• Systematic Theology 21
• Sacred Scripture 9

And 18 credits from either of the following tracks:

Diaconal Ministry

• Sacraments and Liturgy 3
• Field work 6
• Integration seminar 3
• Homiletics 6

Lay Ministry

• Sacraments and Liturgy 3
• Field work 6
• Integration seminar 3
• Electives 6

Total 48 Credits

A grade point average of 3.0

Successful completion of a comprehensive capstone assessment project.

A normal load for students is 6 credits per semester for three years. There will be no courses in the summer of the third year of studies. With approval from the Academic Dean, a maximum of 12 credits may be transferred from other graduate schools. A candidate must complete all degree requirements within 10 years after acceptance into the program. Ordinarily, classes each semester will meet on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Due to the constraints of resources and the formative nature of this degree, a new cycle will begin every two years only. New students must enter the program with a cohort at the beginning of each new cycle. The first cycle began in the Fall of 2009; the second in the Fall of 2011, and so forth.

Fall:

• EM 700: Fundamental Theology 3
• EM 705: Creation and the Christian God 3

Spring:

• EM 710: Christology & Christian Anthropology 3
• EM 715: Fundamental Moral Theology 3

Summer:

• EM 720: Catholic Social Doctrine 3
• EM 725: Sacramental Theology & Liturgy 3

Total 18 Credits

Fall:

• EM 730: The Synoptic Gospels 3
• EM 735: Christian Marriage & Sexuality 3

Spring:

• EM 740: Johannine Literature 3
• EM 745: The Epistles 3

Summer:

• EM 750: Ecclesiology & Mariology 3
• EM 755: Field Work I 3

Total 18 Credits

Fall:

• EM 760: Field Work II 3
• PA 722: Homiletics or an elective 3

Spring:

• EM 765: Integration Seminar 3
• PA 723: Homiletics or an elective 3

Total 12 Credits

48 Credits