareenrolled.Arecordoftheclassauditedisrecordedonthestudent’stranscript.Toqualifyforarecordedaudit,thestudentmustregisterforandattendtheclassonaregularbasis.Iftheprofessordecidesthestudenthasnotattendedsufficientclassestojustifyanaudit,theprofessorwillnotifytheRegistrarandtheauditwillnotbeenteredontherecords.Personsenrolledasdegreestudentsmayauditcoursesatnocharge.

Spousesofstudentscurrentlyregisteredinadegreeprogrammayauditcoursesuponpaymentof$15.00percourse.Forfurtherinformation,pleasecontacttheRegistrar.

Auditorswillnotbeallowedtocomposemorethan30%ofaclassenrollment.Auditorswillbeenrolledonafirstcome,firstservedbasis.

CrossRegistration

CrossRegistration

EdenmaintainscrossregistrationagreementswithAquinasInstituteandKenrickSeminary.StudentsmayregisterforcoursesattheseinstitutionsbycontactingtheEdenRegistrar.Upto12hoursofelectivecoursesmaybetaken.Gradesarerecordedandcalculatedinthenormalmanner.

WebsterUniversity:AtWebsterUniversity:Thismemorandumwillreaffirmthepoliciesforinter-institutionalregistrationbetweenstudentsfromWebsterUniversityandEdenSeminary.Ourcataloghas,foranumberofyears,carriedthisdescription:

“Websterhasestablishedaprogram...withEdenTheologicalSeminarywhichallowsfull-time,degreeseekingstudentstoregisterforclassesat[either]oftheseinstitutionsduringtheirregularterms.Webster[undergraduate]studentsregisterandpaytuitionatWebsterbutattendclassesandobserveregulationsofthehostinstitution.”GraduatestudentsfromWebstermustregisterthroughEdenandpaytuitiontoEdenascredit/non-degreestudents.

Inimplementingthispolicy,wehavealwaysrequiredtheapprovalofthehomeinstitution.Largelythishasbeentoavoidtheproblemswhicharisewhenstudents“shop”formoreconvenienttimeorfavoritesamongfaculty.Wehavegenerallynotgivenapprovalifthecourse-orasimilarone-isofferedbythehomeinstitution.Wehavemadeexceptionstothatrulewhenadelayinregistrationforacoursewouldseriouslyimpairastudent’sprogress.Wehaveresistedexceptionsifthecourseisbeingofferedduringthesamesemester.

SinceourpolicygrowsoutoftheundergraduateprogramandrefersspecificallytoundergraduatecourseswhileEdenoffersgraduateworkonly,theapprovaloftheinstitutionaladvisoriscrucial.

OurRegistrarsarefamiliarwiththeexchangeofgradesheetsandtherecordingofgrades.”

StudentsonProbationTherewillbenocrossregistrationinotherhighereducationalinstitutionsforstudentsonprobation.ProbationarystudentswillberequiredtotakealltheirworkontheEdencampus.

TranscriptsandAcademicRecords

Astudent’sacademicrecordortranscriptisaprivatedocumentandwillbeissuedonlyuponwrittenauthorizationofthestudent.StudentsmayrequesttranscriptsthroughtheOfficeoftheRegistrarandareadvisedifmeetingdeadlinestomakethoserequestsinsufficienttimetoallowforprocessingandmailing.Thereisachargeof$5.00foreachofficialcopy.Incaseswherespecialhandlingisrequested,a$30.00chargewillbeapplied.EdenSeminaryreservestherighttowithholdtranscriptsfromanystudentwithunpaidaccounts.CopiesoftranscriptsfromotherinstitutionswillnotbereleasedbytheRegistrar.

RetentionofRecordsforCurrentlyEnrolledStudentsWhileastudentisenrolledatEdenSeminary,acompletefileofallacademicrecords,includingevaluationswillbemaintainedintheRegistrar’sOffice.Thismaterialisunderstoodaspertinenttoevaluationofstudentprogresstowardgraduation.

TheadmissionapplicationwillberetainedbytheRegistrar,butlettersofreferencewillbedestroyedwhenthestudentregistersforhis/herfirstsemesterofstudy.

TheOfficeofContextualEducationwillmaintainafileofContextualEducationlearningcontractsandevaluations,includingClinicalPastoralEducation(CPE)evaluations.

RetentionofRecordsforGraduatesAtthetimeofgraduation,theseminarywillretainonlyanofficialtranscript,studentapplicationandtheacceptanceletter.Allmaterialforinternalseminaryusetoassessprogresstowardgraduationwillbedestroyedatthetimeofgraduation.Thismaterialwillincludeevaluations,anynarrativeevaluations,ContextualEducationreports,etc.

Studenttranscriptswillbedigitizedonaperiodicbasisaseconomicallyfeasibleandstoredinasecurelocationasprotectionagainstaccidentaldestruction.

StudentswhoaredroppedorwithdrawfromEden:Foraperiodoftenyears,theseminarywillretaincompletefilesofstudentswhoaredroppedorwithdrawfromtheseminary.Thesefiles,includingacademicandContextual Education records,will begatheredby theRegistrarat the time thestudentleavesschoolandkeptbytheRegistrar.

Aftertenyears,thesefileswillbepurgedofallmaterialexceptapplicationformandtranscriptandkeptwiththefilesofotherformerstudents.

