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School of Theology and Religious Studies students who are entering their seventh semester of theological studies in the S.T.B. program and have obtained permission to delay their S.T.B. comprehensives until the scheduled dates during that semester may apply for provisional admission to the S.T.L. program provided they have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 or higher. This provisional status will be lifted once the student has successfully completed all S.T.B. requirements.

Residency

The residency requirement for the S.T.L. is four semesters (full time).

Course Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 24 credits of coursework, plus 6 credits for the thesis; thesis credits will be awarded after the thesis has been approved.

The directives for research guidance on the doctoral level also apply on the licentiate level; in particular, S.T.L. students are required to maintain continuous registration until all their requirements are completed, unless they have received an approved leave of absence.

Each student must take and successfully complete at least 24 semester hours of coursework on either the 700 or 800 level. 18 of these required credits must be taken in the student's chosen field of concentration; the other 6 credits are electives, normally taken from the School's offerings.

Ordinarily courses will be chosen from the course offerings of the School of Theology and Religious Studies. Students may take advantage of the broad offerings of the university in subjects useful for their theological studies, by taking up to six semester hours in another school or department; such courses must be related to the student's area of concentration. In each instance, the written approvals of both the area director and the dean or the department head of the other school or department are required.

In addition to the minimum 24 credit hours of coursework, each student must prepare and obtain final approval for a written thesis on a research project. Students must register for research guidance (993) for each of three successive semesters, beginning with the second semester of enrollment in the S.T.L. program. The purpose of the non-credit research guidance is to guide the student in readings pertinent to the chosen area of concentration, help the student prepare a thesis proposal, and direct the student in the writing of the thesis.