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Forms
Click on the form you need. Some forms may be completed using your computer. When completed, print the form and secure the necessary signatures, if applicable. Submit the completed and signed forms to the Registrar, Teresa Benneian, for processing.
Forms indicated with an asterisks (*) have a deadline. See the current Student Handbook.
- Add a Course* File
  Fee: $25
  Signatures Required: Adviser
- Alternate Grading* File
  Signatures Required: Student
- Alternative Cross Cultural Request Form File
- Audit a Course (current student)* File
  Signatures Required: Professor, Adviser
- Change Biographical Information File
  Signatures Required: Student
- Change Master's Degree Request File
  Fee: $25
  Signatures Required: Student, Adviser, Director of Admissions & Financial Aid, Dean
- CVR Forms - see "Degree Program Resources"
- Defer Payment of Tuition Request File
  Fee: $50
  Signatures Required: Student, Business Office
- Denominational Endorsement File
  Signatures Required: Student, Denominational Official
- Directed Study Request File
  Fee: $100
  Signatures Required: Student, Professor, Adviser, Dean
- Drop a Course* File
  Fee: $25
  Signatures Required: Adviser
- Extension of Course Work* File
  Fee: $25
  Signatures Required: Professor, Adviser
- External or Online Study Request Form File
  Signatures Required: Adviser, Dean
- FERPA Non-Disclosure Request File
  Signatures Required: Student
- Field Education Forms - see "Degree Program Resources"
- Graduation Progress Audit Request (M.Div.) File
  Signatures Required: Student
- Health Benefit Declaration File
  Signatures Required: Student
- Intention to Propose an Alternative Cross Cultural File
  Signatures required: Student, Adviser, Educational Specialist
- Late Registration Form (continuing student) File
  Fee: $50
  Signatures Required: Student, Adviser
- Leave of Absence Request File
  Signatures Required: Student, Dean
- MS Forms - see "Degree Program Resources"
- Recommendation Release Form File
  Signatures Required: Student
- Special Student Registration Form File
  Signatures Required: Student, Adviser
- Spiritual Direction Grant Form File
  Signatures Required: Student
- Transcript Request (one-time request) File
  Signatures Required: Student
- Unclassified Student Registration Form File
  Signatures Required: Student, Adviser
- Waive Requirement File
  Signatures Required: Adviser, Professor
- Withdraw from Studies File
  Signatures Required: Student
Student Handbooks
Select the academic year that you enrolled. The information in the student handbook from your enrollment year applies for the duration of your time with us as a student.
Calendar, Additional Policies, and General Information
Tuition, Fees and Charges
- 2018-2019 Tuition and Fee Schedule File
Degree Program Resources
- Master of Divinity
- List of Required MDiv Courses File
- Course Maps for MDiv Day and Weekend Tracks File
- Field Education Information and Forms URL
- Ministry Seminar (MS) Information and Forms URL
- Comprehensive Vocational Review (CVR) Information and Forms URL
- Partnership with St. Mary's Ecumenical Institute Page
- Master of Arts in Ministry & Leadership
- Course Maps for MAML Day and Weekend Tracks File
- Theological Integration Form File
- Research Proposal Form File
- Master of Arts in Religion
- Track Progress Toward Graduation File
- Doctor of Ministry
- Non-Credit Components (teachout) File
- Major Project Proposal and Consultation Guidelines (teachout) File
- Model for Literature Review (teachout) File
- Track Progress Toward Graduation (teachout) File
Financial Aid
Paying for a quality theological education may seem daunting. We're here to help guide you in identifying and managing financial resources to bring seminary within reach.
For more information, please contact us by email, or call Teresa Benneian, Registrar and Financial Aid Loan Counselor, at (717) 290-8718.
- Affording Seminary Page
- Scholarships Page
- Helpful Links Page
- Financial Aid Handbook File
- Fee Schedule URL
  Our current tuition rates and other charges.
- Billing policies and procedures in Section 6 of the Student Handbook (additional DMin billing information in Section 17)
- To apply for financial aid, follow the instructions on the application form below or in the LTS Financial Aid Handbook (link above).
  All applicants must complete:
- LTS Financial Aid Application Form for 2018-2019 File
- Demographic Form for Scholarships File
- FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) URL
- New LTS Stafford borrowers must also complete:
- Entrance Counseling URL
  Click "Entrance and Exit Counseling." When the counseling has been completed, LTS will automatically receive a notification by email.
- Master Promissory Note URL
  Click "Complete New MPN for Student Loans."
- To request an in-school deferment of prior Stafford Loans, obtain an in-school deferment form from your lender and submit it to the LTS Registrar. You must be enrolled at least half time at LTS to defer prior loans (deferment requests for new incoming students will be processed only after the student is in attendance). When/if you complete a new loan application/promissory note, be sure to check, “Yes, I Want a Deferment ” in order to automatically secure a deferment on your previous loans if you are eligible. Deferments for students returning in the fall normally extend over summer break.
Disability Services & Accommodations (ADA)
We strive to provide an environment in which all students have equal access to educational opportunities and the campus community. The Seminary makes it possible for students with documented disabilities to use reasonable auxiliary aids and services to ensure effective participation, provided such auxiliary aids and services meet licensing and accrediting standards and do not change program purposes or impact necessary skills.
Any request for accommodation or modifications is to be initiated by the student and must be supported by documentation that includes:
a recent diagnosis of the current impairment by a qualified, licensed professional;
how major life activities and/or learning are impacted by the impairment;
results of any testing to be reported in a descriptive, explanatory manner to substantiate a request for academic adjustment;
documentation of history of prior accommodation or modifications, if any.
Casual academic accommodations negotiated between individual professors and the student are not recognized under this policy. A request for academic accommodation that comes late in the semester has no bearing on academic performance prior to the request. Requests for accommodation must be made each semester, although documentation may be required only upon initial request. Costs for diagnosis and/or testing are the responsibility of the student. Lancaster Theological Seminary reserves the right to conduct its own independent evaluation if it so chooses.
For more information contact:
Beth Grimm, MEd, ES, Educational Specialist
Phone: (717) 392-4063
Mobile Phone: (717) 715-6924
Email: BGrimm@lancasterseminary.edu
Learn more about Beth Grimm
Campus Life
- Lancaster Resource Guide File
- Parking on Campus Page
- Housing Page
- Maintenance Request Form File
  Complete this form and place it in Earl Bynum's mailbox in the Business Office.
- Housing Change Request Form File
- Fair Elections Network URL
  Resource for student voting guides
- Campus Vote Project URL
Annual Academic Prizes
- Academic Prize Descriptions File
- Submission form for the Richard B. Hull Memorial Scholarship File