Degree Plan

Bachelor of Arts in Pastoral Ministry

Core - 40 total hours
Major - 39 total hours
Degree - 121 total hours

B.A. in Pastoral Ministry 4-Year Degree Plan (PDF)

Fall of Freshman Year
Course Hrs.
PMIN 1310 Philosophy in the Catholic Tradition 3
PMIN 1341 Introduction to Liturgy 3
ENGL 1311 Composition I 3
HIST Core Requirement 3
DWHP 1200 and 1-hour activity course 3
Total Hours 15
Spring of Freshman Year
Course Hrs.
PMIN 1311 Classical Logic 3
PMIN 1320 Introduction to Theology and Biblical Studies 3
PMIN 1380 Theology of the Creed 3
ENGL 1312 Composition II 3
MATH Core Requirement 3
Total Hours 15
Fall of Sophomore Year
Course Hrs.
PMIN 2321 Ancient Philosophy 3
PMIN 2320 Catholic Biblical Interpretation: OT 3
ENGL 2310 World Literature 3
3 Credit Hours of Core Elective 3
3 Credit Hours of Modern Language 3
Total Hours 15
Spring of Sophomore Year
Course Hrs.
PMIN 2323 Medieval Philosophy 3
PMIN 2342 Philosophy of Nature and Being 3
PMIN 2332 Catholic Biblical Interpretation: NT 3
3 Credit Hours of Fine Arts Requirement 3
3 Credit Hours of Modern Language 3
Total Hours 15
Fall of Junior Year
Course Hrs.
PMIN 3351 Philosophical Anthropology 3
PMIN 3325 Modern Philosophy 3
PMIN 3335 US Cultural and Religious Patterns 3
4 Credit Hours of Natural Science with Lab 4
3 Credit Hours of Core Elective 3
Total Hours 16
Spring of Junior Year
Course Hrs.
PMIN 3384 Epistemology 3
PMIN 3328 Contemporary Philosophy 3
PMIN 2382 Sacramental Theology 3
PMIN 3381 Jesus Christ: God and Man 3
PMIN 3385 Moral Theology 3
Total Hours 15
Fall of Senior Year
Course Hrs.
PMIN 4386 Philosophical Ethics 3
PMIN 4387 Ecclesiology 3
PMIN 2351 History of the Catholic Church 3
PMIN Elective 3
PMIN Elective 3
Total Hours 15
Spring of Senior Year
Course Hrs.
PMIN 4363 Natural Theology 3
PMIN 4385 Catholic Spiritual Traditions 3
PMIN Elective 3
PMIN Elective 3
Core Elective 3
Total Hours 15