Course Catalog 2008-2009 - Concordia University

Exit Interviews and RecommendationAs he approaches graduation, the student must:Take the GRE (Graduate Record Exam) and have the scores reported to Concordia University Texas and tothe seminary of his choice.Take the appropriate Seminary Entrance Competency Examinations (in Christian Doctrine, Old Testament,New Testament, Greek and Hebrew) as they are scheduledComplete a District Interview (off-campus) arranged with the officers of his home LCMS DistrictComplete an on-campus Exit Interview with two members of the Pre-Seminary Education Committee.When the report of the Exit Interview has been filed, he should request the University President to composeand send his recommendation to the seminary. All students entering an LCMS seminary must submit arecommendation letter from the most recent LCMS University he attended.Academic MajorStudents in the Pre-Seminary Program should select one of the following five majors:Behavioral SciencesHistoryCommunicationLiberal ArtsEnglishOther majors may be used only with the approval of the Pre-Seminary Education Committee.Biblical LanguagesBoth seminaries of the LCMS require competency in reading Biblical Hebrew and Greek. Concordia University Texasoffers the following languages courses and recommends this sequence:Freshman - Latin I & IISophomore - Greek I & IIJunior - Greek III & IVSenior - Hebrew I & II plus Advanced Greek ReadingsPre-Seminary students are recommended to take all of these courses, and are required to complete a minimum of 12hours from the above offerings. Where appropriate, students may also take additional study in Latin, Greek, or Hebrewby special arrangements with the appropriate instructor.Additional Seminary Entrance RequirementsBoth seminaries of The Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod require students to achieve a satisfactory grade pointaverage (GPA). St. Louis requires a 2.00, and Fort Wayne requires a 2.25. All other seminary academic requirements(such as Speech or Composition) are more than satisfied by Concordia's core requirements for every graduate. Everyseminary applicant must have been an active member of a LCMS congregation for no less than two years prior toenrollment at seminary.Elective RecommendationsPre-Seminary students are encouraged to consider these courses as further electives:All REL coursesCOM 3303 Communication in the ChurchEDU 3333 Teaching ReligionMUS 3362 Worship and MusicReturn to Table of Contents9.03 Army and Air Force ROTCThe Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) and the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (AROTC)provide courses of military instruction which will permit volunteer, selected, male and female college students preparethemselves for commissions as second lieutenants in the United States Air Force, Air Force Reserve, or Air NationalGuard and the United States Army, Army Reserve or Army National Guard while they pursue academic coursesleading to baccalaureate or advanced degrees . The specific courses listed below are available to Concordia studentsthrough concurrent enrollment arrangements at the University of Texas at Austin. These courses may be taken withoutmilitary obligation. ROTC courses will be treated as hours in residence at Concordia and the grades earned will becalculated in the Concordia GPA. For further information, contact the Department of Military Science at theUniversity of Texas at Austin at 1.512.471.5919 or the Department of the Air Force Science at the University of Texasat Austin at 1.512.471.1776.2008-2009 Catalog Page 53