Academic Calendar
| Fall 2020 | |
|---|---|
| July 1 | Priority deadline to submit an Application for Admission for fall semester |
| July 1 | Financial Aid applications requesting priority consideration are due for fall semester |
| July 4 | Holiday – Independence Day |
| July 31 | Last day for current students to register for fall without a Late Registration Fee ($60) |
| July 27 – Aug 21 | Open Registration for new students for fall semester |
| August 17 | Official summer graduation date (no public ceremony) |
| August 24 | Convocation TBA |
| August 24 | First Day of Classes - On Campus and Online 16-week sessions begin |
| (online sessions for fall 2020 are 16 weeks) | |
| September 4 | On Campus 16-week session: Last day of official add/drop period. Last day to receive 100% refund for dropped classes. Last day to change a course from credit to audit or from audit to credit. There is $25.00 fee for schedule changes after this date. |
| September 7 | Holiday – Labor Day |
| September 11 | On Campus 16-week session: Last day to receive 50% refund on class withdrawals. Instructor’s signature required on Withdrawal Form. |
| September 17 | Constitution Day – Austin Grad Constitution Study Guide will be made available |
| September 18 | On Campus 16-week session: Last day to receive 25% refund on class withdrawals. Instructor’s signature required on Withdrawal Form. No refunds after today. |
| October 9 | Priority deadline to submit an Application for Admission for spring semester |
| October 13 | Applications to graduate in December are due |
| Nov 2 – Dec 11 | Academic Advising and pre-registration for spring semester for current students |
| November 15 | Financial Aid applications requesting priority consideration are due for spring semester |
| November 26 – 27 | Holiday – Thanksgiving |
| December 4 | Last class day of semester for On Campus 16-week session |
| December 12 | Last day for current students to register for spring semester without a Late Registration Fee ($60) |
| December 7 – 11 | Finals Week for On Campus and Online 16-week sessions |
| Dec 14 – Jan 15 | Winter Break |
| December 19 | Official graduation date for fall semester (no public ceremony) |
| Dec 14 – Jan 15 | Open Registration for new students for spring semester |
| Spring 2021 | |
|---|---|
| January 18 | Holiday – Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| January 19 | On Campus 16-week session and 1st Online 8-week session begin |
| February 2 | On Campus 16-week session: Last day of official add/drop period. Last day to receive 100% refund for dropped classes. Last day to change a course from credit to audit or from audit to credit. There is a $25 fee for schedule changes after this date. |
| Feb 1 – Mar 12 | Student Nominations for next year’s Student Association Officers |
| February 9 | On Campus 16-week session: Last day to receive 50% refund on class withdrawals. Instructor’s signature required on Withdrawal Form. |
| February 16 | On Campus 16-week session: Last day to receive 25% refund on class withdrawals. Instructor’s signature required on Withdrawal Form. No refunds after today. |
| February 22 | Applications to graduate in May are due |
| March 12 | 1st Online 8-week session ends |
| March 15-19 | Spring Break |
| March 22 | 2nd Online 8-week session begins |
| Mar 22 – Apr 23 | Elections for next year’s Student Association Officers |
| April 2 | Holiday – Good Friday |
| April 5 – July 23 | Academic Advising and pre-registration for fall semester for all current students |
| April 15 | Financial Aid applications requesting priority consideration are due for summer semester |
| May 7 | Last class day of the semester for On Campus 16-week session |
| May 10-14 | Finals Week for On Campus 16-week session |
| May 14 | 2nd Online 8-week session ends |
| May 22 | Austin Grad Graduation Ceremony |
| May 24-26 | 40th Annual Sermon Seminar |
| May 31 | Holiday – Memorial Day |
| June 1 | Online Summer Session begins |
| July 1 | Priority deadline to submit an Application for Admission for the fall semester |
| July 1 | Financial Aid applications requesting priority consideration are due for fall semester |
| July 4 | Holiday – Independence Day |
| July 23 | Online Summer Session ends |
| July 30 | Last day for current students to register for fall semester without a Late Registration Fee ($60) |
Registration
To register for a course at Austin Grad, please complete the Registration Form.
For questions regarding the enrollment process, please contact the Registrar at (512) 476-2772 or via email.
Course Schedules & Syllabi
Course Syllabi are available by clicking the course name of the appropriate schedule.
