Academic Advising

The Academic Advising team exists to help students across all Moody venues
understand what they need to do to graduate. Advisors are assigned by last name.

Our Areas

Transfer Credit

Evaluating, posting, and ensuring it applies correctly.

Program Plans

Which courses you need to take and which ones you can take.

Graduation

Or completion. We help ensure you earn your degree or certificate.

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Transfer credit       Choosing classes       Changing program       Graduation

 

Transfer Credit Guidelines

Undergraduate students may be able to fulfill some of their MBI requirements via transfer credit from other schools provided the credits are:

• 15 years old or less at the time you were admitted to MBI
• College-level (usually numbered 100/1000 or higher)
• Graded C or better (B- for graduate students)
• Accredited by an organization Moody recognizes (like HLC, ABHE, etc.)
• Equivalent in content to a requirement in your MBI program

MBI student considering MTS?
Graduates of MBI may receive some advanced standing credit toward certain programs at Moody Theological Seminary. Contact your academic advisor for more info.

Graduate Students (MTS)
Slightly different rules apply for transfer credit / advanced standing credit toward MTS programs from schools other than Moody. Contact your academic advisor for more information.

Other restrictions apply. Find complete transfer credit requirements and accepted accreditors in the Academic Policies section of the current academic catalog.

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What classes do I have to take?

Every student has two main tools at their disposal for keeping track of their academic progress and remaining requirements, and they are best used together. They are:

1. Program Plan

The Program Plan is a list of all the courses you need to take to complete your program, laid out in a suggested sequence that will help you choose courses each semester. You can find your Program Plan at www.moody.edu/catalog. All students should keep a copy throughout their time at Moody and annotate it in a way that helps them keep track of their academic progress. To help with that, all students should also review their Academic Requirements Report at least once per semester.

2. Academic Requirements Report (ARR)

The Academic Requirements Report (ARR) is the definitive way of tracking your academic progress. It's what your Academic Advisor uses to see what courses you still have left. You, the student, should do so as well.

Like your Program Plan, your ARR lists all the courses you need to take to graduate. But as an online tool connected to your academic record, the ARR updates every time you enroll in, drop, fail, or complete a course. By doing so, it is always up to date on what you still need to take.

To access your Academic Requirements Report:

1. Log in to my.moody.edu using your Moody username and password
2. Click on Student Center (located under the Academic Self-Service bar)
3. Click on the dropdown menu labeled "Other Academic Information."
4. Click on Academic Requirements.

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Change of Program or Major

Considering a change of program, major, or concentration? Scroll up and click "Forms" on the left side of the page, then select the program change request form that applies to you. Not ready to switch yet and not sure where to start? Connect with your academic advisor or faculty advisor. 

All program changes must be requested within the designated program change request period for a given semester. The period lasts the first two months of the fall and spring semesters, and the first month of the summer semester.

Term	Program Change Request Period
Fall	Aug 1 - Sep 30
Spring	Jan 1 - Feb 28 (29)
Summer	May 1 - 31

If approved, your program requirements will change to the requirements of the new program according to the most recent academic catalog. If any previously completed credits are not required in the new program, they may not carry over.

Full details and policies regarding program changes may be found under Academic Policies in the academic catalog.

What-If Report

Considering a switch, but have questions first? A What-If Report is a mock Academic Requirements Report that shows you what it would look like (credits completed; credits remaining) if you were to change to a new program. To run a What-If Report:

1) Log in to my.moody.edu using your Moody username and password
2) Click on Student Center (located under the Academic Self-Service bar)
3) Click on the dropdown menu labeled "Other Academic Information."
4) Scroll all the way down and click on “What-If Report”

From there you will need to create a new report and choose the correct prospective program and area of study (if applicable, choose the desired concentration).

Click on “Submit Request.” This will generate an Academic Requirements Report for the new program based on the credits you have already taken.

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Graduation Application & Process

In addition to completing all required coursework, every student must apply to graduate before the start of their final semester, undergo the faculty and Student Life vetting process, and pay the graduation fee. All of these items apply regardless of whether the student intends to participate in commencement (i.e. "walk"). 

Click here to find out what steps YOU need to take to graduate. A complete list of graduation requirements can be found under "Graduation and Commencement" in the Academic Policies section of the academic catalog. 

Expected Graduation Term (EGT)

Academic Advisors assign each student an expected graduation term (EGT) at the outset of their Moody career based on the average completion time for their program and taking into account any transfer credit received. The closer one gets to finishing a program, the more important it is to make sure the EGT is consistent with the student's plans. Students may request a new EGT by clicking "Forms" at the top/left side of this page, and then selecting "EGT Update."

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Academic Advisor vs. Faculty Advisor

Every student is assigned one of each the whole time they're at Moody. What's the difference?

Your Academic Advisor is a non-faculty staff member who is an academic catalog and policy professional. Go back to the top to see what they do.

Your Faculty Advisor is a Moody professor who is an expert in their field you're studying. They teach your classes, and they're also available for conversations about:

• Your career and ministry goals
• Adjustments to coursework (including a possible change of major) to meet those goals
• Filling degree-specific electives, open electives, and interdisciplinary electives
• Internship expectations and placement

To find out who your Faculty Advisor is, go to my.moody.edu > Student Center. Look to the right side of the page. You will see a series of boxes containing different information. From top to bottom, they are Holds, To-Do List, Enrollment Dates, Program Advisor. That's where your Faculty Advisor will be listed. If no name is listed, contact arecords@moody.edu. 

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