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Graduate Diploma in Pastoral Ministry

Purpose
The purpose of the Graduate Theological Preparation for Catechetics or Pastoral Ministry Program at Sacred Heart Major Seminary is to provide its graduates with a graduate Diploma which verifies the completion of 30 or 31 credit hour course of study. This course of study constitutes a partial fulfillment of the requirements for archdiocesan certification and may be used as a component of the Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies (M.A.P.S.) Degree.

Goals
Sacred Heart Major Seminary Graduate School of Theology seeks to award the Graduate Diploma to students who have achieved the following:

The ability to understand, synthesize and articulate the Catholic tradition.
Proficiency in articulating the religious questions of our time and discerning the meaning that the Catholic tradition brings to these issues.
Commitment to life-long theological and pastoral education.
The recognition of the need for ongoing intellectual, spiritual, and psychological integration.

Course of Study (30-31 credit hours)
A. Core (20 credit hours)
The Theological Core consists of 20 credit hours:
ST 500	Theological Methodology	2 cr
SS 521	Method and Pentateuch	3 cr
SS 525	Synoptics	3 cr
ST 5351	Human Person and Grace	2 cr
ST 6351	Nature and Mission of the Church	2 cr
ST 650	Trinitarian and Christological Foundations of the Christian Faith	3 cr
MT 675	Foundations of Christian Moral Life	3 cr
LS/ST 575	The Sacramental Life of the Church	2 cr
B. Concentrations (10-11 Credit Hours)
Evangelization and Catechesis
ST 501	Theology of Mission and Ministry	2 cr
EV 500	Evangelization and Catechesis	2 cr
LS/EV 645	Sacraments of Initiation	2 cr
EV 786	Adult Catechesis	2 cr
	Evangelization and Catechesis Elective	2 cr
Pastoral Ministry
ST 501	Theology of Mission and Ministry	2 cr
PM/AT 550	Church Law for Parish Ministers	2 cr
AT 746	Sacrament of Marriage and Law	3 cr
AT/PM 620	Leadership in Public Prayer	2 cr
EV/PM/SP 690	Human and Spiritual Adult Development	2 cr

Program Requirements

A minimum of 30-31 credit hours must be earned through completion of the course of study.
A minimum of 20 semester hours of credit must be earned at SHMS.
The student must maintain a 2.5 average.