48 semester credits are required for graduation in the DMIN program for students who have less than nine doctoral credits transferred into the doctoral program. 51 credits are required for those transferring nine or more credits into the doctoral program. The student is responsible to meet all graduation deadlines and requirements. 

• If a student fails to complete a project course in a succeeding term of the Content/Intensive course, they will follow the same process as a directed study, subject to fees.
• Students must attend the intensive portion of an intensive course to receive a passing grade.

• Students who transfer less than nine doctoral credits into the program can waive one 3-credit project cohort course, reducing the total credits needed for the program from 51 to 48. Students transferring nine or more credits into the D.Min. Program are not eligible for a course project waiver. Students may not waive GS 801P, GS 901, or GS 902.

• The student must meet all of the thesis deadline submissions and requirements, as listed in the current version of the student manual (section 6).        
• Students who want to work on their thesis longer than three terms, can remain in extension status for up to a total of six years (18 terms) in the program.
• All M.Div. Equivalency courses (if required at admission) must be complete by the student’s oral defense the year of intended graduation. All official transcripts must be sent to the D.Min. office.
• Students will be responsible to register for Thesis Project courses once they complete Thesis Proposal Workshop. They will also be required to register for thesis extensions each term between the time of completion of the three required Thesis Project courses (GS991,992,993) and their actual thesis completion and graduation.