All candidates for the M.A. degree are required to complete a Summative Evaluation. The comprehensive exam is the normative Summative Evaluation. By exception through application and approval, some students in the Theology and Philosophy programs may receive permission to write a thesis. All M.A. in Pastoral Studies students must complete the comprehensive exam.
Students enrolled in the M.A. in Theology program starting in the Fall 2019 semester and going forward must complete ENG 890 Summative Evaluation: Comprehensive Exam and Professional Paper (Theology) as their only comprehensive exam option.
Students enrolled in the M.A. in Theology in the Summer 2019 semester and prior may take either ENG 890 or the Current Format Comprehensive Exam as their comprehensive exam option.
Students enrolled in the M.A. in Philosophy and the M.A. in Pastoral Studies may only take the Current Format Comprehensive Exam as their comprehensive exam.