PROGRAMS OF STUDY
Special Admission Information and Other Notices about the B.A. in Philosophy and Theological Studies:
1. A student who enters the curriculum leading to a B.A. in Philosophy and the Liberal Arts at Saint Joseph Seminary College would not, at any time, become eligible to enter the program leading to a B.A. in Philosophy and Theological Studies.
2. Students will be eligible for this program if they have completed 60 or more hours of transferable higher education credit, maintained at least a 2.5 GPA, and if their hours of course work include 27 hours total within the following parameters: 6-9 hours in composition or equivalent, 3-9 hours in science, 3-6 hours in math, 3-9 hours literature, 3-9 hours in history, 2-6 hours in fine arts, 3-6 hours in language.
3. Students who enter this program already having B.A. or B.S. may earn this B.A. as well.
4. Courses in this program, except the language courses, are considered upper division. Students in THE 101, for example, will be required to complete an amount of work comparable to an upper division course, for example, extra paper assignments, presentations and/or book reports.
5. Prescribed electives will be determined by the Academic Dean and/or based on a particular students needs. Needs will be assessed through personal interview and transcript evaluation. Speech may be offered as an elective for students who have had no course in public speaking.
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| B.A. IN PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGICAL STUDIES | ||||
| FIRST YEAR | ||||
| FIRST SEMESTER | CREDIT | |||
| PHI 441 | Philosophy and the Theological Endeavor | 3 | ||
| PHI 202 | Ancient Philosophy | 3 | ||
| THE 101 | Living the Catholic Identity | 3 | ||
| THE 201 | Old Testament | 3 | ||
| LAT 101 | Latin I | 3 | ||
| Total Semester Credit: | 15 | |||
| SECOND SEMESTER | ||||
| PHI 202 | Philosophy of Nature | 2 | ||
| PHI 301 | Medieval Philosophy | 3 | ||
| PHI 304 | Metaphysics | 3 | ||
| THE 202 | New Testament | 3 | ||
| THE 302 | Liturgy | 3 | ||
| LAT 102 | Latin II | 3 | ||
| Total Semester Credit: | 17 | |||
| SECOND YEAR | ||||
| FIRST SEMESTER | ||||
| PHI 401 | Modern Philosophy | 3 | ||
| PHI 403 | Epistemology | 3 | ||
| PHI 303 | Logic | 3 | ||
| PHI 305 | Ethics | 3 | ||
| THE 401 | Catholic Social Teaching | 3 | ||
| Elective | 2 | |||
| Total Semester Credit: | 17 | |||
| SECOND SEMESTER | ||||
| PHI 401 | Contemporary Philosophy | 3 | ||
| PHI 404 | Philosophical Anthropology | 3 | ||
| PHI 304 | Natural Theology | 3 | ||
| Elective | 2 | |||
| RES 402 | Capstone Portfolio Presentation | 1 | ||
| Total Semester Credit: | 12 | |||
| Total Program Credit Hours: | 121* | |||
| *60 transfer + 61 | ||||
Special Admission Information and Other Notices about the B.A. in Philosophy and Theological Studies:
1. A student who enters the curriculum leading to a B.A. in Philosophy and the Liberal Arts at Saint Joseph Seminary College would not, at any time, become eligible to enter the program leading to a B.A. in Philosophy and Theological Studies.
2. Students will be eligible for this program if they have completed 60 or more hours of transferable higher education credit, maintained at least a 2.5 GPA, and if their hours of course work include 27 hours total within the following parameters: 6-9 hours in composition or equivalent, 3-9 hours in science, 3-6 hours in math, 3-9 hours literature, 3-9 hours in history, 2-6 hours in fine arts, 3-6 hours in language.
3. Students who enter this program already having B.A. or B.S. may earn this B.A. as well.
4. Courses in this program, except the language courses, are considered upper division. Students in THE 101, for example, will be required to complete an amount of work comparable to an upper division course, for example, extra paper assignments, presentations and/or book reports.
5. Prescribed electives will be determined by the Academic Dean and/or based on a particular students needs. Needs will be assessed through personal interview and transcript evaluation. Speech may be offered as an elective for students who have had no course in public speaking.
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