School of Theology Catalog 2021
St. Mary's Seminary & University academic catalog for the School of Theology for the 2021-2022 academic year.
St. Mary's Seminary & University academic catalog for the School of Theology for the 2021-2022 academic year.
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<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Theology</strong><br />
Current students: CJ Wild, Brian Norris, Luke and Ben Daghir at Graduation <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
St. Mary’s <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Theology</strong> <strong>of</strong>fers pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
and academic degree programs to resident<br />
seminarians and non-resident day<br />
students. The curricula for the several<br />
degrees are integrated into the fundamental<br />
curriculum required <strong>of</strong> all candidates for the<br />
Roman Catholic priesthood. For this reason<br />
all <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Theology</strong> courses have as their<br />
focus the preparation for priesthood in the<br />
Roman Catholic Church.<br />
The Master <strong>of</strong> Divinity and Master <strong>of</strong> Arts<br />
(<strong>Theology</strong>) degree programs follow the guidelines<br />
<strong>of</strong> the U.S. Catholic Conference <strong>of</strong><br />
Catholic Bishops’ Program <strong>of</strong> Priestly<br />
Formation and the degree standards <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Middle States Commission on Higher<br />
Education and the Association <strong>of</strong> Theological<br />
<strong>School</strong>s. By admission to the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Theology</strong>, all seminary students are degree<br />
candidates. Non-degree seminarians are<br />
admitted only by exception upon the Dean’s<br />
recommendation. A detailed account <strong>of</strong> academic<br />
policies and procedures is found in the<br />
Student Handbook.<br />
Master <strong>of</strong> Divinity<br />
The Master <strong>of</strong> Divinity provides the knowledge<br />
and skills needed to begin the practice<br />
<strong>of</strong> priestly ministry.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
1. Completion <strong>of</strong> the philosophical and<br />
undergraduate theological coursework as<br />
defined in the current edition <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Program for Priestly Formation;<br />
2. Completion <strong>of</strong> 125 semester credit hours<br />
with a cumulative Grade Point Average <strong>of</strong><br />
at least 2.25;<br />
3. Successful completion <strong>of</strong> comprehensive<br />
examinations with an average grade <strong>of</strong> 2.5<br />
toward the end <strong>of</strong> the student’s course<br />
program;<br />
4. The M.Div. program is designed to be<br />
completed over an eight (8) semester<br />
period. The number <strong>of</strong> semester credit<br />
hours per course is three unless otherwise<br />
noted.<br />
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