Transfer Credit

The use of this term at NES follows generally accepted practice. It describes the process of "transferring" graduate credits earned elsewhere and applying them to the student's program at NES.

• In no case will transfer credits be accepted as a substitution for, or waiver of, the NES Core curriculum and Capstone requirements (MIN 690NE, MIN 790NE). (Note: Personal Spiritual Formation courses already completed may be transferred into the M.Div. program if they were equivalent to PSF 611NE and 612NE.)
  
• Only credits eligible for graduate credit in the institution where they were taken will be considered for transfer.
• Only credits earned at an institution accredited by a recognized accrediting body will be considered for transfer.
  
• No graduate credits with a grade less than B (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) will be accepted for transfer.
  
• Only credits earned in an ATS seminary/graduate school of theology may be applied against the required Ministry (MIN) courses at NES. In addition, no more than 50 percent of any ATS approved theological degree requirement may be met by transferring credit from another ATS approved theological degree.  Such credits will be accepted as a substitution for, and waiver of, specific NES courses only on the basis of equivalency as determined by the academic vice president and dean's office.
  
• Graduate credits earned from a non-ATS graduate school of theology will be accepted as transfer only in meeting designated "elective" credits in the relevant NES degree program.
  
• Normally, graduate credits earned within 10 years of beginning an NES program will be considered for transfer. In rare cases, students may petition for exceptions to this rule.
  
• Transfer credits for the M.A. electives will be limited to nine credits and must be ministry-related.
  
• Transfer credit for the M.Div. electives must be ministry related. Eleven hours may be transferred toward the student's NES degree requirements.
  
• Students with CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) credits to apply toward Field Education requirements will be evaluated by the director of field education.
  
• A student may transfer a unit of CPE for six credits (M.Div.) or three credits (M.A.) of Field Education. An M.Div. student may apply a second unit of CPE toward six credits of electives. An M.A. student may use the additional three-credits from one unit of CPE toward the elective credits.
  
• In rare hardship cases, a petition may be considered for M.Div. students wishing to transfer additional CPE credits toward Field Education requirements.

NES students may consider taking elective courses and specific denominationally-required courses at other accredited seminaries.