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B.A. IN PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGICAL STUDIES
For transfer students with 60 or more hours.
(See special information about this curriculum at the bottom of this page.)
 
FIRST YEAR
   FALL SEMESTER CREDIT
      LAT 101 Latin I 3
      PHI 201 Introduction to Philosophy 3
      PHI 301 Ancient Philosophy 3
      THE 451 Catholic Profession of Faith 3
      THE 201 Old Testament 3
      HLT 101 Health and Wellness 0
   Total Semester Credit: 15
 
   SPRING SEMESTER
      LAT 102 Latin II 3
      PHI 302 Medieval Philosophy 3
      PHI 304 Philosophy of Being & Nature (Metaphysics) 3
      THE 202 New Testament 3
      THE 452 Celebrating the Christian Life 3
      HLT 102 Health and Wellness 0
   Total Semester Credit: 15
 
SECOND YEAR
   FALL SEMESTER
      PHI 303 Logic 3
      PHI 305 Ethics 3
      PHI 401 Modern Philosophy 3
      PHI 403 Epistemology 3
      HLT 101 Health and Wellness 0
      Elective 3
   Total Semester Credit: 15
 
   SPRING SEMESTER
      PHI 401 Contemporary Philosophy 3
      PHI 404 Philosophical Anthropology 3
      PHI 406 Natural Theology 3
      THE 401 Catholic Social Teaching 3
      RES 402 Capstone Portfolio Presentation 1
      HLT 102 Health and Wellness 0
      Elective 3
   Total Semester Credit: 16
 
Total Credit Hours: 60 transfer + 61 = 121

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 in 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. Electives will be determined in consultation with the Academic Dean, based on a particular student's needs. Needs will be assessed through personal interview and transcript evaluation. Introduction to Public Speaking may be offered as an elective for students who have had no course in public speaking.