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The Pre-Theology Academic Program is designed to prepare the seminarian for the study of theology.

Credits are earned for each course successfully completed. Letter grades are used to indicate the quality of a seminarian’s performance in a course.

The two-year Academic Program satisfies the requirements for acceptance into the Theology Division as required by The Program of Priestly Formation: “The study of Philosophy is central to the academic formation of all pre-theology programs. The philosophical and theological preparation of pre-theology seminarians ought to match the  requirements for seminarians in a college seminary program…, in particular, the 30 credit hours in philosophy.” (PPF, 161).

Seminarians may also take elective courses in the College Division Program to meet additional needs in philosophy, as well as courses in the Religious Studies Division to satisfy further needs in theology.