UseofFAXfortheReceiptandTransmissionofAcademicRecordsBecausetheoriginalsourceofdocumentsreceivedthroughaFAXtransmissioncannotalwaysbeaccuratelydetermined,EdenSeminaryadoptsthefollowingpoliciesabouttheFAXreceiptandtransmissionofstudentacademicrecords:

Academicdocuments(transcripts,ContextualEducationevaluations,CPEreports,etc.)receivedbyFAXwillnotbeconsideredacceptableaspermanentrecordsbutwillbeconsideredworkingdocumentsonly.Suchworkingdocumentsmaybeused,forinstance,togiveaprospectivetransferstudentapreliminaryindicationoftheworkneededtocompleteadegreeatEdenSeminary.However,alladmissionsdecisionsortransferofcreditwillrequirereceiptofsignedorotherwisecertifieddocuments(e.g.transcriptswiththeofficialsealoftheinstitutionfromwhichtheyoriginate,reportswithpropersignatures,etc.).

RequestsforanyacademicrecordsfromEdenstudents,graduatesorformerstudentsreceivedbyFAXwillbeconsideredasatelephonerequestandwillnotbehonoreduntilawritten,signedrequestwithproperpaymentisreceived.PersonswhosendsuchrequestsbyFAXwillbenotifiedpromptlyoftheneedforawrittenrequestandpayment.IfthisnotificationresultsinexpensestoEdenSeminaryof

morethanonedollar($1.00),suchexpenseswillbeaddedtothenormaltranscriptfeeandwillneedtobepaidbeforeanofficialtranscriptissent.

Ifrequestedtodosoinwritingandwiththepaymentofthenormaltranscriptfee,EdenSeminarynormallywillforwardatranscriptbyFAX.However,a)thistranscriptwillbeclearlystamped“NOTANOFFICIALTRANSCRIPT”;b)therequestmaybedeniedbytheRegistrarinconsultationwiththeAcademicDeanifthecostisprohibitiveorifthesourceoftherequestseemsquestionable(inwhichcasethepersonrequestingtheFAXtransmissionofrecordswillbepromptlynotifiedthatEdenSeminarywillnotbeforwardingrecordsbyFAX);c)anofficialtranscriptwillnotbesentandotherrequestsforacademicrecordswillnotbehonoreduntiltheactualcosttoEdenSeminaryfortheFAXtransmissionhasbeenpaidbythepersonrequestingtheFAXtransmissionofher/hisacademicrecords.PleasecontactEden’sregistrarorBrightspaceforretrievalofelectronictranscriptthroughNationalClearinghouse

StudentRightsandConfidentialNatureofRecords

FamilyRightsandPrivacyActEdenSeminarycomplieswiththeFamilyEducationalRightsandPrivacyAct(FERPA)of1974asamended.EdenSeminarywill:

• informthestudentsannuallyoftheirprivacyrights;• permitstudentstoinspectandreviewtheireducationalrecords.Thestudentis

requiredtocompleteawrittenrequestformandmakeanappointmentwiththeRegistrartoreviewacademicrecords;

• provideanall-inclusivelistoftypesandlocationofeducationalrecordswithtitlesofofficialsresponsibleforthoserecords;

• informstudentsthatnopersonally-identifiableinformationfromeducationalrecordswillbedisclosedwithoutwrittenconsent,exceptwhenwrittenconsentisnotrequiredbythisact;

• maintainrecordsofrequestsfordisclosureofpersonallyidentifiableinformationandpermitstudentstoreviewthoserecords,and

• providestudentswiththeopportunitytoseekcorrectionofeducationalrecordsifanerrorhasoccurred.

ConfidentialityofStudentRecords:Withintheseminaryadministrativestructures,whichservestudentsfromthetimeofinquirytothetimeoftheirwithdrawalorgraduation,thereareseveralofficeswhichmaintainstudentrecords.TheserecordsaremaintainedwithdiscretionandintegrityandinkeepingwiththeguidelinesoftheFamilyRightsandPrivacyAct.Theyaresetuptoservethestudentsandfacilitatethenecessaryadministrativefunctionofeachoffice.

Theseminaryhastraditionallyincludedcertaininformationregardingeachstudentinadirectory,publishedannuallyandgenerallyavailabletothepublic.Publicinformation(so-called“directoryinformation”)whichisreleasedtothird-partyinquirybytelephoneorinwritingnormallywouldincludethefollowing:nameof

student,nameofspouseofstudentand/orchildren,photographofstudent,localaddress,localtelephonenumber,degreeforwhichregistered,confirmationofstudent’sstatus,dateandplaceofbirth,datesofattendance,degreesandacademicawardsreceived,mostrecentcollegeattendedanddegreeawarded,andcurrentContextualEducationplacement.Eachyear,studentswillbeprovidedanopportunitytowithholdthedisclosureofthisso-called“directoryinformation.”

Institutionalrecordsofallstudentsincludealltheinformationgatheredaboutstudentswhile a student at the seminary, such as admissionsmaterial, transcripts, evaluationreports,narrativeCPEevaluations,paragraphseminar/practicumevaluations,ContextualEducationreports.Eachstudent’sinstitutionalrecordswillbeavailableforreviewbythestudent.Astudent’sinstitutionalrecordswillbeheldconfidentialbytheseminaryandnot released to thirdpartieswithoutwrittenpermissionof the student, except thosenecessarytopursuecollectionofpast-duebillsorloans.

Accesstostudentfileswillbelimitedtoappropriatestaffandfull-timemembersoftheEden faculty and is subject to assessment of their legitimate educational interest asoutlinedunderFERPAguidelines.

RightsofStudentsStudentshavethefollowingrights:

• righttoclearevaluationandopenconsultationbyallconcernedofficersoftheseminary.• rightnottobediagnosed,categorized,labeled(subjectedtovaluejudgment)

ininformationdispensedtopublic.(Thatis,informationshouldbedescriptiveofpersonalityorconduct.)

• righttoasecondchanceifoneexperienceproducednegativereportsinanevaluation,class,orContextualEducationplacement.

