{"data":{"id":"us/32-cfr-1639.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"32 CFR 1639.1","heading":"Purpose; definitions.","body":"(a) The provisions of this part shall govern the consideration of a claim by a registrant for classification in Class 2-D (§ 1630.26 of this chapter).\n(b) The definitions of this paragraph shall apply to the interpretation of the provisions of this part:\n(1) The term ministry refers to the vocation of a duly ordained minister of religion or regular minister of religion as defined in part 1645 of this chapter.\n(2) The term recognized church or religious organization refers to a church or religious organization established on the basis of a community of faith and belief, doctrines and practices of a religious character, and which engages primarily in religious activities.\n(3) The term recognized theological or divinity school refers to a theological or divinity school whose graduates are acceptable for ministerial duties either as an ordained or regular minister by the church or religious organization sponsoring a registrant as a ministerial student.\n(4) The term graduate program refers to a program in which the registrant's studies are officially approved by his church or religious organization for entry into service as a regular or duly ordained minister of religion.\n(5) The term full-time intern applies to a program that must run simultaneous with or immediately follow the completion of the theological or divinity training and is required by a recognized church or religious organization for entry into the ministry.\n(6) The term satisfactorily pursuing a full-time course of instruction means maintaining a satisfactory academic record as determined by the institution while receiving full-time instructions in a structured learning situation. A full-time course of instruction does not include instructions received pursuant to a mail order program.","path":["Title 32—National Defense","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to National Defense","CHAPTER XVI—SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM","PART 1639—CLASSIFICATION OF REGISTRANTS PREPARING FOR THE MINISTRY"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-32.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:30Z","sha256":"eca565c80f2de3a1c73189fbd32fa40415c5331966d315aac2ce31705f9d66aa","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/32-cfr-1636.10","next":"us/32-cfr-1639.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}