COURSE OF STUDY REGULATIONS
1. Each candidate is instructed to download the Handbook for Christian Ministries in order that he or
she may become familiar with the details of the program.
2. College students are responsible to submit to the board
documentary evidence of academic standing at the close of each school year, in
harmony with the Manual and the Handbook
for Christian Ministries The student should have the institution send an
official copy of their transcript to the secretary of the Dakota Ministerial
Development Board. College students are reminded that “degree
requirements” may differ from “course of study requirements,”
and to plan their curriculum in harmony with the Manual and the Handbook for
3. The candidate is required to complete a minimum of two
courses of study annually. It is the
responsibility of the candidate to report the course work completed to the Dakota
Ministerial Development Board secretary before the annual interview for the
District license or by December 31. Work thereafter will be applied to the
following year, unless permission is granted by the Dakota Ministerial
Development Board and District Superintendent.
4. All transcripts and course completion copies from the
Educational Institutions will be on file until Ordination of candidate or
request by the candidate to withdraw.
The candidate has ten years from the date of first District license to
complete the course work.
5. In order for work to be applied on the current assembly
year, it must be submitted by December 31 of that year. Work filed thereafter
will be applied to the following year, unless permission is granted by the
Chairman of the Ministerial Studies Board and the District Superintendent.
6. Those holding Local License will be under the direct care
of their local pastor. Pastors of the local church are responsible to inform
the Dakota Ministerial Development Board secretary on the renewal of Local
Licenses each year. Failure to report will be grounds for dropping said student
from the Course of Study.
7. No waivers will be given
in the Modular Course of Studies Program. Course-to-course substitution will be
managed by the Dakota Ministerial Development Board, if course descriptions are
comparable to the course in the Modular Course of Studies.
8. The candidate is responsible for all course changes that
have not been completed. It is to the student's advantage to complete courses
in any one level before going to the next level.
9. Candidates should be prepared to appear for an interview as
called upon by the Dakota Ministerial Development Board, at the time and place
specified.
10. The Handbook for
Christian Ministries and the Modular Course of Study,
are copyrighted and must not be modified without explicit permission by
Pastoral Ministries.
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