Pre-Seminary

The student may pursue the Pre-Seminary Program of Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, or in the College of Education. Either will meet all academic entrance requirements for both seminaries of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.

The Pre-Seminary Program of Studies is not in and of itself a degree program, but designates course work to be taken within a Liberal Arts or Education degree program. Students completing all the prescribed course work will be identified as having completed the Pre-Seminary Program of Studies on their transcripts.

Option I: Liberal Arts Track

1. Prescribed course work in General Studies for Liberal Arts:
   1. Required
      THY-2000 The Old Testament
      THY-2200 Faith of the Christian Church
      One PHI course
   2. Recommended: PHI-2210 is recommended


2. Professional Support Courses (if not taken as part of a major or minor):

   GRE-4110 Greek I and GRE-4120 Greek II

   HEB-4101 Hebrew I and HEB-4102 Hebrew II

   THY-3100 The New Testament

   THY-3200 Christian Life

   THY-4240 The Church and Its Ministry



3. Choose one of the following Liberal Arts Majors:
   Communications, English, History, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, or Theological Languages.
   (NOTE: Theological Languages is recommended.)



4. Choose one of the following Liberal Arts Minors (cannot duplicate major area):
   Biblical Languages (not available for students taking a Theological Languages major), Theology, History, Psychology, Philosophy, Sociology, English, Communications.
   (NOTE: The Biblical Languages or Theology minor is recommended.)

Option II: Education Track
The Pre-Seminary student would follow the Lutheran Teacher Education track, giving special attention to the pre-seminary program of studies listed below.

1. Prescribed course work in the General Studies for Teacher Education.
   Required:

   THY-2000 The Old Testament

   THY-2200 Faith of the Christian Church

   One PHI course



2. Prescribed Lutheran Teacher Education courses should include:

   THY-3100 The New Testament

   THY-3200 Christian Life

   THY-3300 History of Christian Biography



3. Elementary Certification students should pursue a concentration in Classical Languages; Secondary Certification students should pursue a minor in Classical Languages.



4. Teaching methods courses should include:

   THY-4500 Spiritual Nurture of the Young Child

   THY-4505 Spiritual Nurture of the Elementary School Age Child

   THY-4510 Spiritual Nurture of the Adolescent

   THY-4520 Religious Education of the Adult

Students wishing to enter the seminary after graduation from Concordia University should contact Concordia Seminary--St. Louis at http://www.csl.edu/ or Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne at http://www.ctsfw.edu/ to ensure transferability of courses taken.