Spring SEMESTER 2016
January 11th – April 30th
Holy Apostles
College and Seminary
College Division
Graduate and Undergraduate Course
Offerings
Table of Contents
Phone Directory.......................................................................................………………………..2
General Information
Academic Calendar.........................….............................................................…………..3-4
Minimum Course Enrollment Notice...............................................................…………..5
Disclaimer.........................................................................................................………….5
How to Register.................................................................................................………….5
Tuition, Fees and Refund Policy........................................................................................6-7
Undergraduate and Graduate Course Descriptions.................………………………….…….8 – 11
Campus Map………………………………................................................................…………. 12
Directions to Holy Apostles College...........................................................................…………..13
Phone Directory
Main Switchboard...........................................................................................................632-3010
Buildings and Grounds....................................................................................................632-3053
Business Office................................................................................................................632-3050
Financial Aid Office........................................................................................................632-3020
Library.............................................................................................................................632-3009
Office of the Academic Dean..........................................................................................632-3063
Office of the President.....................................................................................................632-3010
Office of the Registrar..................................................................…632-3033
Registrar Fax.........................................................................................................….….632-3075
Registrar E-Mail………………………………………………….registrar@holyapostles.edu
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2015-2016 Academic Calendar
Fall 2015
August 19
Arrival of New Seminarians
August 20-21
Orientation for New Seminarians
August 22
Return of All Seminarians
August 23
Opening Mass of formation semester
August 24
On-campus and Online Classes Begin
August 24 – Sept. 4
Late Registration period for Online and Commuter Students
September 2
Last Day for Online students to sit for MA Oral Exam for Sept 15 Graduation
September 4
Day of Recollection – Rev. Msgr. Albert Kuuire
September 7
Labor Day – No Classes
September 15
Summer Graduation Date
September 18
Opening Day Mass – the Most Rev. Michael R. Cote, D.D. – 8:30 am
September 23
Mass of Canonization of Blessed Junipero Serra at 4:15 pm
September 25
Grades for Summer Incompletes Due
October 2
Day of Recollection – Mother Adela Galindo – Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary
October 16
Theological Reflection (Theology 1-4) and Rector’s Conference (College and Pre-Theology)
October 25-28
New England Association of Schools and Colleges 10-Year Re-accreditation Visit
October 30
Theological Reflection (Theology 1-4) and Rector’s Conference (College and Pre-Theology); Early
Spring 2016 Registration for Online Students
November 6
Lector and Acolyte – the Most Rev. Michael R. Cote, D.D. – 10:00 am
November 7
On-Campus written MA Comprehensive Examinations Scheduled for April 30 graduation
November 13
Day of Recollection – Rev. Gregory Galvin – Diocese of Norwich
November 25-29
Thanksgiving Vacation (beginning Noon on Wednesday)
November 30
Classes Resume
November 30 – December 3
Final Examinations
November 30 – January 8
Spring Registration Period for Online Learning Students
December 4
Last day of Online Learning Classes; Day of Departure for Seminarians
Spring 2016
January 4
Return of all Seminarians (except those to be ordained deacon or priest this spring)
January 4-8
New Online Learning Student Orientation; Spring Registration – On Campus Students
January 5-9
Annual Seminary Retreat (Tuesday-Saturday) (non-canonical) – Rev. Thomas Sullivan, C.P.M.
January 9
Return of all Seminarians (those to be ordained deacon or priest this spring)
January 10
Opening Mass of formation semester
January 11
On-Campus and Online Classes Begin
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January 11 – 22
Late Registration Period for Online and Commuter Students
January 15
Grades for Fall Incompletes Due
January 22
March for Life in Washington, D.C. (Friday)
January 30
Last Day to submit Degree Application for April 30, 2016, Graduation
February 12
Theological Reflection (Theology 1-4) and Rector’s Conference (College and Pre-Theology)
February 13
9:00 am On-Campus written MA Comprehensive Exams Scheduled; Last Day for Online Students to
take Written Comprehensive Exams
February 15
Early Summer 2016 Registration for Online Students
February 19
Canonical Exams
February 22
Canonical Oaths – at 3:30 pm Chapel
February 26
Theological Reflection (Theology 1-4) and Rector’s Conference (College and Pre-Theology)
March 4
Day of Recollection
March 5-13
Spring Break
March 9-13
Canonical Retreat (for those to be ordained deacon or priest)
March 11
Last Day for Online or Oncampus Students to sit for MA Oral Exams
March 14
Classes resume
March 14 – April 29
Summer 2016 Registration for Online Students
March 24 – 27
Easter Triduum – No On-Campus Classes
March 28
Easter Monday – No On-Campus Classes
March 29
Classes Resume for On-Campus Students
April 8
Theological Reflection (Theology 1-4) and Rector’s Conference (College and Pre-Theology)
April 22
Last Day of Classes for Online Learning Students
April 25
Pre-Registration Residential Seminarians
April 26-29
Final Examinations – On-Campus Students
April 30
Graduation (Saturday) 4:30 PM – Most Rev. Michael R. Cote, D.D.
