School of Theology Catalog 2021

Credit Units:
St. Mary’s Seminary & University operates on
a 15-week semester system. Final examinations
preceded by study days are scheduled
during the fifteenth week. The number of
credit units assigned to a course is indicative
of the total work load which the course should
demand. One semester unit is considered to
entail 42 hours of effort including class time,
reading, preparation, assignments, and examinations.
A full-time student must carry a minimum
of 9 units per semester and may, with
the approval of the Academic Dean, carry a
maximum of 18 units per semester.
Curricular Standards:
Expectations for courses at various levels are
the following: 500-level (required) and 600-
level (elective) courses involve 650-750 pages
of reading and 2-3 evaluative instruments;
700-level (electives taken for S.T.L. credit)
courses involve 1000-1200 pages of reading
and an additional evaluative instrument (or
more substantive versions of the 2-3 basic
instruments) beyond the 600 level showing a
greater depth of understanding of the material
and familiarity with the methodology used
in the area under study; 800-level (S.T.L.
seminar) courses involve 1000-1200 pages of
reading and an in-class oral presentation and
either a research paper or another written
exercise of a synthetic character. Some examples
of appropriate evaluative instruments
include written and oral quizzes/examinations,
research papers, book reviews, case
studies, oral presentations in class, and the
like. Each term the expectation is that students
may register only for the number of
credit hours listed in the model curriculum
for that term (typically 15 credits). Overloads
need the approval of the Dean of the School
of Theology. Resident seminarians are
required to register for a minimum of 9 credits.
Non-S.T.L. students wishing to enroll in
800-level classes require the permission of
the Dean of the School of Theology.
Fr. Brown coached the winning wiffle ball team on April 10th in the courtyard – renamed “McGivney Field” for the
community life event. L – R (kneeling) Mark DeCelles and CJ Wild; (standing) Fr. Brown, James Kimmel, Jacob Gindhart,
Brennan Ferris, Ben Daghir, Alec Scheuer, Brian Norris, James Bobak, Mike Misulia, and Joseph Pham.
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