How To Get A Doctor Of Theology

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1 As of March 24, 2010 Th. D. Requirements, Academic Regulations TH.D REQUIREMENTS Academic Regulations regarding Th.D theses: l. The Committee on Advanced Degrees will assign to each candidate a primary and a secondary supervisor. a. The supervisors will assist in planning the candidate's program. b. The supervisors shall report on the progress of the candidate in writing to the Faculty at their final meeting in each year of the candidate's residence. c. Any change in supervisors must be approved by the Committee on Advanced Degrees. 2. The degree of Doctor of Theology will be awarded at graduation to each candidate who has fulfilled the following requirements: a. the candidate shall have completed successfully twelve classes of doctoral study with a grade of B (not B-) or better. i. The normal distribution of these classes shall be: six in the candidate's major field, two in the candidate's minor field, and four in the Graduate Seminar on Anglican Studies. (l) Major fields are Anglican theology (ascetical, historical, liturgical, moral, or systematic); institutional and intellectual history of the Church of England and the Episcopal Church; Anglican liturgical studies; and Anglican ecumenical studies. (2) Minor fields are any of the fields named in paragraph (1) just above, plus church music, homiletics, and biblical studies. ii. Five of these classes may be taken without special permission at institutions other than The General Theological Seminary and Union Theological Seminary. iii. Candidates who are enrolled in Master of Divinity courses must take them at the graduate level and should register for them under a 500 number. iv. Courses whose primary aim is the acquisition of elementary language skills cannot count as classes of doctoral study. v. Students may transfer to this degree up to two units earned as non matriculated students at this Seminary.

2 As of 3/24/10 Th.D. Requirements, Academic Regulations b. The candidate, through written examinations administered by the Committee on Advanced Degrees, must satisfy the Committee that he or she has a competent knowledge of no fewer than two foreign languages requisite for research in his or her major field of study, not including the student s primary language. These examinations must be passed by the beginning of a candidate's third term of residence. c. The candidate must pass a set of comprehensive examinations. i. There shall be four comprehensive examinations, one each in (1) Anglican Studies, (2) the candidate s major field, (3) a specific topic within the major field, and (4) a minor field, which may not be Anglican Studies. ii. Bibliographies on which examinations will be based must be submitted by the candidate no later than the beginning of the Michaelmas term following the completion of course work. iii. Comprehensive examinations will be taken no later than the beginning of the Easter term following the completion of course work. iv. Examinations in Anglican Studies and in the candidate s major field will be followed shortly after by an oral examination. v. The examination in the candidate s minor field, or topic in major field may be an extended paper or taken orally. vi. Each examination shall be evaluated by at least two qualified persons, one of whom must be a member of the Faculty of this Seminary. vii. The subjects of the various examinations and the date on which the full set of examinations was passed shall be entered on the candidate's permanent transcript. d. The candidate must submit and successfully defend a dissertation in his or her major area of study endorsed by the Committee on Advanced Degrees and approved by the Faculty. i. The dissertation must be substantial in length (approximately 100,000 words), show a scholarly knowledge of the literature of the subject, and demonstrate extensive research and originality of thought. ii. The dissertation shall be prepared under the supervision of the two members of the Faculty appointed by the Committee on Advanced Degrees. iii. When approved by the two supervisors, but not later than the first Monday in October (Michaelmas date) or March l (Easter date) in the year in which the 2

3 As of 3/24/10 Th.D. Requirements, Academic Regulations candidate proposes to apply for graduation, the dissertation should be submitted to the Committee on Advanced Degrees, which shall arrange for its defense. iv. The examination of the dissertation shall be conducted by a panel of five examiners, which normally shall include the two Faculty supervisors, the Chair of the Committee on Advanced Degrees, and two external examiners appointed by the Dean of the Seminary upon recommendation of the Faculty supervisors and the Committee. This examining panel shall report to the Faculty, through the Chair of the Committee, their judgment of the dissertation and the candidate's defense of it. 3. Under normal circumstances the degree shall be completed in a period of four years. Extension may be granted annually by the Committee in consultation with the candidate's supervisors. No extension will be granted beyond the seventh year. 4. Credit for graduate work done by the candidate at other institutions in the three years prior to admission to the Seminary's doctoral program and for which no degree was awarded, may be accepted, upon recommendation of the Committee on Advanced Degrees and provided that a majority of the classes credited toward the degree shall be undertaken during residence as a doctoral candidate in this Seminary. 3

