Academic Record

The seminary’s grading policy is based on the conviction that a considerable variety and range of gifts find a place in the public ministry of the church, that almost without exception all of its students already possess such gifts, and that the emphasis in seminary training should therefore be placed on each individual student’s faithful use of his particular gifts and talents. The seminary, therefore, does not issue report cards to students, although students do receive grades and comments on examinations and written assignments.

Students are advised upon enrolling at the seminary that their academic grades for the various courses of each semester of seminary work are kept on record by the registrar in the event a student requires a transcript for prospective employers, scholarship applications, or future graduate study. These records also provide the objective basis on which predicates are determined.

The school year is divided into two semesters of about 80 days each. The student’s academic record is kept on the basis of this semester system.