The Add Period starts on the first day of classes and is open for two weeks. You can also use the Add Form to change a grade option, register for more than 16 credit hours, and change flexible credit hours.
Below are forms and procedures that will be useful for your academic career at the School of Divinity.
If you have any questions about any academic policies or procedures, please contact the Office of the Academic Dean.
Email: acadiv@wfu.edu
Phone: 336.758.4157
Note: A full description of all Policies and Procedures related to academic affairs at the School of Divinity can be reviewed in the Academic Bulletin.
The Add Period starts on the first day of classes and is open for two weeks. You can also use the Add Form to change a grade option, register for more than 16 credit hours, and change flexible credit hours.
The Drop Period starts on the first day of classes and is open for four weeks. Students can drop a course through WIN during the first two weeks of the drop period. After the first two weeks and until the last day to drop, students must complete a drop form. Note: Students cannot use a drop form to withdraw from school.
The School of Divinity encourages students to declare a concentration as soon as possible in their course of study in the MDiv program by submitting a Declaration of Concentration form to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Once approved, each student works with the concentration track director to design an appropriate course of study.
Please note that the following rules apply for requesting an Independent Study (IDS):
Permission of both the course instructor and the School of Divinity Associate Dean for Academic Affairs is required in order to take courses outside of divinity in either the undergraduate college (example: Religion Department) or other professional schools.
Form for Registering for Courses Outside the School of Divinity
The grade of I (incomplete) may be assigned only when a student is unable to complete the work of a course because of illness or some other emergency. The Incomplete Grade Form is signed by the instructor and deadlines are set by the instructor for when the work is to be completed. The form is filed in the Office of Academic Affairs. More information can be found in the Academic Bulletin.
Students may take courses using the Pass/Fail grade mode with the following limitations:
In order to have your degree audit processed for graduation, please complete the graduation application form with the Registrar’s Office.
In order to receive credit for CPE course work that is taken in an ACPE Accredited Institution, you must supply a transcript or certificate which shows that you have completed the CPE coursework. You can receive up to 5 elective credit hours, pass/fail.
Academic credit earned at another school may be submitted for review during the first semester a student is enrolled in a degree program. Transfer credit is awarded through the Office of Academic Affairs at the recommendation of the Curriculum and Academic Policy Committee. A student may not transfer more than 24 hours of credit into the Master of Divinity program. No more than 10 of these transfer credits will be awarded as required courses. Students should be prepared to submit supporting documents, including course transcripts and syllabi, to the faculty committee and registrar.
The following requirements must be met before a request for transfer credit can be submitted:
All enrolled divinity students who must withdraw from the University may do so by completing a withdrawal form and submitting the form to the Office of Academic Affairs. Ordinarily, a withdrawal signals the intent not to return to the University. Students who intend to return to the University should follow the process for Leave of Absence. Withdrawal/Leave of Absence forms are available in the Office of Academic Affairs.
While forms completed prior to the semester drop deadline will not result in academic penalties, meeting the deadline may not prevent negative implications for merit and need-based financial aid. Withdrawing from the University within the period allowed for dropping and adding courses may result in partial or total charges for the term and may alter scholarships, grants, and loan amounts, according to the published schedule. Students who borrow under federal loan programs are responsible for repaying loans granted based upon full-time enrollment. Students are strongly urged to discuss the financial implications of all withdrawals from the University with the financial aid office.
Withdrawing from courses after the last day to drop courses and before the last day of classes may result in academic penalties. If a student withdraws after the drop deadline and, in the judgment of the professor, is passing a course, a grade of WP will appear on the transcript and does not affect a student’s grade point average. If in the judgment of the professor the student is failing a course, a WF will be granted and will appear on the transcript. The grade of WF does factor into a student’s overall grade point average and as such may negatively affect academic standing. A course abandoned with insufficient reason for withdrawal is assigned the letter grade F. Students who drop all courses are considered withdrawn from the University. A student who has withdrawn from the School of Divinity and wishes to return within one academic year must reapply with the director of admissions and enrollment management at least one month prior to the semester in which they wish to re-enroll.