If you are registering as a PROFESSIONAL, you are not officially registered until the course request form is completed and received no later than December 13 in the Office of Advanced Ministerial Studies. It can be mailed, faxed, or emailed to:
Office of Advanced Ministerial Studies
PO Box 750133
Dallas, TX 75275-0133
Fax: 214.768.2117
advanceministry@smu.edu 

Download Course Request Form

Registration for certification courses on the professional track requires an earned Bachelor's degree as a prerequisite and an official undergraduate transcript on file with Perkins. If you are a new student, please request from your undergraduate school that an official transcript be sent to:

Office of Advanced Ministerial Studies
PO Box 750133
Dallas, TX 75275-0133

Candidates for certification on the professional track receive academic credit for coursework. Each course earns two hours of credit. Credits are generally not applicable toward current Perkins graduate degree course requirements. Persons on the paraprofessional track receive certification credit through the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, but do not receive academic credit. Complete standards and requirements and HE 4064 Enrollment Form are available from the Board's Section of Deacons and Diaconal Ministry.