Rome Residency Program at the Angelicum
DSPT offers a 12-unit Rome semester residency opportunity for students in the Master of Arts Option I or Option II Programs in Theology. Interested students take advantage of the possibility of spending a spring semester in Rome studying at the Angelicum, the Dominican Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas. With the ancient city of Rome as a home base, the student has access by train to all of Italy, a major center for the development of western civilization and Catholicism. The Angelicum offers master's level theology course work in both Italian and English. Although Italian is not a prerequisite for completing the residency, some grasp of the Italian language is advised.
To qualify for this residency, a student must have completed 24 units of course work in the MA program at the Berkeley campus; the residency is usually taken in the third or fourth semester of full-time work in the program. Students enroll at the Angelicum as an "Extraordinary student," defined by the Angelicum as those who follow the ordinary curriculum of the university but do not obtain a degree from the Angelicum. Instead, the units of study are transferred back to the student's transcript at DSPT to fulfill course requirements for his/her DSPT MA program.
A student wishing to take advantage of this unique opportunity for study must first meet with the Academic Dean one semester prior to his/her planned residency to see if the residency is appropriate for his/her particular academic program. If approved, the student is required to follow the Protocol for the Rome Residency Program available through the Registrar or Admissions Office. In addition to keeping a file of all papers, exams and syllabi for the course work completed in Rome, the student must submit a ten-page essay to the Academic Dean upon his/her return. The essay is a reflection paper on the overall learning experience in Rome. After the successful evaluation of the student's file, he/she receives academic credit for his/her Rome experience.
The student is responsible for paying normal DSPT tuition during the Rome Residency Semester; and the DSPT is responsible for payment of tuition for courses taken at the Angelicum. Housing is to be arranged by the student. For a detailed protocol and checklist for the Rome Residency, contact DSPT at admissions@dspt.edu. To view the Angelicum website go to www.angelicum.org.
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