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Successful completion of the Master of Divinity program attests to the recipient's competency for exercising priestly ministry gained from a thorough grounding in Sacred Scripture, Dogmatic and Moral Theology, Spiritual and Pastoral Theology, Canon Law, Liturgy, Homiletics and Church History.\r\nSome students who apply at a later age and do not have a Bachelor's degree may, with the permission of their diocese or religious society, earn a Certificate of Preparation for Ordination for the Priesthood upon the satisfactory completion of four years of theology. \r\n\r\n- Admission Requirements\r\nApplicants for the M.Div. program should follow the Seminary Division Admissions Procedures, as defined in this catalog. Applicants for the M.Div. program must have a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent from an accredited college or university and 24 credits in 8 pre-requisite philosophy courses as given in the Theology program requirements described elsewhere in this catalog.\r\n\r\nIn cases where an applicant has been a seminarian in another accredited theologate, 60 graduate credits with at least a \"C\" grade may be transferred toward the M.Div. degree.\r\n\r\n- Degree Requirements\r\nNinety (96) credits of graduate theology are required and must include:\r\n\r\nDTH 731 One and Triune God \r\nDTH 751 Christology\r\nMTH 611 Fundamental Moral Theology I \r\nSAS 651 Synoptic Gospels\r\n\r\nA minimum of nine credits must be earned in each of the areas of Moral Theology, Sacred Scripture, Dogmatic Theology, Pastoral Theology and Church History\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n- Academic Requirements1\r\n\r\nYear 1 - First Semester\r\nSAS 615 Introduction to Exegesis\r\nMTH 611 Fundamental Moral Theology I\r\nPAS 795 Human Formation (Psychology)\r\nSAS 639 Pentateuch/Historical Books     \r\nElective2    \r\nPAS 622 Field Education                                                    \r\n\r\n\r\n3\r\n3\r\n3\r\n3\r\n3\r\n0\r\nYear 1 - Second Semester\r\nDTH 601 Faith, Revelation, and Grace\r\nDTH 655 Sacraments of Initiation\r\nMTH 612 Fundamental Moral Theology II\r\nSAS 621 Prophetic/Wisdom Literature\r\nElective\r\nPAS 623 Field Education        \r\n\r\n3\r\n3\r\n3\r\n3\r\n3\r\n0\r\nYear II - First Semester\r\nCLA 601 Canon Law I\r\nLTH 506 Liturgical Theology\r\nSAS 651 Synoptic Gospels\r\nMTH 841 Catholic Social Teaching\r\nElective\r\nPAS 624 Field Education\r\n\r\n3\r\n3\r\n3\r\n3\r\n3\r\n0\r\nYear II - Second Semester\r\nCHH 706 Highlights of Church History\r\nCLA 715 Canon Law II\r\nSAS 802 Johannine Writings\r\nDTH 731 One and Triune God\r\nElective\r\nPAS 625 Field Education\r\n\r\n3\r\n3\r\n3\r\n3\r\n3\r\n0\r\nYear III - First Semester\r\nMTH 890 Moral Virtues and Confession \r\nPAS 751 Homiletics I\r\nSAS 671 Letters of St. Paul and Catholic Epistles\r\nDTH 751 Christology        \r\nElective            \r\nPAS 626 Field Education\r\n\r\n3\r\n3\r\n3\r\n3\r\n3\r\n0\r\n0\r\nYear III - Second Semester\r\nDTH 641 Protology and Eschatology         \r\nPAS 752 Homiletics II \r\nDTH 760 Ecclesiology and Ecumenism     \r\nCHH 881 Patristics        \r\nElective            \r\nPAS 627 Field Education    \r\n\r\n3\r\n3\r\n3\r\n3\r\n3\r\n0\r\n0\r\nYear IV - First Semester\r\nDTH 871 Priesthood and Celibacy\r\nDTH 890 Spiritual Theology    \r\nSAS 657 Luke and Acts of the Apostles    \r\nPAS 599 Parish Management and Operations     Elective    \r\nPAS 628 Field Education\r\n\r\n3\r\n3\r\n3\r\n3\r\n3\r\n3\r\n0\r\nYear IV - Second Semester\r\nDTH/CHH 676 Recent Magisterium \r\nDTH 865 Penance and Anointing \r\nPAS 725 Missiology: Pastoral Theology - New Evangelization\r\nDTH 765 Mariology    \r\nElective    \r\nPAS 629 Field Education                      \r\n\r\n3\r\n3\r\n3\r\n\r\n3\r\n3\r\n0\r\n\r\n[1] The theological program consists of 120 recommended credits, of which a minimum of 96 credits are applied to the M.Div. 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