• informationwillbedispensedonlytoauthorizedpersonsorinstitutions,e.g.,ChurchandMinistryCommittees.

• righttoknowinformationinadvancewhichisdispensedtonon-seminarypersonsorinstitutions.• righttorebuttalofinformationdispensed.

RightsofChurchTheSeminaryhasaresponsibilitytomaintaincommunicationwithChurchandMinistryCommittees/denominationalcommitteesrelatedtoourstudentsandisdesiroustodoso.

EdenSeminaryregularlycommunicatesinformationregardinginstitutionalstandingtoIn-CareCommitteesorBoardsofOrdainedMinistryofvariousdenominationswithintheguidelinesofthispolicyregardingstudentrightsandtheFamilyRightsandPrivacyAct.

Therefore,itisourpolicytoinformsuchacommitteewhenastudentunderitscare:

• isplacedonprobationorremovedfromprobation(anexplanationofthemeaningofprobationshouldbeincluded).

• istohavehis/herworkoverseenbyasupervisorycommittee.• hasstoodforacomprehensiveoralevaluation• isdismissedfromtheseminary.

StudentAccountPaymentPolicies

TuitionandFees

TuitionfeesandallotherfeesforstudentsinanyMastersdegreeprogramareduebythefirstdayofclassfortheterminwhichthestudentisenrolled.Anyotheroutstandingfeesandchargesmustbepaidatthattime.

Agraceperiod,untilthelastdaytodropclasses,ispossibleforstudentswhohavestudentloansorexternalscholarshipspending.

Failuretopaythisamountwillcausethestudenttobeautomaticallydroppedfromenrollment.Inaddition,aholdwillbeplacedontheirrecord.

CreditNon-DegreeandDoctorofMinistryTuitionandFees

One-thirdofthetuitionandfeesforcreditnon-degreeandDMINstudentsareduebythefirstdayofclass.Theremainingtwo-thirdsareduebythelastdaytodropclasses.Failuretopaythisamountwillcausethestudenttobeautomaticallydroppedfromenrollment.Inaddition,aholdwillbeplacedontheirrecord.

HousingFees

Seminaryhousingrentischargedbythesemester.Studentsmaypayrent,eitherinoneamountorinequalmonthlypaymentsdueonthefirstdayofthemonth.Ifastudentfailstopayrentontimeanoticewillbesent.Pleaserefertoyourleaseforadditionalpolicies.

Degree Programs

MasterofDivinityDegreeProgramTheMasterofDivinitydegree(M.Div.)hasasitspurposetheeducationofordainedleadershipforthechurch.TheM.Div.programisdesignedtoeducatepersonsforleadershipministriesandhelpthemdiscerntheirvocationforordainedministryandotherministriesofthechurch.EdenSeminaryasaschooloftheProgressiveChristianmovementhasshapeditsM.Div.degreebasedonseveralpresuppositions:

• AsanOpenandAffirmingSchooloftheUnitedChurchofChristwithcommitmentstoraceequityandintersectingstrugglesforhumanfreedom,EdenSeminaryservesthechurchuniversalasitparticipatesinGod’smissionintheworld.

• ThefocusofEden’sMasterofDivinitydegreeistheeducationofwomenandmenthroughcriticalreflectionontheChristianwitnessoffaithandthroughpersonal,spiritual,andintellectualformation.

• ThecenterofEden’sM.Div.degreeisourContextualEducationprograminwhichstudentsengagethroughoutallaspectsofthedegreeinimmersivelearninginsupervisedcontextsofministryinthecommunityandincongregations.

• ThegoalofthisformationandcriticalreflectionisthepreparationofleadershipfortheProgressiveChristianMovement–amovementthatengageswithGodamongpeopleofanyfaithandnofaithinstrugglesforhumanfreedomandtheredemptionoftheworld.

• ThefoundationalministryofthechurchinserviceofGod’smissioniscarriedoutbythebaptized.TheordainedministryexiststonurturetheministriesofthebaptizedandtoparticipateinGod’smissionintheworld.LeadersinthismissionarecalledtobepeoplewhocancollaboratewithothersandbuildcommunityinpursuitofGod’smissionoftheredemptionoftheworld.

ProgramGoals

ForleadersofthechurchtobeabletonurturecommunitiesthatarefaithfullyengagedinGod’smission,EdenSeminaryhasordered itsM.Div.degreetoprepare leaders for theProgressiveChristianMovementwhoare:

InspiredbyTheologicalImagination:thecapacitytoseeGod’screativeandredemptivepurposesatworkintheworldinformedbydeepknowledgeofthescriptures,traditions,andpracticesofthefaith.

Hallmarksofthiscapacityare:• PassionforGod’sjusticeandshalomfortheearthanditspeoples

–particularlyastheyspeaktosystemicoppression(i.e.,racism,sexism,heterosexism,colonialism,imperialism,andtheirintersectingoppressions)

• Humilityborneofthestudyofscripture,tradition,andhistoryincontextforthechurch’scomplicitywithoppressionandGod’senduringcalltoreform

• HopeinthefaceofallthatdividesanddemeansthatGodismakingallthingsnew

GroundedinSpiritualandVocationalFormation:thecapacitytodevelopone’swalkoffaithwhilecriticallyengagingone’sfaithtraditioninitsparticularity,andtoforgerelationshipsofcollegialityandaccountabilitywithotherstocollaboratemorefullywithGod’sredemptiveworkintheworldintheircourseofstudyandinwaysappropriatetotheirvocationalfocusinministry.

Hallmarksofthiscapacityare:• Clarityaboutone’saptitudes,strengths,andweaknessesforfaithdevelopment

andreligiousleadershipandanopennesstolearnandgrow• Commitmenttodevelopingpracticesofspiritualdisciplineinsupportofone’s

vocationandleadership• OpennesstoGod’spresenceandpurposeintheother,anda

visiontocollaboratewithotherstobuildcommunityamongpeopleofdifferentfaithsandnofaith.

