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Students who would like copies of their academic transcripts must submit a request form (located on theSeminary Website) or send a written request to the Registrar’s office (in One-Stop). The student’s fullname, current address and phone number, the years in which the student attended Covenant Seminary,whether the transcript needs to be official or unofficial, the complete name and address of the party towhom the transcript is to be sent, the student’s signature, and the date are required. Transcript requests arenormally honored within four working days. Minimum notice (in emergency situations only) is 24 hours.Government regulations require a written request to release a transcript. E-mail requests are notacceptable. Faxed or scanned e-mail attachment requests are acceptable with the student’s signature. Thefirst transcript is free; the cost for each subsequent transcript is $5.00. Students who request that atranscript be sent overnight will be billed for that service.Some organizations providing tuition assistance require students to submit transcripts every semester.Students may submit a standing transcript request in a letter or a form available from One-Stop or theportal to have a transcript sent every semester. The student will be billed every semester for the cost ofthe transcript or can pay once for multiple semesters.Transcripts will not be released if students have outstanding financial obligations to the Seminary.TRANSFER CREDITStudents transferring to Covenant Seminary from other institutions must provide official transcripts ofprevious academic work as part of the admission process. Due to the difficulty of evaluating a student’swork at another institution, final evaluation will be made based on the student’s first 15 units of work atCovenant Seminary.Generally, transfer courses must have grades of B- or better from a graduate institution whoseaccreditation is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Courses must also fall within 9 years ofgraduation. The number of units that can be transferred varies by degree program.Students attempting to transfer Greek or Hebrew credits must take a placement exam before the transfercredit will be accepted. Study guides for these exams are available from Admissions or One-Stop.A student normally will be excused from courses that parallel those taken at a previously attendedaccredited graduate institution with permission from the Dean for Academic Services. Elective credit[46]