Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022

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Theology and Spiritual Action, BA

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This major requires a minor.

Total number of hours required for this degree:
120 semester hours

Total number of hours required in major:
39 hours for Leadership, Management or Service Systems

51 hrs for Catholic School or Parish Systems

Total number of advanced hours required in major:
15 hours for Leadership, Management or Service Systems

24 hrs for Catholic School or Parish Systems

Major Courses Required:

THSA 1300 - The Catholic Imagination 3 hour(s)
THSA 1310 - Introduction to Spirituality and Providence 3 hour(s)
THSA 1320 - Reading the Bible 3 hour(s)
THSA 2320 - Christian Scriptures 3 hour(s)
THSA 2337 - Relationships and Christian Marriage 3 hour(s)
THSA 2350 - Christian Morality and Ethics 3 hour(s)
THSA 2380 - Inter-Religious Dialogue and Religions of the World 3 hour(s)
THSA 3332 - Theology of Jesus Christ and God 3 hour(s)
THSA 3352 - Social Justice and Christianity 3 hour(s)
THSA 3362 - Mexican Americans: Their Spiritual Foundation (HC) 3 hour(s)
THSA 4300 - The Catholic Reality (Capstone) 3 hour(s)
THSA 3388 - Peacemaking Conflict Resolution 3 hour(s) (Leadership, Management or Service) or
THSA 4310 - Classic in Catholic Spirituality 3 hour(s) (Catholic School or Parish)

For students who will apply/work in: Catholic School or Parish Systems

Take 12 hrs

EDUC 1321 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession 3 hour(s)
EDUC 3320 - Foundations of Bilingual Education 3 hour(s)
EDUC 4330 - Childhood Growth and Development 3 hour(s)
EDUC 4331 - Multicultural Children’s Literature for Educators 3 hour(s)
EDUC 5325 - Technology for Teaching 3 hour(s)

Suggested Sequence of Courses:

Required for Bachelor of Arts in Theology and Spiritual Action

Fall - Year One

INDS 1311 - Applications of Learning 3 hour(s)
(For first term traditional freshmen)

Total: 15 hrs

Spring - Year One

ENGLISH 3 hrs

General Education Requirements

SOCIAL SCIENCE 3 hrs

General Education Requirements

MATHEMATICS 3 hrs

General Education Requirements

FINE ARTS 3 hrs

General Education Requirements

NATURAL SCIENCE 4 hrs

General Education Requirements

Total: 16 hrs

Fall - Year Two

THSA 1310 - Introduction to Spirituality and Providence 3 hour(s)
Additional 3 credit hrs*

PHILOSOPHY 3 hrs

General Education Requirements

LITERATURE 3 hrs

General Education Requirements

FOREIGN LANGUAGE/MULTICULTURAL 3-4 hrs

General Education Requirements

Total: 15-16 hrs

Spring - Year Two

THSA 1320 - Reading the Bible 3 hour(s)
THSA 2380 - Inter-Religious Dialogue and Religions of the World 3 hour(s)
Additional 3 credit hrs*
Additional 3 credit hrs*

FOREIGN LANGUAGE/MULTICULTURAL 3-4 hrs

General Education Requirements

Total: 15-16 hrs

For students who will apply/work in Leadership, Management or Service (including pastoral associate) systems.

Fall - Year Three

THSA 2320 - Christian Scriptures 3 hour(s)
THSA 2337 - Relationships and Christian Marriage 3 hour(s)
THSA 3352 - Social Justice and Christianity 3 hour(s)
Additional 3 credit hrs*
Additional 3 credit hrs*

Total: 15 hrs

Spring - Year Three

THSA 2350 - Christian Morality and Ethics 3 hour(s)
THSA 3332 - Theology of Jesus Christ and God 3 hour(s)
THSA 3362 - Mexican Americans: Their Spiritual Foundation (HC) 3 hour(s)
Additional 3 credit hrs*
Additional 3 credit hrs*

