Along my studies I have little by little understood that theology belongs to street and marketplaces and should belong to our every day lives so that real transformations by the Word of God occur. (Thailand, '05 Grad)
My greatest appreciation to God for the vision of the Seminary in bringing the training and tools to my country. (Philippine Grad '05)
Asia has a plethora of religions and invites a tendency to blend some of the old practices . . . That's why we insist that students be able to discern what is biblical, what is unbiblical; what is truth, what is untruth; and not simply accept everything that is presented to them. (Dr. Nienhuis)
Withdrawals
Courses may be dropped without penalty before the second day of a residence seminar or during the first week of an extension course. Permission to withdraw from a class after that time must be specifically requested from the professor, the country coordinator or the Singapore office. Courses will be treated as follows on the student’s record:
| Official Record | Extension Courses | Residence Seminars |
| No record on transcript | First week | First day of seminar |
| W - no effect on GPA | Tenth week | Last day of seminar |
| WP or WE* | 10th to 14th week | First to third month |
| WE | After 14th week | After 3 months |
*Between the 10th and 14th week of an extension course, or before the due date for post-seminar assignments, a student will receive WP or WE depending on the quality and amount of assignments submitted in relationship to the date of withdrawal.
WP (withdrawn passing) will have no effect on GPA. WE (withdrawn failing) is treated as an F for GPA.
Financial refund of tuition is available for extension courses or residence seminars according to the table below. Course materials are yours to keep.
| Refund | Extension Courses | Residence Seminars |
| 80% | First week | First day |
| 60% | Second week | Second day |
| 40% | Third week | Third day |
| 20% | Fourth week | Fourth day |
| None | Fifth week | Fifth day |