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Institute for
Christian Spirituality
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The Pretheology Program provides the courses required in the areas of undergraduate philosophy and theology to meet the requirements of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops' Program of Priestly Formation, 4th edition, for admission to studies for the priesthood.
Students whose undergraduate preparation meets some but not all courses in this sequence may be exempted from particular requirements. The normal course sequence is:

Fall Semester Credits
PLTL 1111 History of Philosophy I 3
PLTL 1211 Philosophical Ethics 3
PLTL 1411 Logic and Epistemology 3
BIBL 1801 Scripture as a Source of Christian Prayer 3
PTHO 1504 Conversion Processes and
the Catholic Community
3
Spring Semester Credits
PLTL 1112 History of Philosophy II 3
PLTL 1218 Philosophy of Being 3
PLTL 1416 Philosophy of God 3
STHO 1801 Catholic Identity and Belief 3
PTHO 1505 Social Institutions and the Call to Holiness 3
Summer Sessions Credits
PLTL 1412 Contemporary Philosophy 3
PLTL 1214 Philosophy of Person 3