Non Degree Programs

A limited number of applicants may be admitted as nondegree students. Academic and spiritual qualifications necessary for regular student admission are the same for nondegree students. Application procedures are also the same, but some credentials are not required. (See the instructions that accompany the application.) Students in the Certificate of Graduate Studies program and those planning to take courses only by correspondence are classified as nondegree  students.

A maximum of 30 credit hours may be taken by nondegree students, or 36 hours for students in the Certificate of Graduate Studies program.

Nondegree students are not to be confused with audit students. (See the following section.) Course work requirements for nondegree students are the same as for degree students. Nondegree and degree students are expected to do the course work, which is graded, and upon satisfactory completion of the work, they receive credit for the course. The credit is normally transferable to a degree program at Dallas Seminary or another graduate-level institution.

Audit Students

Most electives may be audited by regularly admitted students with the permission of the instructor, when classroom space allows. Students enrolled as credit students may audit a course at a reduced rate. Audits are recorded on the transcripts of regularly admitted students. Alumni may audit courses as nondegree students at a reduced rate.

Spouses of resident credit students currently enrolled in a regular seminary degree program may audit up to three courses a semester or three courses a summer for a nominal charge. Spouses of students enrolled in the Alumni-in-Residence program are also eligible to audit courses at the spouse audit rate. Spouses who audit must complete a brief form in the Registrar’s Office and pay the audit fee. No permanent record is kept and no transcript is issued.

Audit students can participate in the class discussions and receive copies of handouts, but course work and examinations are not assigned or graded, and academic credit is not given.

Courses may be audited in the Summer School under the same conditions as in the regular academic year.
 

Special Students

A student pursuing a degree at another accredited seminary or graduate school may apply to enroll for one semester as a special student to take one or two classes to transfer back to their primary school.

Click here to download an application.