Total: 15 hrs

Fall - Year Four

THSA 3388 - Peacemaking Conflict Resolution 3 hour(s)
Additional 3 credit hrs
Additional 3 credit hrs
Additional 3 credit hrs
Additional 3 credit hrs

Total: 15 hrs

Spring - Year Four

THSA 4300 - The Catholic Reality (Capstone) 3 hour(s)
Additional 3 credit hrs
Additional 3 credit hrs
Additional 3 credit hrs

Total: 12 hrs

For students who will apply/work in Catholic school or Parisch systems

Take 12 hrs of EDUC courses from the following:

EDUC 1321 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession 3 hour(s)
EDUC 3320 - Foundations of Bilingual Education 3 hour(s)
EDUC 4330 - Childhood Growth and Development 3 hour(s)
EDUC 4331 - Multicultural Children’s Literature for Educators 3 hour(s)
EDUC 5325 - Technology for Teaching 3 hour(s)

Fall - Year Three

THSA 2320 - Christian Scriptures 3 hour(s)
THSA 2337 - Relationships and Christian Marriage 3 hour(s)
THSA 3352 - Social Justice and Christianity 3 hour(s)
Additional 3 credit hrs
EDUC 3 hrs (see list in the Third Year)

Total: 15 hrs

Spring - Year Three

THSA 2350 - Christian Morality and Ethics 3 hour(s)
THSA 3362 - Mexican Americans: Their Spiritual Foundation (HC) 3 hour(s)
THSA 3332 - Theology of Jesus Christ and God 3 hour(s)
Additional 3 credit hrs
EDUC 3 hrs (see list in the Third Year)

Total: 15 hrs

Fall - Year Four

THSA 4310 - Classic in Catholic Spirituality 3 hour(s)
Additional 3 credit hrs
Additional 3 credit hrs
EDUC 3 hrs (see list in the Third Year)

Total: 15 hrs

Spring - Year Four

THSA 4300 - The Catholic Reality (Capstone) 3 hour(s)
Additional 3 credit hrs
Additional 3 credit hrs
EDUC 3 hrs (see list in the Third Year)

Total: 12 hrs

Note(s):

The following components are required in all degrees:
General education, major, minor, and validation of completion of:

overall semester hours - 120
institutional semester hours - 45
overall advanced hours - 36
institutional advanced hours - 24

Senior paper presented to THSA faculty in a 4300 course.

Required General Education:
SPAN 1411 and SPAN 1412 ; CSCD 2341 and CSCD 2342 or any two semesters of the same foreign language

Acceptable minor fields:
Any OLLU approved minor.

Theology and Spiritual Action, BA

Major Courses Required:

For students who will apply/work in: Catholic School or Parish Systems

Take 12 hrs

Suggested Sequence of Courses:

Fall - Year One

ENGLISH 3 hrs

ORAL COMMUNICATION 3 hrs

HISTORY 3 hrs

THEOLOGY 3 hrs

Total: 15 hrs

Spring - Year One

ENGLISH 3 hrs

SOCIAL SCIENCE 3 hrs

MATHEMATICS 3 hrs

FINE ARTS 3 hrs

NATURAL SCIENCE 4 hrs

Total: 16 hrs

Fall - Year Two

PHILOSOPHY 3 hrs

LITERATURE 3 hrs

FOREIGN LANGUAGE/MULTICULTURAL 3-4 hrs

Total: 15-16 hrs

Spring - Year Two

FOREIGN LANGUAGE/MULTICULTURAL 3-4 hrs

Total: 15-16 hrs

For students who will apply/work in Leadership, Management or Service (including pastoral associate) systems.

Fall - Year Three

Total: 15 hrs

Spring - Year Three

Total: 15 hrs

Fall - Year Four

Total: 15 hrs

Spring - Year Four

Total: 12 hrs

For students who will apply/work in Catholic school or Parisch systems

Take 12 hrs of EDUC courses from the following:

Fall - Year Three

Total: 15 hrs

Spring - Year Three

Total: 15 hrs

Fall - Year Four

Total: 15 hrs

Spring - Year Four

Total: 12 hrs

Note(s):