EmpoweredforSocialTransformation:thecapacitytoengageone’stheologicalimaginationandspiritualformationtowardsocialjusticeactionandinstitutionalreformationtoleadcommunitiestocollaborateinGod’sredemptiveworkintheworld.

Hallmarksofthiscapacityare:• Engagementinthepropheticwitnessoffaithinthefaceof

ideologiesandstructuresthatseektodiminish,demean,anddestroyGod’speopleandcreation

• InsightborneofhistoricalandcontextualstudythatinstitutionalformsofthechurchexisttoserveGod’sredemptivework,andthecapacitytoadaptone’spracticeofministryinpursuitofone’svocation

• Purposetodrawontheresourcesofthefaithincollaboration

withotherstoleadcommunitiesinthechurchandpublicarenatocollaboratewithGod’sworkofjusticeandshalom.

InfusedcapacitiesacrossthesegoalsthatthefacultyhighlightsanddrawsintotheintegrativeteachingofContextualEducationandrequiredcourses:

• • Engagementinracialequityandintersectingstrugglesforhumanfreedomandjustice• Ecumenical,Interfaith,andNon-faithcollegialityinthepracticeofministry• Resilienceandadaptabilityinpursuitofone’svocation

CourseofStudyandGraduationRequirementsEden’sM.Div.programrequires81credithoursforgraduation.FourbasiccomponentscompriseEden’sMasterofDivinitydegreeprogram:

RequiredCourses(30credithours)

BiblicalStudies(9hours)IntroductiontotheBibleanditsInterpretationOldTestamentNewTestament

Historical,Theological,andEthicalStudies(9hours)ChurchHistoryEthicsandChristianFaithConstructiveTheology

MinistryStudies(12hours)PastoralTheologyandCarePreachingLiturgyEducationalMinistry

Contextual Education (9 credit hours) seminars; inclusive of 14-weekengagementsinsettingsinministry

ProgressiveChristianLeadershipI:fall,1.5hours,spring,1.5hoursProgressive Christian Leadership II: fall, 1.5 hours,spring,1.5hoursProgressive Christian Leadership III: fall, 1.5 hours,spring,1.5hours

Electives(42credithours)

DistributiveElectives(27hours)BiblicalStudies(9hours)Historical,Theological,andEthicalStudies(9hours)MinistryStudies(9hours)

OpenElectives(9hours)Inanyarea,andinclusiveofIntensiveFocusedLearningCourses

FocusedElectives*(6hours)RacialEquityInterfaithCollegiality

*theseelectivecourseoptionswillbemarkedassuchonalltermschedules

OtherRequirementsHealthyrelationships/boundariesinministryworkshop

MandatoryforallMastersstudentsRaceEquityandDiversityworkshop

MandatoryforallMastersstudents

Three-YearOptionforMasterofDivinity

Students may elect to complete the course of study in three years. Eden facultymembersencouragestudentstobeasfullyengagedaspossibleincourseworkinordertoreceivetheoptimaleducationaladvantageofthecurriculum.Allcourseworkmustbecompletedwithinsixyears.

FirstYear

Fall January SpringIntroductiontotheBibleanditsInterpretation

Elective OldTestament

PastoralTheologyandCare ChurchHistorySocialEthicsandChristianFaith Liturgy

ElectiveProgressiveChristianLeadershipSeminarI(1.5crhrs)inconjunctionwithaSupervisedSettinginMinistry

ProgressiveChristianLeadershipSeminarII(1.5crhrs)inconjunctionwithaSupervisedSettinginMinistry

Summer

+PossibleMinistryinContextcoursewhichincludessummerinternshipsorabasicunitofClinicalPastoralEducation(CPE)

+Thepossibilityofonethree-hourelectivecourse

SecondYear

Fall January SpringNewTestament Elective EducationalMinistryConstructiveTheology ElectivePreaching Elective ElectiveProgressive Christian LeadershipSeminar III (1.5 cr hrs) in conjunctionwithaSupervisedSettinginMinistry

Progressive Christian LeadershipSeminar IV (1.5 cr hrs) in conjunctionwithaSupervisedSettinginMinistry

Summer

+Ifnotdoneinthefirstyear,possibleMinistryinContextcoursewhichincludessummerinternshipsorabasicunitofClinicalPastoralEducation(CPE)

+Thepossibilityofonethree-hourelectivecourse

ThirdYear

Fall January SpringElective Elective ElectiveElective ElectiveElective ElectiveElective

Progressive Christian LeadershipSeminar V (1.5 cr hrs) in conjunctionwithaSupervisedSettinginMinistry

Progressive Christian LeadershipSeminar VI (1.5 cr hrs) in conjunctionwithaSupervisedSettinginMinistry

RequirementsforGraduationInordertobeawardedaMasterofDivinitydegreefromEdenTheologicalSeminary,astudentmustsatisfactorilycompletethefollowingwithinsixyearsofmatriculation(thesemesterastudententersthedegreeprogram):

§ satisfactorycompletionofatotalof81credithoursofcourseworkwithaminimumcumulativeGPAof2.5(orbetter)ona4.0scale;

§ satisfactorycompletionofportfolio/facultylearningassessmentandadvisingconsultations(level1and2)andthepeerconsultationintheSeniorCapstone(level3);

§ demonstrationinthejudgmentofthefacultyofanadequatemeasureofcompetenceandmaturityforministry;

§ transferstudentsmustcompleteatleastonefullyear(27credithoursandtwosemestersofContextualEducation)inresidencyatEdenSeminary,and

§ attendanceofapprovedworkshopsonhealthyboundariesinministryandracialequityanddiversity

ContextualEducation

ProgramGoalsInContextualEducation,ministryexperienceandclassroomlearningcometogetherinsupportoftheMasterofDivinityprogramgoalsoftheologicalimagination,spiritualformation,andsocialtransformation.ContextualEducationprovidesministrysettingsforM.Div.students.Incertaininstances,ContextualEducationsupportsstudentsinministrysettingswheretheyareemployeesorvolunteers.IntheirContextualEducationsettings,complementedbyweeklytheologicalreflectionandbyProgressiveChristianLeadership(PCL)Seminars,students,supervisors,andfacultypracticetheologicalintegrationofacademicandContextualEducationlearninginrelationtothecurriculargoals.

