Applicants will be admitted to the seminary that have a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from an institution accredited by a regional accrediting association.
College courses prior to theological studies should provide the cultural and intellectual foundations essential to an effective theological education. They should furnish the student with the tools of learning proper to an educated person and result in increased understanding of the world. Specific requirements which specify some of the areas of the above are the following:
- Theology--at least 12 semester hours in courses distributed normally over the areas of Old and New Testament history and literature, World Religions, Catholic Theology and courses in Sacramental Theology.
- Philosophy--at least 24 semester hours normally including courses in contemporary philosophy, ethics, logic or epistemology, metaphysics or natural theology and philosophical anthropology.
- Test scores from the Graduate Record Examination.
Furthermore, the seminary reserves the right to give entrance or qualifying examinations in any of the
categories above. A student, however, with a bachelor’s degree who lacks less than 36 semester hours
needed to acquire the competencies above, may be admitted with the understanding that it is necessary tofulfill them at neighboring colleges and thus lengthen the seminary program.
