Five-Year S.T.B.-S.T.L. Program:
Students enrolled in the S.T.B. degree program may be able to begin work on requirements towards the S.T.L. degree during their time in the S.T.B. program and then complete their remaining S.T.L. requirements in an additional two years of study in the following areas of concentration: Historical/Systematic Theology, Moral Theology/Ethics, Liturgical/Sacramental Theology, Biblical Theology, and Ecclesiastical History. Because of additional language requirements involved, those pursuing the S.T.B.-S.T.L. sequence in Biblical Theology will require a sixth year of study. Students interested in this option should contact the Associate Dean for Graduate Ministerial Studies by no later than the end of their first year of S.T.B study to discuss the details of their pursuing this option. In all cases, interested students should likewise be in touch early on during their time in the S.T.B. program with their academic advisors and the Director of the Academic Area in which they intend to concentrate to inform them of their interest and get their advice about best how to proceed.