Santa Clara University

Description

• Required of all degree seeking students
• Designed to help students organize and synthesize what they have learned
• Taken after all coursework is completed or during the last quarter of enrollment

Process

• Print a copy of the Petition to Take Comprehensive Examinations (PDF) form and turn it into the office at least eight weeks prior to the exam date.
• The Pastoral Ministries office will confirm your petition and inform you of all students taking the exams for that quarter.
• Students are given six of the original questions, from which they must answer three.
• No notes, study aids, or personal computers may be used during the exam.
• A MINIMUM OF THREE DOUBLE-SPACED, TYPED PAGES PER QUESTION IS REQUIRED.
  
• Results will be mailed to you.
• Students who do not pass the exam may take it one more time (to be scheduled within the year on a regularly scheduled exam date).

Questions

Foundational Questions	Core Course Questions
Foundational (PDF)	Catechetics (PDF)
	Liturgical Music (PDF)
	Pastoral Liturgy (PDF)
	Spirituality (PDF)

Ready to take the exams?

Please contact the GPPM Office to schedule a date and time.
(408) 554-4831


pastoralministries@scu.edu

Process

• The student must submit a formal petition
• Upon approval, the student selects an advisor
• Ordinarily completed over two quarters and the student registers for 2 units each quarter
  • If a thesis is incomplete after the second quarter, the student must register for 1 unit each succeeding quarter until the thesis is finished
  • If the thesis is not completed and accepted, the student may not participate in graduation
  • A thesis does NOT act as a substitute for the comprehensive exam
    
• Typically 100-120 pages in length
• Must use one accepted style (e.g. Chicago, M.L.A., Turabian)

Your thesis must be submitted according to Santa Clara University policy, found here.