A bachelor’s degree earned at a post-secondary institution that complies with one of the following: is accredited by ATS; is accredited by an accreditor recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA); is recognized by the appropriate accrediting body of Canada; is recognized by the Congregation for Catholic Education (affiliation or aggregation inclusive). The applicant must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 with an appropriate background in theology and philosophy.

Those students who do not have a background in theology or philosophy can be granted admission as an unclassified undergraduate student, and would be required to complete the following undergraduate courses or their equivalents:

• THE 123 Introduction to the Catholic Faith 2 cr

• THE 249 Introduction to Sacred Scripture 3 cr

• PHL 415 Philosophy for Theology 3 cr

The determination of any course equivalencies to these prerequisites will be at the discretion of the Office of Dean of Studies at the time of initial application.