
Roman Catholic Deacons have the opportunity to apply their three-year deaconal training certificate for academic credit towards a Cloverdale College bachelor's degree completion program in religious education or theology. Two Options are available, (A) for those without a bachelor’s degree, and (B) for those who do have a bachelor’s degree.
Option A: If a person does not have a bachelor's degree but has been ordained to the Roman Catholic Diaconate, he may take the B.R.E. or the B.Th. by completing two E-Tutorials from the College or two courses from any approved venue site.
Option B: If an individual holds a bachelor's degree and has completed a three-year diocesan approved diaconal training program and has been ordained a Roman Catholic deacon, he may earn the Foundation's Master of Theology by submitting documentation verifying his training and ordination and by submitting a 35,000 to 40,000 word master's thesis to the Graduate Theological Foundation. (See the Master of Theology degree description in the Graduate Theological Foundation portion of this site.)