Required for Special Student, ThM, and PhD applicants only.

Used for P2553 - Clinical Pastoral Education. 

Please contact Dr. Conner with any questions (phillipconner@gs.edu)

To bypass a particular class, submit this form to the appropriate department chair and then the Registrar's Office.

Any student wishing to take more than the allowed number of credit hours in a given semester must complete and submit this form.

Students wishing to satisfy a course requirement with another course must complete this form and submit it to the appropriate department chair and then the Registrar's Office.

For a student who wishes to test out of a required course. Tuition for the course is due at the time of the exam.

To choose the Pass/Fail option for an elective class.

For classes with a Remote Access component, a student can request to change to or from Remote Access. 

Classes without a Remote Access component are not eligible for this petition.

Students wishing to obtain an exception to academic policy (i.e. withdraw from a course after the last day to drop) must complete and submit this form to the professor and then the chair of the Student Relations Committee for their campus.

Eligible students who wish to declare a concentration for their degree must submit this form.

Any student who has completed the pre-requisite amount of hours may request one degree audit

For a student to change their degree program, this form must be submitted to the Enrollment Office (enrollment@gs.edu).  There is a fee for this change.

For KEB students who wish to make a degree change (KEB or non-KEB).

For students who wish to make a change in their program based on TOEFL scores.

For students who wish to allow a third party (spouse, family member, etc) access to their academic records.

Use this form to update the Seminary if you move, change your name, change your marital status, or need to change your campus.

For students who are taking some time off from their studies or who need to withdraw completely.

Master’s-level students who are registered in at least five credit hours and are in good financial standing have the option to make tuition payments over the length of the semester. This plan is not available during the Summer term. Please see the academic calendar for the deferment application deadline.

For third-party organizations, such as a church or association, who will be supporting a student by paying tuition and other fees and will not be able to meet the payment deadline. The Business Office must receive a completed Sponsorship Agreement form no later than the term’s payment deadline in order to avoid late fees. Students are still individually responsible for any outstanding balances on their account.

Discount form to be used by full time Seminary employees and their spouses/dependents. The student's schedule must be attached to the form prior to submission to their supervisor for approval.

To be used when both spouses are currently enrolled in classes.

Any student wishing to transfer graduate credits into GS must complete this form and submit it along with the official transcript (if not already submitted during the admission process) and course description(s).

For those graduating with a Diploma, Master's, or Doctoral Level Degree.

For those graduating with a certificate.

A student may request to participate in a graduation exercise although lacking up to two degree requirements (6 hours max.) at the time of the ceremony. 1) Compelling rationale and 2) a realistic plan for satisfying the remaining degree requirements within one semester must be provided for the request to be considered.

If approved, participation in graduation does NOT confer the degree sought. Degrees are officially conferred only upon successful completion of all degree requirements.