Seminary and Graduate School of Theology - Mundelein Seminary

Academic Regulations
Course Load
To be classified as full-time, a student must
enroll for at least nine hours per quarter. There
are three quarters with approximately fifty class
days each. To change the normal course load,
a student needs the permission of the Dean.
Except for the fall quarter of third year students
do not take normally more than 17 hours per
quarter.
If a student is carrying an incomplete, those
hours will be counted in the total hours of the
following term when calculating course load.
The Usual Course Load for the
M.Div. Program*:
FIRST THEOLOGY
Fall - 16
Winter - 13
Spring - 14
SECOND THEOLOGY
Fall - 14
Winter - 14
Spring - 9
THIRD THEOLOGY
Fall - 18
Winter - 12
Spring - 15
Summer - 3
FOURTH THEOLOGY
Fall - 15
Winter - 14
Spring - 10
*Course load may vary.
Registration
In order to obtain credit, the student must
formally register for particular courses.
Registration occurs in advance of the quarter.
Registration after these dates cannot be
guaranteed and must be accompanied by a
$10.00 late registration fee.
Changes in Registration
After formal registration, the student has the
first week of the new quarter to make any
schedule changes. To change a course, a
student must file a new registration form with
the Registrar. Registration changes or
withdrawals are allowed after the first week of
the quarter only with the explicit permission of
the Academic Dean. Credit will not be given for
courses for which there has been no official
registration.
Independent Study
A student may register for an "independent
study" course. Permission for an independent
study course must come from the Academic
Dean. The course will normally fulfill an elective
requirement in the M.Div. curriculum, though
exceptions to this rule may be made with
permission of the Academic Dean (e.g., in the
case of the need to make up a required course).
After consulting with the Academic Dean, a
student arranges for the course with a
professor, who is to sign a form (available in
the Dean's office) with the following information:
the course title, description, "study level" (300-
level, etc.), and hours (1, 2 or 3). The student is
to attach this form to the registration sheet on
which he also lists the course. Within the first
week of the quarter, the professor is to hand in
a syllabus for the course that includes the
topics, schedule of meetings, and assignments.
Only one independent study course is allowed
per quarter.
Attendance at Classes
Students are expected to attend all classes.
Attendance at class and interaction with teachers
and other students are essential aspects of the
theological formation at Mundelein Seminary.
To provide for emergencies involving sickness,
accidents or other serious personal matters,
exceptions to the above policy are made. For
example, a student may attend the funeral of an
immediate family member, of a fellow student or
faculty member, without penalty.
A student should inform the Academic
Dean’s Administrative Assistant as to the
reason for absences. If possible, this,
notification should be made before the
absence occurs.
A student is liable to incur a grade of "failure
due to excessive absence" (FA) if the number
of unexcused absences exceeds:
One absence in a class meeting once a week;
two absences in a class meeting twice a week.
Students are responsible for material missed.
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