4 As of 3/24/10 Th.D. Requirements, Organization of Dissertation Organization of Dissertations: Dissertations must conform to the normal standards of academic writing. The Academic Regulations cite certain requirements concerning format (see below). The following is the order in which the elements of the thesis are to be placed: 1 st Signed Acceptance sheet (for archival copy only)* 2 nd Title Page* 3 rd Abstract (no more than one page) 4 th Table of Contents* 5 th Preface 6 th Text* (divided into at least three Chapters or Sections) 7 th Appendices (if any) 8 th Bibliography* 9 th Indices 10 th Curriculum Vitae *Items are mandatory. In all matters of presentation, the work should conform to the standards of the current edition of A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations edited by Kate L. Turabian. This includes headings, capitalization, block quotations, and the like. References may be in intext or footnote format, not endnote format. 4

5 As of 3/24/10 Th.D. Requirements, Formatting and Presentation Formatting and Presentation: 1.Paper 2. Type a. The paper for one (1) of the copies must be 8 ½ by 11 inches, white, nonpunched paper. b. Regarding the two library copies 1. The archival copy must be on 20-pound, 100% rag paper, identified by its watermark. 2. The circulating copy must be on 16- or 20- pound paper with at least 25% rag content (20-pound, 100% rag paper is highly recommended). a. Font size must be Times New Roman 12-point for the body of text, footnotes, and quotations. b. The general font must be Courier, Times Roman, or similar, but a contrasting font may be used for short passages for special purposes. 3. Format a. The left margin must be 1½ inches; all other margins must be at least 1 inch. b. Text must be double spaced; footnotes and block quotations should be single spaced. c. Page numbers should be centered above the text; on pages beginning with a caption title, the page number should be centered below the text. 1. Alternatively, all page numbers may be centered at the bottom of the page or placed in the upper right-hand corner. 2. Page numbers must not be placed in the margin area. 3. Preliminaries may be separately paginated in lower-case Roman numerals; the body of the thesis together with all appendices, notes, bibliographies, etc. must be numbered with a single sequence of Arabic numerals. 5

6 As of 3/24/10 Th.D. Requirements, Formatting and Presentation 4. Footnotes a. Footnotes, separated from the text by a 2 to 3 inch left-justified line, must be numbered consecutively through each chapter and begin at the bottom of the page on which the reference is found, continuing if necessary to the bottom of the next page. b. For more information and details on legibility, please see Library Thesis Guidelines. 6

7 As of 3/24/10 Th.D. Requirements, Suggested Checklist Dissertation Guidelines Checklist: Bibliographies on which examinations will be based are due by October 1st after the completion of course work. Comprehensive examinations should be taken no later than February 15 th. Submit three (3) copies of the final thesis (one of which is the archival copy), complete with all elements, to the Registrar by the end of business on the first Monday in October or March 1 st (or the following Monday if this date falls on a weekend). Two (2) of the copies, one of which would be the archival copy, will be delivered to the library after final approval of the thesis, with all necessary signatures. 7

8 As of 3/24/10 Th.D. Requirements, Model Acceptance Page Model Acceptance Page Title Title Title Title Title Title Title by Name J. Author Approved for the degree of Doctor of Theology Date: (Month Day, 20xx) (Signature) Prof. (Name), First Reader (Signature) Prof. (Name), Second Reader (Signature) Prof. (Name), Third Reader 8

9 As of 3/24/10 Th.D. Requirements, Model Title Page Model Title Page *The date at the bottom should be the date the thesis is submitted, not the date the degree is granted, if different. Title Title Title Title Title Title Title by Name J. Author Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Theology The General Theological Seminary New York Month, 20xx 9