ComponentsofContextualEducation

ContextualEducationisanexperientialcomponentoftheM.Div.degree.AllContextualEducationplacementsarearrangedthroughtheDirectorofContextualEducation.

M.D iv.studentsarerequiredtoengageinContextualEducationforsixsemestersoftheirprogresstowardthedegree.CEincludesan8houraweekplacementinanapprovedandsupervisedsettinginministryandparticipationinaPCLintegrativeseminar.ThroughthePCLseminarsCEiscreditedwith1.5hoursofacademiccreditpersemester,foratotalof9hoursrequiredforthedegree.

Supervision:Crucialtoexperientiallearningisskilledsupervision.TheologicallyeducatedsupervisorsapprovedbytheContextualEducationOfficeoverseeeachplacementandhelpstudentsreflectweeklyontheirContextualEducationexperiences.StudentsandsupervisorsevaluatetheContextualEducationexperienceeachsemester.StudentsunderappointmentbytheirchurchjudicatoriesoralreadyservingaspastormustmakespecialarrangementsthroughtheContextualEducationOfficeinordertohavethesesettingsserveasfortheirCEcourses,inclusiveofthearrangementofaqualifiedCEsupervisorforthatsetting.

CommunityLearningPlacements(CLP):M.Div.studentsareencouragedtocompletetheirfirsttwoContextualEducationsemesterswithanagencyorinstitutionofthechurchwhichministerstosocietalstructuresorpersonsinsociety,forinstance,communityorganizing,healthcaresettings,afterschoolprograms,organizationsaddressinghousingandfoodinsecurity.Thesearecalled“communitylearningplacements.”StudentsunderappointmentbytheirchurchjudicatoriesoralreadyservingaspastorsmustmakespecialarrangementstoforegotheCLPexperienceandareencouragedtoseekexposuretoministryinCLPselsewhereintheirM.Div.education.

Congregationalplacements:TwosemestersofContextualEducationmustbetakeninanapprovedcongregationalsetting.Thesuggestedstipendforstudentsincongregationalplacementsis$1624persemester.ThisstipendisprovidedbythechurchorcongregationwherethestudentisdoingContextualEducation.

VocationalPreferenceplacements:TheremainingtwosemestersofContextualEducationmaybeutilizedbystudentsinaplacementthatcorrespondswiththevocationaldirectionastudentintendstopursueaftergraduation.StudentsconsultwithboththeirfacultyadvisorsandtheDirectorofCEindeterminingwhattypeofplacementisbestfortheirfinaltwosemestersofCE.

ProgressiveChristianLeadershipSeminars

Semester-longContextualEducationplacementsrequiresimultaneousparticipationwithincoursesintegrativeengagementbetweencontextualeducationexperiencesandthestudents’academiccoursework.ThesecoursesarecalledProgressiveChristianLeadershipSeminars.Themodesinwhichfacultyandstudentsengageinintegrativeexercisesvaryfromleveltolevel.Whatevertheformat,studentsregisterforPCLcourseseachsemesterincombinationwiththearrangementoftheirCEsettingwiththeCEdirector.

PCL101–FirstLevelFall(combinedwithCEsetting),1.5credithoursPCL102–FirstLevelSpring(combinedwithCEsetting),1.5credithours

PCL103–SecondLevelFall(combinedwithCEsetting),1.5credithoursPCL104–SecondLevelSpring(combinedwithCEsetting).1.5credithours

PCL105–ThirdLevelFall“SeniorCapstone”(combinedwithCEsetting),1.5hoursPCL106–ThirdLevelSpring“SeniorCapstone”(combinedwithCEsetting),1.5hours

FacultyofthePCLseminarsevaluatestudentlearninginthesecourses,andinconsultationwiththeCEsupervisor’ssemesterevaluationofthestudent,issueagradeofPassorFailforthesemester.FacultymayalsoconsultwiththeDirectorofContextualEducationinthiscourseevaluation.

Academicyear:CLP,congregationalplacements,andvocationalpreferenceplacementsarenormallyfortheentireacademicyear,bothfallandspringsemesters.EachtwosemesterContextualEducationplacementwillconsistofacontractualagreementbetweentheseminaryandtheagency/institutionorchurchprovidingplacement.

ToearncoursecreditforContextualEducationduringtheacademicyear,astudentmustbeinvolvedinContextualEducationforaspecifiednumberofweeksandhourseachweek:

• inCLPs,asemesterofContextualEducationwillrequire10weeksofservicein

thefallsemesterand14weeksofserviceinthespringsemester.• incongregationalministryplacements,asemesterofContextualEducationwill

be14weeksofservice.• 8hoursperweekduringtheweeksofthecourse(oneofwhichisspentin

conversationwithCEsupervisor).• PCLSeminarattendance.

