Saint Louis University offers a number of significant resources for exploring Historical Theology. The Vatican Film Library, the Medieval and Renaissance Center, the Catholic Studies Program and the Consortium of the Midwest Catholic Graduate Schools Inter-University Visitation policy are all scholarly resources available to our students. The successful candidate for the program will demonstrate a superior capacity for pursuing Historical Theology through some prior study in theology, sacred scripture, ethics, history and philosophy, as well as a fully articulated and developed interest in some aspect of Historical Theology. To this end, the candidates statement of goals receives particular scrutiny as to the proposed field of study, the language preparations already completed, the particular aspects of Saint Louis University's program that appeals to the candidate, the candidate's professional goals, and other factors important to assessing the candidate's capacity successfully to complete the program. Admission requirements for the Ph.D. program in historical theology are listed below.
Assistants work directly with a faculty member in research or class work.
The Graduate School also offers a certain number of credit hours of tuition remission. In addition, the department has a special fund for students who plan to be teachers of religion. Some of this aid is reserved for summer students. Students wishing to apply for financial aid should do so at the time of application to the program so that the request can receive full consideration. The University also has a very fine office of Financial Aid, geared to helping students find loans, grants and other ways of financing their education.