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Pre-Theology Program

Welcome to the Pre-Theology Program

Candidates for the Seminary program who have not completed all of the academic pre-requisites will be enrolled in the Pre-Theology Program. A seminarian may complete his Pre-Theology as part of the B.A. program if he has not completed his undergraduate degree. This program prepares the student for admission to First Theology.

The courses listed in the First Year and Second Year tabs comprise 60 semester hours of the Pre-Theology Program.

Admissions to Pre-Theology Program

Those applicants seeking admission to the seminary program must complete the procedures and information detailed on the Seminary Admissions page.

Pre-Theology Coursework

First Year of Studies

First Semester Second Semester
ENG 115 Writing and Composition LLT 300 Liturgy
PAS 161 Catechism I PAS 162 Catechism II
PHH 301 History of Ancient Philosophy PHH 304 History of Medieval Philosophy
PHS 421 Philosophy of Nature PHS 450 Philosophical Anthropology
PHS 121 Logic PHS 451 Natural Theology

Second Year of Studies

First Semester Second Semester
PHE 450 Ethics
ENG 300 Great Christian Literature I
PHH 401 History of Modern Philosophy
Philosophy Elective
PHS 490 Metaphysics    
PHE 425 Fundamental Bioethics        
PHS 414 Epistemology
PHH 404 Contemporary Philosophy
SAS 101 Sacred Scripture
PHS 492 Philosophy of God

 

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