Timeawayfromtheplacementforvacationand/orstudyopportunitieswillbearrangedwithinthedefinedparametersofthefallandspringContextualEducationcourses.Arrangementsaboutschedulesneedtobemadeinadvanceofthestartofeachcourse,andwheneverpossible,atthebeginningoftheacademicyear.Negotiatingsucharrangementsisanimportantpartofthestudent’slearning.

Duringtheacademicyear,ContextualEducationcoursesneedtobecompletedwithinspecifiedcalendarparameters.

ThefallcoursemaybeginasearlyasAugust20forsecond-andthird-levelstudents.FirstyearstudentwillbeginservingattheircontextualeducationsiteinOctober.ThefallsemestermustbecompletedbythesecondFridayinJanuary.

ThespringcoursemaybeginasearlyasJanuary20andmustbecompletedbyJune1.

SummerorintensiveCEcourses:A“summerintensive”requires400-hoursofsupervisedContextualEducationworkandreflectiononlearninginthepracticeofministry.Forthesecoursesstudentsearn3hoursofelectivecoursecredit(eitherMinistryorOpen).ManyordainingbodiesrequireClinicalPastoralEducation,(CPE),anintensivepastoraleducationexperiencetypicallyconsistingoffull-timeinstitutional(hospital,skillednursingcare,retirementresidence)chaplaincyworkdirectedandoverseenbytrained,credentialedCPEsupervisors.AllsummerandintensiveCEcoursesmustbearrangedforwiththeDirectorofContextualEducationandapprovedbytheAcademicDean.StudentswillcompleteawrittenreflectionontheirlearninginthesecoursesthatwillbeevaluatedbytheDirectorofCEandtheAcademicDean.Thesecomponents,alongwithanysupervisorevaluationswillbecomeapartofthestudent’selectronicportfolio.SummerandintensiveCEcoursesareevaluatedonaPass/Failbasis.

ACodeofConductforContextualEducationStudentsandsupervisorsarecommittedtorelatingtooneanotherandtothosewithwhomtheyministeraccordingtoaCodeofConductforContextualEducation.(Seeappendix.)

ExceptionsExceptionstotherequirementofsixsemestersContextualEducationunitsmaybemadeinthefollowingcircumstances:

TransferStudents:studentswhotransferfromanotheraccreditedtheologicalschoolorfromtheEdenM.T.S.programtoEden’sM.Div.programwillberequiredtocompletesemestersofContextualEducationforgraduationaccordingtothefollowingschedule:

HoursTransferred/ContextualEducationunitsrequired:

• Lessthan24hours/6semestersrequired• 24-51hours/4semestersrequired• Morethan52hours/2semestersrequired

ContextualEducationplacementsbegininthefallsemester.Studentswhomatriculatein

thespringwillbeginContextualEducationthefollowingfallsemester.Toensurethepossibilityofathree-yearM.Div.degreeprogram,studentwhobegininthespringwillbeallowedtocomplete3creditsofcontextualeducationinthefallsemesteroftheirthirdyear.

AcademicLoadandClassLevel

Theminimumcourseloadnecessarytobeconsideredafull-timestudentintheM.Div.programis27credithoursinanacademicyear.Thisrequiresaminimumof13.5credithoursperterm(inclusiveofContextualEducation/PCLSeminar).Notethatintensiveterms(JanuaryandSummerterms)andIntensiveFocusedLearningcourses(IFLs)areofferedthroughouttheyeartosupportstudentsincarryingalighterload(10.5credithours)duringtheFallandSpringsemesters.

M.D iv.studentsnotneedingtotakeContextualEducationinaparticularyearmusttaketwenty-sevenhoursperyear.Twelvehoursmustbetakeninthefirstsemester,andatleasttwelvehoursinthesecondsemester(includingtheJanuaryInterim).

Thefollowingnotesandexceptionsapply:• Theseminarymaymakethedeterminationthat2requiredcoursesand

ContextualEducation)constitutesafullload.Thismayoccuratthepointofadmissionduetoacademicorpersonalcircumstances.Italsomayhappenduringthecourseofastudent’sstudyatEdeniftheAcademicDeanoracommitteeoftheseminaryactingonbehalfofthefacultywouldsodesignate.

• Thispolicyalsoimpliesthatthestudentfees,whichareassessedtofull-timestudents,willbegovernedbythissamepolicy.

ThemaximumcourseloadforM.Div.studentsnormallywillbe12hoursandonesemesterofContextualEducationpersemester.Thefollowingnotesandexceptionsapply:

• Astudentwillbeallowedtotake13or14hoursandonesemesterofContextualEducation(upto15.5credithours)to:a)takeaone-hourlanguagereadingcourse;b)acquireonehourneededforgraduationbyarrangingextraworkinorderforathree-credit-hourcoursetobecreditedasfourhours;c)takeatwo-hourdenominationalhistory/polity/doctrinecourseifrequiredforordination;d)enrollinIFLs(IntensiveFocusedLearning)courses.

• AnM.Div.studentmaytake15hoursinasemesterinwhichhe/sheisnottakingasemesterofContextualEducationprovidedthat:a)he/shehasaminimum3.0GPA;b)he/shehaswrittenpermissionfromthefacultyadvisor;c)subsequenttotheapprovalofthefacultyadvisor,thestudentalsohaspermissionfromtheAcademicDean.

Anyexceptionstotheabovepolicygoverningfull-timeandmaximumcourseloadswillbedeterminedbytheAcademicDeaninconsultationwiththeMastersCommittee.

ClassLevel(First,Second,Third)Astudentwillbeconsideredafirst-levelstudentwhenhe/shehaslessthan24hoursAstudentwillbeconsideredasecond-levelstudentwhenhe/shehascompletedaminimumof24hoursinclusiveoftwosemestersofContextualEducationandintegrativePCLseminars.

