Undergraduate Intermediate Diploma in Diaconal Studies Program Requirements

1. A minimum of 40 credit hours must be earned through completion of the course of study.

2. The student must maintain a C average (2.0).

3. A minimum of 21 semester hours of credit must be earned at SHMS.

4. The student must participate in an assessment process of the program.

Course of Study (40 credit hours)

MNS 271 Pas­toral Cat­e­chet­ics (2 cr)

THE 337 Trin­i­ty, Chris­tol­ogy, and Mar­i­ol­o­gy (3 cr)

THE 340 Church His­to­ry (3 cr)

THE 300 Catholic Social Teach­ing (3 cr)

THE 320 The­ol­o­gy of Sal­va­tion and Mis­sion (3 cr)

THE 360 Sacra­ments of Ini­ti­a­tion (3 cr)

MNS 300 Canon Law for Parish Min­is­ters (2 cr)

MNS 315 Litur­gi­cal Prayer of the Church (2 cr)

MNS 228 Intro­duc­tion to Pas­toral Coun­sel­ing (2 cr)

THE 350 Intro­duc­tion to the Old Tes­ta­ment (3 cr)

THE 353 Intro­duc­tion to the Gospels and Acts (3 cr)

THE 356 Intro­duc­tion to Paul and the Catholic Epis­tles (3 cr)

MNS 360 Dia­conal Homilet­ics Practicum (3 cr)

MNS 365 Dia­conal Litur­gi­cal Practicum (3 cr)

MNS 352 Reflec­tion Sem­i­nar (2 cr)

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