Educational Institutions for the Diocese of Lansing are listed below. Please look to the "Resource" section of this webpage and download the "Tuition Subsidy form" by emailing rdesrochers@dioceseoflansing.org or ddellacqua@dioceseoflansing.org.
Theology Course requirements at 36 credit hours
Augustine Institute (Master in Theology)
Holy Apostles College & Seminary (Master of Art in Theology)
Josephinum Diaconate Institute (Bachelor Level Theology)
Sample Class Schedules below
Holy Apostles College & Seminary- Master’s Program
Course Requirements - 36 Credits
1. 6 credits of intro to both philosophy and theology (2 courses)
- PHS 607: Philosophy for Theologians
- DTH 600 Introduction to Theology
2. 12 credits of the core curriculum (4 courses)
- DTH 731: One and Triune God
- DTH 751: Christology
- MTH 611: Moral Theology
- SAS 651: Synoptic Gospels
3. 12 credits of an area of concentration (4 required concentration-dependent courses. Fr Michael Murray felt Dogmatic Theology, Moral Theology, or Sacred Scripture concentrations would be most applicable to the diaconate.
4. 6 credits worth of 2 elective courses.
Total 36 Credits. (12 courses)
Augustine Institute - Master’s Program
Course Requirements- 36 Credits
1. 27 Credits of Core Curriculum
- Scrp 501: Salvation History
- Theo 502: The Creed, The Trinity, Christ and the Church
- Hist 501: Evangelization of the Ancient World
- Scrp 502: Jesus and the Gospels
- Theo 503: Mystagogy: Liturgy and the Sacraments
- Hist 502: The Church and Modernity (or Hist 504)
- Scrp 504: Pauline Literature
- Theo 504: Moral and Spiritual Theology
- Then 501: Theology of the New Evangelization
2. 9 Credits of Elective Courses
Senior Thesis, Discipleship and Christian Life, Leadership for the New Evangelization, Ecclesial Life and Pastoral Care, Catechesis for the New Evangelization, Advanced Topics in Sacred Scripture, Peter, Paul and the origins of the Church, Mariology, Nature and God, The Challenge of Secularism, Catholic Social Doctrine
3. 3-hour final exam
Josephinum Diaconate Institute Course
Course requirements 19-2 Credit Classes
DO520CE Fundamental Theology
B1405EE Introduction to Sacred Scripture
B1510CE The Pentateuch & Historical Books: Introduction to the Old Testament
B1530CE The Prophets
B1810CE Wisdom Literature & the Psalms
B1610CE The Synoptic Gospels & Act of the Apostles: Introduction to the New Testament.
B1630CE Johannine Literature: The Gospel, the Letters & Revelation
B1710CE Pauline Literature & The Letter to the Hebrews
MO530CE Foundations of Catholic Moral Theology
HS520CE Church History
DO610CE The Church: A Study in Ecclesiology
DO620CE Christology
DO630CE Sacramental Theology
DO907EE The Theology of Liturgy
A730CE Canon Law
PA420CE The Call, Mission and Spirituality of the Permanent Deacon
PA510CE Introduction to Pastoral Care and Counseling
DO430CE Philosophy for Understanding Theology