phatcatholic Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 [b]1. [/b]what degree is necessary before a person can teach theology at the college/university level? masters in theology? doctorate? [b]2. [/b]is there any financial aid available for someone who wants to obtain a graduate degree in theology? i always assumed this would be expensive, but someone told me today that schools practically pay you to go there and get a grad degree b/c there are so few catholics who are willing to pursue this education. [b]3. [/b]if you are obtaining, or have obtained a graduate-level theology degree, how much did yours cost? how much aid did you receive? [b]4. [/b]where did you obtain your graduate degree? also, convince me that i should go to your school. [b]5. [/b]what are some good schools to attend to obtain a theology degree (besides Stuebenville and Catholic University)? also, please list why you consider this to be a good school to attend. thanks pham, nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader_4 Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Phatcatholic i know next to nothing but i always thought getting a degree at a Pontifical College would be really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatcatholic Posted August 10, 2004 Author Share Posted August 10, 2004 maaaan, i was hoping for more answers by now. anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Email Carson Weber or Scot Hahn and ask them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theoketos Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 [QUOTE][b]1. [/b]what degree is necessary before a person can teach theology at the college/university level? masters in theology? doctorate?[/QUOTE] Most places will not hire unless they have a doctorate or working on it at the time. [QUOTE] b]2. [/b]is there any financial aid available for someone who wants to obtain a graduate degree in theology? i always assumed this would be expensive, but someone told me today that schools practically pay you to go there and get a grad degree b/c there are so few catholics who are willing to pursue this education?[/QUOTE] And there are huge scholarships, most places will pay at least half, and there is alot of money out there. [QUOTE] 3. if you are obtaining, or have obtained a graduate-level theology degree, how much did yours cost? how much aid did you receive?[/QUOTE] At University of Dallas it is 785 an hour, which I think to be pretty competative. I am not going to have to pay for any of it. Full time student is 8 hours. [QUOTE] [b]4. [/b]where did you obtain your graduate degree? also, convince me that i should go to your school.[/QUOTE] Mark Lowery is the only professor that I have had contact with and he is rad, (I just started) also teaching there is John Neuhouse (sp?) and it is in the south, the cost of living is cheap and the Job market is good for us Theo Grads in Texas. UD has an established program with a good name and huge Alumni network.[/quote] [QUOTE] [b]5. [/b]what are some good schools to attend to obtain a theology degree (besides Stuebenville and Catholic University)? also, please list why you consider this to be a good school to attend.[/QUOTE] I have several ties that keep me in the states, but go to Rome if you can. duh. Also Boston College for Philosophy is something to look at. Nick you are the man. -Pace Bene James III Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theoketos Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 [quote]so why are the quote tags not working?[/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apotheoun Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 [quote name='Theoketos' date='Aug 11 2004, 09:28 AM'] At University of Dallas it is 785 an hour, which I think to be pretty competative. I am not going to have to pay for any of it. Full time student is 8 hours. [/quote] Wow, lucky you, I only got a $1000 grant for each semester. The theology MA at Steubenville is $510 per credit. God bless, Todd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatcatholic Posted August 11, 2004 Author Share Posted August 11, 2004 [quote name='Apotheoun' date='Aug 11 2004, 01:15 PM'] Wow, lucky you, I only got a $1000 grant for each semester. The theology MA at Steubenville is $510 per credit. God bless, Todd [/quote] he's an undergrad student, which may explain why he got more money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apotheoun Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 (edited) [quote name='phatcatholic' date='Aug 11 2004, 11:40 AM'] he's an undergrad student, which may explain why he got more money [/quote] Ah yes, when I was undergrad at SF State University, I received Pell Grants, and they covered everything. In addition, because it was a State school I only had to pay $967 per semester as full time undergrad student for tuition, not counting books. For my second BA I had to pay the tuition, because the Pell Grants only covered getting one Bachelors Degree. God bless, Todd Edited August 11, 2004 by Apotheoun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theoketos Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 [quote name='phatcatholic' date='Aug 11 2004, 01:40 PM'] he's an undergrad student, which may explain why he got more money [/quote] I am a GRADUATE student. BTW I already graduated with two degrees [theology and philosophy] and did really well so that I qualified for all kinds of Grants and Scholarships, plus I have really supportive parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatcatholic Posted August 12, 2004 Author Share Posted August 12, 2004 [quote name='Theoketos' date='Aug 11 2004, 03:45 PM'] I am a GRADUATE student. BTW I already graduated with two degrees [theology and philosophy] and did really well so that I qualified for all kinds of Grants and Scholarships, plus I have really supportive parents. [/quote] how did u get grants for a graduate degree? i thought those were only available for undergrad degrees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cure of Ars Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 I went to school at Carrol College in Helena Montana, a “Catholic” school. I majored in psychology and I minored in theology. I liked the school and I learned a lot there. I got good grades because it was too cold to be outdoors and without a car the only thing to really do was to study. I was too ignorant at the time to know any better but looking back the theology teachers were very wacky and not orthodox. I could give some kooky stories but I wont. I would not recommend Carrol College to get a theology degree. One thing that they did not have at Carrol College was Eucharistic adoration. Any school that you look at, this would be one of the questions that I would ask. For my first two years of college I went to Southern Utah University and got a scholarship playing football. After that, I got loans and to this day my parents are paying it. I’m blessed to have parent that have made this sacrifice for me. We are paying for my wife’s student loans and if I had my loans to pay off, things would be really tuff. I don’t know if this helps but there you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatcatholic Posted August 12, 2004 Author Share Posted August 12, 2004 thanks bro! anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theoketos Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 [quote name='phatcatholic' date='Aug 11 2004, 10:25 PM'] how did u get grants for a graduate degree? i thought those were only available for undergrad degrees [/quote] Nope, there are grants and fellowships [and low interest loans] out there like you would not believe, espcially if you are trying to Study Catholic Theology. Just do a google search and [b]bam [/b]there you are. I could have gone to Ave Maria, Naples on a Full ride in their Masters program, and I all I had to do was ask (the reason that I could not go was it would have been impossible to do marriage prep). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatcatholic Posted August 12, 2004 Author Share Posted August 12, 2004 [quote name='Theoketos' date='Aug 12 2004, 07:55 AM'] Nope, there are grants and fellowships [and low interest loans] out there like you would not believe, espcially if you are trying to Study Catholic Theology. Just do a google search and [b]bam [/b]there you are. I could have gone to Ave Maria, Naples on a Full ride in their Masters program, and I all I had to do was ask (the reason that I could not go was it would have been impossible to do marriage prep). [/quote] how were u able to go to Ave Maria on a full ride? did u just ask them if they had any money available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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