Training for the Ministry at Harvard (1922), p. 5.

members of many denominations. No single denomination is in the majority. The School aims to continue the free spirit of religious interest and practice which prevails in our American colleges. It holds, further, that the Christianity which is common to us all can best be studied and understood upon the nondenominational basis. It aims to help Christians of all denominations to know one another, believing that in this way the Unity of the Church can best be effected. And it proposes, finally, to send a man into the ministry of the Church of his preference, broadly trained and well prepared because of his work in this School. Admission and Degrees The School prepares men for the active parish ministry. Candidates for admission must have the A.B. degree, or its equivalent. The regular course requires three years' work in residence and leads to the degree of Bachelor of Theology. Exceptional opportunities are also given to men wishing to do graduate work in theology, and the School offers the two higher degrees, Master of Theology and Doctor of Theology. Academic Standards These conform to the University requirements throughout. This means that the School makes its appeal to men of high academic rank. It is taken for granted that the student brings to the School a serious purpose, and maintains throughout his course a spirit and conduct consonant with the traditions of the University and of this School, as well as with the profession he proposes to enter.

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