PRE-THEOLOGICAL PROGRAM

Students who plan to enter a graduate theological seminary should consult with a clergyman and obtain a catalog of the seminary they plan to enter, then prepare themselves to meet its specific entrance requirements.

The American Association of Theological Schools, which is the accrediting agency accepted by most theological schools, recommends a broad basic education. According to the statement of the Association, the college work of a pre-seminary student should result in the ability to use certain tools of the educated person, such as the ability to write and to speak English clearly and correctly; the ability to think clearly; and the ability to read at least one foreign language. A pre-seminary student's college work should result in an increased understanding of the world in which the student lives, the world of humanity and ideas, the world of nature, and the world of human affairs. Pre-theological students at the end of the undergraduate work should have a sense of achievement because of a degree of mastery in their chosen field of study, that is, the chosen major, and because the students have carried out independent academic work on their own initiative. The Honors Program offers an opportunity to work toward these objectives.