- Spring 2020 Course Schedule -- On-CampusDownload the Spring 2020 Schedule
JANUARY 21 – MAY 15
(click on course name for syllabus — as available) click here for list of textbooks(p) Prerequisite needed — see registrar or catalogue for more informationUndergraduate Courses: Mondays 10:30 - 10:50 AM Chapel & Fellowship Various M/W 11-12:15 pm GRK3352 Elementary New Testament Greek II (p) Peterson M 1-3:40 pm NT4313 Interpreting the Bible Shipp M 4-6:40 pm MIN4306 Teaching and Preaching Elliott T 1-3:40 pm CS4363 Christian Encounters with Other Cultures Lawson W 1-3:40 pm NT3321 Paul and His Letters McNicol TH 9-11:40 am HEB4352 Intro to Biblical Hebrew II (p) Shipp TH 9-11:40 am CS3350 Research & Writing in Theology Hall TH 7-9:40 pm TH4350de Death & Eternal Life Lawson (e) Exegetically intensive course (p) Prerequisite needed — see registrar or catalogue for more informationGraduate Courses: Mondays 10:30 - 10:50 AM Chapel & Fellowship Various M 4-6:40 pm TH6307 Christian Theological Traditions Stanglin M 7-9:40 pm CH6305 Church History: Reformation and Modern Stanglin T 4-6:40 pm OT6302d Torah: Deuteronomy (e) Shipp T 7-9:40 pm NT6301 Reading the New Testament Peterson TH 9-11:40 am HEB6311 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew II (p) Shipp TH 1-3:40 pm MIN6302 Ministry of Preaching Neill TH 7-9:40 pm TH5350d Death & Eternal Life Lawson - Spring 2020 Course Schedule -- Online(NOTE: Online courses carry an additional $300 per course online fee)* This is a 16-week online course
Online Courses: Start End Course Number Course Title Instructor *Jan. 21st May 15th GRK3352.120 Elementary New Testament Greek II (p) Peterson Jan. 21st Mar. 13th TH4312.120 The Church's Faith Lawson Jan. 21st Mar. 13th OT3311.120 OT Prophets Shipp Mar. 30th May 15th NT3320.121 Jesus & The Gospels Peterson Mar. 30th May 15th MIN4350.121sl Servant Leadership Hall - Summer 2020 Course ScheduleDownload the Summer 2020 Schedule (click on course name for syllabus — as available) click here for list of textbooks
Undergraduate Courses: Day Time Code Course Title Instructor Graduate Courses: Day Time Code Course Title Instructor - Summer 2020 Course Schedule -- Online
Online Undergraduate Courses: Day Code Course Title Instructor May 5-28 Tues & Thurs MIN4350bc Building Christian Community in a Time of Crisis Change and Social Distancing Nored June 8-July 31 MIN4353.120 Let the Children Come: Ministering to Children in Crisis Nuckels June 1-July 24 NT4350ac.120 The Book of Acts Moore (NOTE: Online courses carry an additional $300 per course online fee)Online Graduate Courses: Day Code Course Title Instructor May 5-28 Tues & Thurs MIN6309bc Building Christian Community in a Time of Crisis Change and Social Distancing Nored June 8-July 31 MIN6309lcc Let the Children Come: Ministering to Children in Crisis Nuckels - Fall 2020 Course Schedule -- On-CampusDownload the Fall 2020 Schedule
August 24 – December 11
(click on course name for syllabus — as available) (click here for list of textbooks)(p) Prerequisite needed — see Registrar or Catalogue for more informationUndergraduate Courses: Day Time Code Course Title Instructor M 9 a-12:00 pm HUMA2301 The Western Tradition 1: Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages * (includes a break for chapel) Lawson M 10:30-10:50 am Chapel & Fellowship Various M/W 11 a-12:15 pm GRK3351 Elementary New Testament Greek I Peterson M 1-3:40 pm CH3312 Church History I: To the Reformation * Stanglin M 7-9:40 pm NT3320 Jesus and the Gospels * Peterson T 1-3:40 pm CS4362 The Church in the Contemporary World (p) * Lawson T 4-6:40 pm OT3310 The Story of Israel Shipp T 7-9:40 pm CH4350ti Texts & Issues in the Ancient Church * Stanglin W 1-3:40 pm NT4350d Revelation McNicol TH 1-3:40 pm TH4313 Christian Ethics * Stanglin TH 7-9:40 pm MIN4350 Ministry & Outreach in the Community Elliott (e) Exegetically intensive course — see Registrar or Catalogue for more information NOTE: Due to the special circumstances created by the pandemic:Graduate Courses: Day Time Code Course Title Instructor M 10:30-10:50 am Chapel & Fellowship Various M 4-6:40 pm OT6301 Reading the Old Testament * Shipp T 1-3:40 pm MIN6309lp Learning from the History of Preaching Merideth T 7-9:40 pm CH5350ti Texts & Issues in the Ancient Church * Stanglin W 1-3:40 pm NT5350d Revelation McNicol TH 1-3:40 am HEB 6310 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew I * Shipp TH 4-6:40 pm OT6305ia Old Testament: Psalms (e) * Shipp TH 1-3:40 pm TH6301 Intro to Theology Lawson - Courses with an asterisk may be taken online via participation in synchronous Zoom sessions by students unable to meet on campus or uncomfortable doing so. For more information or to discuss scheduling issues, contact the Registrar (lparshall@austingrad.edu).
