1. A minimum of 40 credit hours must be earned through completion of the course of study.
2. A maximum of 13 hours may be applied to the degree from other institutions or from other credit earning options.
3. A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2 .5 is required.
4. This program must be completed in six years after matriculation. Under extenuating circumstances, a student may request an extension in writing to the dean of studies. Readmission does not extend the six-year completion requirement.
5. Students must participate in an assessment of the academic program, including completion of a Graduating Student Questionnaire during their final year of study.
ST 500 Theological Foundations (2 cr)
SS 521 Method and Penateuch (3 cr)
SS 525 Synoptics (3 cr)
SS 625 Pauline Literature (3 cr)
ST 5351 Human Person and Grace (2 cr)
ST 650 Trinitarian and Christological Foundations of the Christian Faith (3 cr)
MT 675 Foundations of the Christian Moral Life (3 cr)
SP 740 History of the Christian Spiritual Tradition (2 cr)
LS 580 The Church and Her Sacraments (3 cr)
ST 501 Theology of Mission and Ministry (2 cr)
EV 500 Evangelization and Catechesis (2 cr)
Students choose 8 elective credits. See suggested courses below.
AT 660 Pastoral Counseling (2 cr)
EV 680 Pastoral Care Across Cultures (2 cr)
HS 715 Patristics (2 cr)
PM 520 Dynamics of Parish Leadership (2 cr)
SP 660 Nature and Practice of Spiritual Direction (2 cr)
SP 690 Human and Spiritual Adult Development (2 cr)
SS 621 Johannine Literature (3 cr)
SS 737 Psalms and Wisdom Literature (3 cr)
XX XXX Other electives of the student’s choosing
IS 883 MAPS Formation (2 cr)
IS 891 MAPS Supervised Ministry** (2 cr†)
or
IS 8921 MAPS Integrating Project: Research & Design** (1 cr)
IS 8922 MAPS Integrating Project: Implementation** and Writing (1 cr‡)
Students in diaconal formation should refer to the “Permanent Diaconate Academic Programs” section of the Academic Catalog.
**To be taken in the student’s final year of the MAPS program. Guidelines for IS 891 and IS 8921, 8922 are available upon request from your MAPS academic advisor.
†IS 8911 Continuing MAPS Supervised Ministry (1 credit) is provided for the student who does not complete his/her supervised ministry during the semester for which he/she registered for IS 891. The student must register for IS 8911 each semester beyond the initial semester that is necessary for the student to complete the supervised ministry. These accumulated credits do not count toward a degree nor are they figured into the student’s GPA. Students are encouraged to maintain frequent contact with the course instructor throughout their supervised ministry experience.
‡IS 8923 Continuing MAPS Integrating Project (1 credit) is provided for the student who does not complete his/her integrating project during the semester for which he/she registered for IS 8922. The student must register for IS 8923 each semester beyond the initial semester that is necessary for the student to complete the integrating project. These accumulated credits do not count toward a degree nor are they figured into the student’s GPA. Students are encouraged to maintain frequent contact with their Integrating Project director until they complete their integrating project.
Spiritual Direction
All MAPS students are required to be in spiritual direction with an approved director.
Interviews with the Dean of the Institute for Lay Ministry
MAPS students are required to meet individually twice with the dean of the Institute for Lay Ministry (ILM) to discuss the student’s progress in human, intellectual, spiritual, and pastoral formation and to set ongoing formation goals. These meetings are to occur during a student’s first semester of graduate coursework and after having completed half of the required credit hours in the MAPS program. (This requirement is waived for men accepted into diaconal formation.)
Day of Reflection
MAPS students are required to attend at least one MAPS Day of Reflection sponsored by the ILM during their matriculation in the MAPS program.