Astudentwillbeconsideredathird-levelstudentwhenhe/shehasdegreerequirementsremainingthatwillrequireonlyoneyeartocompleteasafull-timestudent.

MDIVEnrollmentinDMINElectives

AnEdenMDIVstudentmayenrollinDMINelectiveswhen:a. Studentholdsa3.2cumulativeGPAb. Studenthassuccessfullycompletedtheir2ndLevelPortfolioConsultationandEvaluationc. Withpermissionofthecoursefaculty

MDIVstudentsmaytakeuptotwoelectivecoursesforamaximumof6credithours.Onlinemodulesandretreatsmaynotbetaken(DM601-DM603)byMDIVstudents.

QualifyingCriteriaforThesis/ProjectProposals

MDiv.studentssubmittingproposalsforathesisorprojectmustmeetthefollowingcriteria:

• notonacademicprobation;• noincompletesorextensionsfromanyprevioussemester,includingthefirstsemesterofa

student’sthirdyear;• aminimumgradepointaverageof3.5,and• supportofafacultymember

MDiv.studentsareencouragedtoenrollintheMTSSeminarIIcourse,offeredintheFallterm.

AMaster'sThesisforM.Div.studentsmaybeusedtofulfilldistributiveelectivesinthesubjectareatowhichtheirthesispertains(B-biblicalstudies,M-studiesinministry,HT-history,theology,ethics)

Portfolio&EvaluationsEden’sM.Div.iscenteredonintegrativetheologicallearningbetweenclassroomsettingsandContextualEducationsettingsinthepracticeofministry.ContextualEducationSupervisorsandstudentsworkattheologicalintegrationinweeklysupervision.FacultyandstudentspracticetheologicalintegrationinacademiccourseworkandthePCLseminarsateachlevelofthecurriculum.Inordertoassesshowindividualstudentsareachievingthedegreeprogramgoalsandintegratingthislearningintotheirownvocationaldevelopmentthefacultyhasorderedaportfolioprocessthroughwhichstudentswillreflectontheirlearning,andfacultyadvisorswillassessstudentlearninginannualconsultations(atlevels1and2)andinpeerconsultation(atlevel3intheSeniorCapstone).

Ø FirstLevelFallTermFacultyReview

InlateNovember,theCo-DeansoftheSeminaryandFacultyofthefirst-levelfallrequiredcourseswillmeettoreviewtheprogressofM.Div.studentsregisteredin

theircourses.Thepurposeofthisearlyreviewistodetermineiftherearesignificantconcernsregardingstudentlearning,andtoprovidethefacultyandstudenttheopportunityofanearlyintervention.Ifthefacultydeterminesthatacrossthecoursesastudenthassignificanttrouble,theymayrecommendameetingwiththestudent’sacademicadvisor,theassigningofasupervisorycommittee,orotheractiontothefaculty.AreportofthisreviewwillgototheDecemberFacultymeetingfordiscussionandaction.Ifthereviewraisesconcernsforastudent,theDeansOfficewillnotifythem.

Ø ThePortfolio/Evaluation/ConsultationProcess

ThroughouttheirprogramstudentswillcompileaportfolioconsistingofevaluatedcourseassignmentsandreflectionsontheirlearninginbothacademicandCEcourses.Studentsaresupportedinthisprocessthroughannualevaluation/consultationswiththeiracademicadvisors(levelone),theiracademicadvisorandCEsupervisor(leveltwo),andtheirSeniorCapstonecohort(levelthree).Inthefirstandsecondlevels,evaluationsarecombinedwithconsultativeacademicadvisingintheprocessofpre-registeringstudentsforcoursesandplanningCEsettingsforthefollowingacademicyear.

BythespringtermfirstandsecondlevelstudentswillselectanevaluatedassignmentfromacoursetheyhavetakenandprepareareflectiononhowtheirlearningfromthatassignmentmeetsoneoranotherofthestatedoutcomesoftheMDIVcurriculum(guidelinesforPortfolioReflectionsmaybefoundintheAppendix.)Theywilluploadthesecomponentsalongwithotherprescribeddocumentstotheirelectronicportfolio.TheOfficeofAcademicProgramswillpublishannuallytheduedatesforportfoliocompletionandsubmission.Theacademiccalendarannuallyprovidesa"portfoliopreparationweek"duringthefirstweekofJanuaryinwhichnoclassesareschedulesintheMastersprograms.Thisweekprovidesanexcellentspaceforstudentstoconsultwiththeiracademicadvisorsandacademicprogramsstaffandtocompilethevariousdocumentsoftheirportfolio:

§ Learningartifactandreflection§ CEcontract(s)andevaluation(s)§ Academictranscript

Ø FirstandSecondLevelAnnualConsultationsFirstLevelDuringmid-February–mid-March(beforereadingweek)firstlevelstudentswillscheduleanappointmentwiththeiracademicadvisorinwhichtheadvisorwillsharefeedbackonthestudent’sportfolioandassesstheirlearninginrelationtotheoutcomesofthedegreeprogramgoals.Inthisappointment,advisorswillconsultwithstudentsregardingFall/Januaryregistration,drawingonthelearningassessmenttorecommendparticularcourseofferingstoaddressbothareasforgrowthandvocationaldevelopment.Theadvisorwillposttheevaluationtothestudent’sportfoliofollowingtheappointment.

