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$50 and will be considered and processed only as time allows. The late application fee does not apply to
audit students.
Applicants are evaluated on the basis of their character, academic records, the extent and quality of
involvement in Christian service, their apparent gifts, and potential for Christian ministry. A letter of
acceptance will be sent after the application is approved. Applicants who have been accepted into the CTS
programs must matriculate within one year of the academic semester for which they were accepted. An
applicant who wishes to enroll after one year must restart the application process.
Transfer of Credit
Students Pursuing an M.B.S. or Th.M. Degree
Course credits with a minimum grade of 2.0 (C) earned at other, endorsed seminaries and graduate
theological schools are accepted at full value to the extent that the courses are comparable to the Chafer
Theological Seminary’s stated requirements. An interview with a faculty member and/or assessment by
testing is required as well as an official transcript from the institution previously attended. CTS distance
learning courses count as on-campus courses. CTS, on the basis of the testing professor’s recommendation,
makes the final decision.
Students Pursuing a Certificate of Biblical Studies
Students in the certificate programs are subject to the same credit transfer policy as degree students.
Credit Transfer to Other Institutions
Credits earned at this institution and transferred to another are accepted at the discretion of the receiving
institution. Questions regarding the transfer of credits should be directed to the CTS office.
Validation of Courses and Advanced Standing
Students entering Chafer Theological Seminary with a strong background in Bible or theology may validate
some basic courses toward the Th.M. or M.B.S. degree. Students are required to take a proficiency exam to
determine if they are eligible to take more advanced classes in the same department. The validation fee is
$25 per exam. Questions regarding advanced standing should be directed to the appropriate department head.
DIFFERENCES OF DOCTRINAL BELIEFS
All students entering CTS begin in the M.B.S. program. If a student questions a particular doctrinal position
in the CTS doctrinal statement yet is open to CTS’ understanding of that position, he may continue taking
classes in the M.B.S. program. The student may discuss the issues involved, but not proselytize other
students. At the beginning of his second year of studies, the student must present a paper (25 pages
maximum) defending his position to an assigned instructor(s). If by the conclusion of the second year of
study the student continues to hold his contrary position, yet he has successfully completed the required
course work, CTS will award him an M.B.S. degree.
Each student who advances to the Th.M. program must sign the CTS doctrinal statement. If a student signs
with reservations, he must explain those reservations in writing, and the faculty must approve them before he
is accepted into the Th.M. program.