Admissions Information
All Degrees Must Be Earned
Every degree and every certificate which we offer MUST be earned! We do NOT sell or give away our degrees and certificates. They MUST be earned. The credit hours required to earn our certificates, degrees and diplomas may be earned through a combination of studies offered through Texas Seminary Christian University and the credit we allow for your religious training and religious life work experience. Studies through “Texas Seminary Christian University will not make you better than others, but it will make you better than you were.
No Classes To Attend
All studies are conducted online or by mail. Therefore there are no classes to attend. You may live anywhere in the world or move at any time without interrupting your studies.
Students can show the level of knowledge they have acquired in different subject areas through standardized tests and potentially earn credit for class equivalency. There are dozens of different subject areas students can earn credit for and numerous types of tests available to gauge the level of mastery.
How Credits Are Earned
Each certificate, degree, and major, at each level, has a required core curriculum. If you are a correspondence student, you will be assigned a mentor who will assist and help develop the course study program you wish to follow. Once this is done, a variety of methods may be used to fulfill the requirements for the desired degree. Each learning activity will be translated into course work, evaluated by your mentor and listed on your transcript. Some of the methods used to obtain credits include, but are not limited to, the following (this applies to both classroom and correspondence students):
- Transcripted courses from other colleges, universities, and institutions
- Certificates and licenses.
- Credit by examination and ministry life experience (LEAP)
- Workshops, seminars, training programs, counseling programs, AA programs
- We allow some credit toward degrees, certificates, credentials and diplomas based upon your religious life experience and religious training.
- Published papers or books.
- Independent study and research projects.
- Correspondence courses.
- Volunteer work.
- Completing a written or oral examination
Policy Statement
Course Load Requirements: Workload expectations in this policy are an estimate of the amount of work needed for an average student to earn an average grade. Course grades are based on the quality of the work submitted, not on hours of effort. Workload expectations per credit do not vary with the method of delivery of the course or the length of the academic term. The minimum full-time load for undergraduate students is 12 credits. The minimum full-time load for a six-week summer term is 6 credits and for the twelve-week summer term is 12 credits
Certificate Studies students are limited to 3 credit hours. If a student is enrolled in a three unit class, they can expect six to nine hours of homework a week. For a two unit class the workload will be between four and six hours a week. Total time required to complete coursework varies according to the individual, but the average time commitment for a three-credit-hour class would be 18 hours a week, including online time if required. Regular submission of work is required.
Some courses require students to meet frequent deadlines (such as weekly due dates), while others offer flexibility as to when assignments can be submitted. In most courses, students must submit minimum required assignments as specified by the instructor to avoid being administratively withdrawn from the course. Students should be sure to read all course information carefully when the course begins to understand the deadlines that apply in each course they are taking through Texas Seminary Christian University . Exams taken outside the Dallas area must be sent to a proctor.
Dismissal Policies
Texas Seminary Christian University reserves the right at any time to place on probation, suspend or dismiss a student whose academic standing, financial obligations, payment plans, progress, or conduct is not deemed satisfactory by the administration.
The faculty may suspend or dismiss any student for reasons including, but not limited to, unsatisfactory academic performance, academic dishonesty, or conduct unbecoming to the Christian community. All such actions shall be recorded in the faculty minutes with a
statement of the reason(s). A student dismissed prior to the completion of an academic term will receive a grade of Q or F in the course(s) in which she or he is enrolled, depending on the circumstances of the dismissal.
Possible grounds for dismissal shall include, but shall NOT be limited to:
- Academic misconduct including, but not limited to, plagiarism or cheating;
- Public or private alcohol intoxication;
- Use of illegal drugs;
- Abuse of any drugs;
- Sexual misconduct
- Sexual harassment
- Giving false statements to the seminary orally or in writing including, but not limited to, one’s application for admission or registration or altering records;
- Financial malfeasance;
- Fighting; abusive or vulgar language;
- Theft of seminary or personal property;
- Violation of seminary academic regulations and policies; and
- Disrespect toward another student and or a Seminary employee.
- 1Failure to comply to the policies and procedures of Texas Seminary Christian University
- Non-payment of tuition.
Thesis and Dissertation Requirements
All graduate and postgraduate degree students are required to submit a thesis and or dissertation at the end of their respective programs. The Master’s thesis must contain between 50–75 pages and the Doctoral dissertation must contain between 75-125 pages. Note that approval shall be based upon theological content and literary excellence rather than length. Requirements for dissertations for each degree may be changed at any time by the President at his discretion, upon variance of circumstances and life-earned experience of the student.
For more information on thesis and dissertation requirements click here . For assistance with your thesis or dissertation please contact us. In some cases, permission may be granted for a project in place of a thesis or dissertation. You will need to speak with your academic advisor for more information concerning this.
Published literary works may be accepted in lieu of dissertation and or thesis upon review of our Dissertation/Thesis Committee.
Dissertation Defense
Once the participant has prepared and delivered the dissertation manuscript, the faculty will conduct a formal review process. When completed, questions, concerns, and suggestions will be sent to the student for their consideration. Following receipt of the research manuscript, it typically takes the faculty four to six weeks to complete the physical review and prepare questions and commentary for student response/defense. The dissertation Critique is intended to allow a detailed investigation of the underlying review of the literature, the dissertation methodology, the mechanics of the project, presentation of the findings, and the preliminary conclusions of the doctoral candidate. The student is required to respond in writing to each of the points raised by the Critique. This is the “defense” portion of the dissertation process. One outcome of the dissertation review/defense process is a set of final expectations directing the participant through the remaining tasks for completing an acceptable dissertation manuscript.
Texas Seminary Christian University is a non-denominational institute of biblical, higher education.
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