3/3 and 3/2 Programs

The University of Dubuque enables a person to complete the B.A. and the M.Div. degrees in six years. The 3/3 Program is designed for the students who have been out of high school for at least five years.

The program involves two components: a) three years of undergraduate study which must include at least one full year (a thirty semester hour residency requirement) in the University of Dubuque undergraduate program, and b) three years of course work at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary.  
 

General 3/3 Program Information:

1. Applicants to the 3/3 Program may be required to take the ACT.
2. Applicants must apply to the under­graduate program while simultaneously applying to the Seminary. After acceptance from the undergraduate admissions office the applicant is eligible for provisional acceptance to the seminary program. The application process is separate for each program.
3. A condition of acceptance is denominational endorsement (the Seminary requires a letter from the appropriate church official acknowledging that the 3/3 Program is an acceptable track for the applicant).
4. Students may transfer in no more than two years (64 semester hours) of under­graduate work and no seminary work to the 3/3 Program.
5. It is strongly recommended that 3/3 students major in one of the humanities or social sciences.
6. After the completion of at least 60 semester hours of undergraduate studies (which should include most core courses and major requirements) students in this program may begin taking certain seminary courses. However, under­graduate students may not enroll in more than 32 semester hours of seminary work before completion of the bachelor's degree.
7. Up to 32 semester hours of seminary courses will count toward the 120 credit hours required for the bachelor's degree.
8. These same 32 semester hours will count toward the 96 credits required for the M.Div. degree.
9. Tuition will be charged at the under­graduate rate until the requirements for the bachelor's degree are completed. Credits earned after the completion of the bachelor's degree will be charged at the seminary rate.
10. Financial aid will be determined according to the undergraduate policy until completion of the bachelor's degree.
11. Undergraduate students must be in good academic standing in order to enroll in seminary classes.
12. Official acceptance to the Seminary is based on acceptable completion (normally a GPA of 2.5 or greater) of undergraduate studies and other admissions criteria.
13. Persons admitted to the 3/3 Program  are eligible for either undergraduate or seminary housing.

3/2 Program (Five-Year B.A./M.A.R. Degree Program)

 The University of Dubuque also offers a 3/2 program, an accelerated B.A./M.A.R. program, to qualified students. The same regulations pertain as in the case of the 3/3 program, with the exception that students spend only two years in the seminary, and earn the M.A.R. degree instead of the M.Div. degree.