- Fall 2020 Course Schedule -- OnlineNOTE: Due to the special circumstances created by the pandemic:
Online Course Schedule: Start End Course Number Course Title Instructor 8-24-20 12-11-20 GRK3351.120 Elementary New Testament Greek I Peterson 8-24-20 12-11-20 OT3310.120 Story of Israel Shipp 8-24-20 12-11-20 TH4313.120 Christian Ethics Stanglin 8-24-20 12-11-20 HUMA2301.120 The Western Tradition I: Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages Lawson - For Fall 2020 only - all online courses are 16 weeks
- For Fall 2020 only - online fees ($100/hr) are waived.
Credit Transfer Policies
Transfer of Credits for the B.A.C.S. Degree
Austin Grad accepts transfer hours from regionally accredited institutions. In addition, up to 15 semester-hours of credit from other institutions may be accepted in transfer toward the BA degree in cases where Austin Grad assesses this as equivalent to college-level work. Transfer credit applied to major coursework must be upper-division (Junior, Senior) level. No transfer credit under the grade of C will be accepted.
Austin Grad will accept up to 30 hours of advanced placement through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) or the College Board Advanced Placement (AP). Minimum credit-granting scores are: CLEP – 50. Students desiring credit for AP courses will need to contact the Registrar’s office for details concerning acceptable AP scores. All students who request credit through CLEP or AP must have official test scores sent directly to the Registrar’s office.
Transfer of Credits for the M.A.C.M. Degree
Austin Grad accepts transfer hours from regionally accredited institutions. No transfer credit under the grade of B will be accepted.
Financial Responsibility
Austin Grad maintains a Policy of Financial Responsibility. This policy requires all students, including those receiving financial assistance, must make financial arrangements to settle their financial obligations for tuition, books, and loans as those expenses are due. Students may not be allowed to enroll from semester to semester when tuition and other costs from prior semesters are unpaid. Students will not be allowed to graduate until all financial obligations to Austin Grad are discharged. Transcripts will not be issued to students who have outstanding financial obligations to Austin Grad.
Immunization Policy
The State of Texas has mandated that all new, transfer, readmitted, and special students and students enrolling following a break of at least one long semester are required to provide documentation of immunization to the Admissions Office for meningococcal meningitis.
Exemptions
- Students who are 22 years of age or older by the first day of the start of the semester
- Students enrolled only in online or other distance education courses
- Students not admitted – Auditors, Special Students (non-degree seeking)
The initial meningococcal vaccine or booster must have been administered during the five-year period preceding and at least ten (10) days prior to the first day of the first semester in which the student initially enrolls at an institution.
Appropriate documentation includes: the signature or stamp of a physician, his/her designee, or public health personnel on a form which shows the month, day, and year the vaccination dose or booster was administered; an official immunization record generated from a state or local health authority; or an official record received from school officials, including a record from another state. Students requesting an exemption for reasons of conscience must submit the Vaccine Waiver Exemption form available by request at Texas Department of State Health Services. An exemption for medical purposes must be obtained from a licensed physician or nurse practitioner, printed on letterhead paper, and signed by the appropriate licensed medical professional.
The Admissions Office will provide new students with written notice, along with registration materials regarding (1) the right of the student or of a parent or guardian of a student to claim an exemption from the vaccination requirement, and (2) the importance of consulting a physician about the need for the immunization against bacterial meningitis to prevent the disease. This Office will also monitor all applications to ensure compliance with the law and with Austin Grad policy. The Registrar’s Office will monitor this requirement for readmitted and special students to ensure compliance.
Students who have not provided approved documentation showing that they are in compliance with this Austin Grad immunization policy will not be allowed to attend classes. However, under justifiable circumstances, the Director of Admissions may grant extensions to individual students to extend the date to no more than 10 days after the first day of the semester in which the student initially enrolls.
Vaccine Waiver Exemption
Vaccine Waiver Exemption form
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Accreditation
Austin Graduate School of Theology is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to awards bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Austin Graduate School of Theology.
Transcripts
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To request a transcript from Austin Grad, please follow this link to print, complete and learn how to submit the transcript request form: Transcript Request Form
We will fulfill your request as quickly as possible!
Catalogue
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Student Handbook
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