SecondLevelDuringmid-March(afterreadingweek)–mid-AprilsecondlevelstudentswillscheduleanappointmentwiththeiracademicadvisorandtheirCEsupervisor.InthisconsultationtheadvisorandCEsupervisorwillevaluatethestudent’sreflectionontheirlearningandotherportfoliocomponentsforhowtheyevidencethestudent’sachievementoftheoutcomesofthedegreeprogramgoals.Theconsultationwillreflectonthestudent’slearninginrelationtothefirstlevelevaluationandassessstrengthsandweaknessesofthestudent’slearninganddevelopmentintheirvocation.Aswiththefirstlevelevaluation,theconsultationwillprovidespaceforadvising/pre-registrationforthesummer/falltermsinwhichthestudentwillbesupportedbytheteamtoidentifycoursesandCEopportunitiesthatcansupporttheirlearning.Theadvisorwillposttheevaluationtothestudent'sportfoliofollowingtheappointment.

Ifinthecourseofthefirstorsecondlevelconsultation/evaluationtheadvisorhaspervasiveconcernsaboutastudent’sachievementoftheoutcomesofthecurriculum,thatfacultymemberwilltakethestudent’sportfoliotothenextfacultymeetingwherethefacultyasawholewilldetermine(inrelationtotheadvisor’srecommendation)ifthestudentwouldbebestservedbytheformationofasupervisorycommitteetocreatearemedialplantoaddressthelearningdeficiencies.Thesecommittees(normallycomposedoftwofacultymembers)serveassupportandaccountabilityforstudentsastheydevelopandcompleteaplantoaddresstheconcerns.

Ifduringthisprocessastudentfeelsasthoughtheymayhavebeenunfairlyevaluatedtheymaybringawrittenstatementoftheircomplaint,detailingtheirunfairtreatmenttoAcademicDeanwhowillhearthecomplaintandinlightofthefacultyevaluationformdecideeithertocreateanewevaluationprocessforthestudent(inclusiveofanewfacultymemberandCEsupervisor)ortohavetheresultsoftheinitialevaluationstand.IfthestudentbelievestheAcademicDeandecisiontobeunfair,herorhisfinalrecourseistobringthatcomplainttotheCo-DeansoftheSeminary.TheCo-DeansoftheSeminary'sdecisiononthematterwillbefinal

Inthecaseofanewevaluationcommittee,studentswillagreetoabidebyfindingsofthenewevaluation.Thefindingswillbetakentothefaculty,andthefacultywillconferanddecidehowtoproceed.Theresultsofthenewevaluationandthefaculty'sdeterminationofactionorremedialplan(inclusiveofsupervisorycommittee)willbefinal.

Ø SeniorCapstone

EvaluationofstudentlearningcontinuesinthesenioryearwiththeSeniorCapstone.Thecapstonebeginsearlyinthefallofthesenioryearwithanallseniorandfacultyretreatduringwhichcapstonesmallgroupswillformwithseniorsandfacultyadvisorstobeginplanningfortheyear.Thecapstoneisanintentionallyfreespaceforstudentcollaboration,evaluation,andcreationoflearningandvocationaldevelopmentplans.Eachcapstonegroupwillcreateaprojectinwhich

studentswillcombinetheirinterestsintoanexperiencethatengageswiththegoalsofthecurriculumandcreatesopportunitiesforreflectionontheirlearningandnextstepstowardministry.Facultyserveascollaboratorsandconsultantsinthispeerdrivenprocess.Bothstudentsandfacultywilluploadanevaluationofthecapstonetothestudent’sportfoliouponthecompletionofthecapstone.

SupervisoryCommittees

AsupervisorycommitteemaybeformedforastudentbecauseoftheFirstLevelfallFacultyRevieworthespringFirstorSecondLevelEvaluation,orifseriousdeficienciesareidentifiedinthestudent’sprogresstowardgraduationandreadinessforministry.TheCommitteewillconsistof:thestudent’sfacultyadvisorandoneotherfacultymemberchosenbytheAcademicDeanwilldesignatetheCommitteechair.TheDeanofStudentswillserveasaconsultanttosupervisorycommittees.

Asupervisorycommitteegenerallywillfollowtheseprocedures.

Thecommitteewillreviewallmaterialinthefilesofthestudentincludingacademicrecords,portfolio,andContextualEducationrecords.Thecommitteemaysolicitanyotherinformationfromfacultyand/orstudentsitdeemsuseful.

Thecommitteewillmeettoconsiderwhatpointsmayneedclarificationbeyondthematerialsofarreviewedandpreparetointerviewthestudent.

Thecommitteewillinterviewthestudentaftertheaboveprocesshasbeencompletedtoexploreanyandallpointsinquestionconcerningthestudent’sprogress.

Aftertheabovereviewprocessandinterviewhavebeencompleted,thecommitteewillworkwiththestudenttodevelopaplantoaddressdeficiencies.Theplanwillincludeaprocesstodetermineifthelearningissuehasbeenresolved.Thismayentailare-takeofthestudent’sSecondLevelEvaluation(withthesameoradifferentcommitteedependingonthecircumstances)oranotherprocesstodetermineifthestudenthasmetthelearningoutcome(s).Examplesmayincludethesuccessfulcompletionofarecommendedelectiveinthecurriculum,orthesuccessfulevaluationofareflectionpaperbytheSupervisoryCommittee.Inothercases,thecommitteemayadvisethestudenttowithdrawfromseminaryormayrecommendtothefacultythatthestudentbedismissedfromtheseminary.

Thesupervisorycommitteewillmeetwiththestudentonanon-goingbasis.Studentsareresponsibletoscheduletheseappointmentswiththeircommitteemembersbasedupontheremedialplantheyoutlinetogether.ThecommitteewillconsultwiththeAcademicDeanaboutthestudent’sprogress,andreporttothefacultyatleastonceasemesteronthestudent’sprogress.Ifthecommitteebelievesnoprogressisbeingmadetowardresolutionofissues,itmayrecommendtothefacultydismissalofthestudentprovidedthecommitteehasbeenmeetingwiththestudentforatleastthreemonths.

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