May 1
Day of Departure for Seminarians
Summer 2016
April 25-29
New Online Learning Student Orientation
April 29
Last Day for Normal Summer Registration
May 2
Online Classes Begin
May 2-13
Late Registration Period for Online Students
June 3
Grades for Spring Incompletes Due
June 13
Early Fall 2016 Registration for Online Students
July 11-August 19
Fall Registration for Online and Commuter Students
August 12
Last Day of Online Classes
August 15-19
New Online Learning Student Orientation
August 22
Fall 2016 Semester Begins
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Minimum Course Enrollment Notice
For a course at Holy Apostles College and Seminary to run, it must have a student
enrollment of at least six students. If there are fewer than six students, Holy Apostles
College and Seminary reserves the right to cancel the course.
Disclaimer
All and any information in this course bulletin is subject to change at any time, without
notice, including prices, scheduling and policies.
HOW TO REGISTER
Register by Phone: Call the Office of the Registrar during the office hours of 7:30a.m. –
2:30p.m. Monday thru Friday. A Visa or MasterCard must be used. (860-632-3033).
Register by Mail: Mail your registration form to the Office of the Registrar, Holy
Apostles College and Seminary, 33 Prospect Hill Road, Cromwell, CT 06416. A Visa,
MasterCard or check must be used.
Register by Fax: Include a Visa or MasterCard number and expiration date. (860632-3075)
Register in Person: Call for office hours (860-632-3033).
ALL COSTS ARE PAYABLE UPON REGISTRATION
Payable by Visa, MasterCard, check or cash.
Financial Aid and V.A. Benefits are available.
Tuition Remission for Active Religious Educators: For those who are eligible, you will receive
$150.00(a standard flat rate) off of a 3 credit course. The discount will apply to a maximum of two (2)
courses per semester. This remission does not apply to courses that are audited or courses taken
through our
Online Learning Program.
(Written verification from your pastor will be required at time of registration)
A student will not be registered until payment is made. New students pay a one-time nonrefundable application/administration fee of $50.
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HOLY APOSTLES COLLEGE & SEMINARY
Cromwell, CT 06416-2027
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2015
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*DATE OF WITHDRAWAL – Optional Term
SUMMER (5/02/16-8/12/16)
To end of 1st week
3rd week
5th week
Beyond 5th week
REFUND
(May 6, 2015)
(May 20, 2015)
(June 3, 2015)
(June 4, 2015)
75%
50%
25%
0%
MILITARY SERVICE STUDENTS
BOOKS – EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2015 TO JUNE 30, 2016
Books/CDs – estimate $100-$200 per semester
Not included in Cost of Tuition
RETURN OF TUITION ASSISTANCE (TA) FUNDS
When a service member discontinues enrollment, the Financial Aid Office will calculate the
amount of TA earned prior to the date of withdrawal. The unearned TA funds will be returned to
the appropriate DoD military service program. The calculation is based on the TA received for
that payment period.
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Earned TA: The amount of earned TA is calculated on a daily basis from the first day of
classes through the date of withdrawal and calculated thus:
Number of days attended before enrollment ended divided by Total of days in term
and then multiplied by 100 = Earned Aid %
The number of days in the term is counted between the first day of classes and the last day
of finals, excluding scheduled breaks of five days or more. Days counted are calendar days.
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Unearned TA: Any TA funds received in excess of the earned amount is considered
unearned and calculated thus:
100% minus Earned Aid % = Unearned Aid %
The return amount is calculated thus:
Unearned Aid % X Amount of TA received during payment period
Fully Earned TA: Return policies apply to students that withdraw on or before the 60% point of
term. Discontinued enrollment after the 60% date will not result in adjustment to the student’s
TA for that payment period.
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Course Descriptions
Undergraduate
APO 512 – Apologetics
This course introduces the student to the art of fulfilling this biblical mandate to cogently and
convincingly explain and defend Christian truth, and focuses on the “what” and “how” of apologetics to
present a compelling defense of the Faith.
ECON 100 - Economics
This course will cover basic economic principles, eg: Law of supply and demand, etc. There will be a
particular emphasis on the Great Depression 1929 and the 2008 economic crash in the United States.
Business speakers will be invited to integrate their experience as part of the course.
ENG 151 – Drama
This course surveys Western dramatists from Ancient Greece to the modern day. Dramas will be studied
such as, but not exclusive to, the following: Aeschylus' Agamemnon, Sophocles' Antigone,
Shakespeare's Hamlet, Moliere’s Misanthrope, Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, Lorca's Blood Wedding, St. John
Paul II's The Jeweler's Shop.
HIS 102 – Western Civilization II
This course continues the study of Western Civilization: the Hundred Years’ War as nations fought to
restore a united Christendom, the Enlightenment, the revolutions in France and America, the Napoleonic
Age, the two world wars, Vatican II, and into the present day.
HIS 201 – American History
This course will provide an introduction to the experiment in democracy known as the United States of
America. As a survey course, it will focus on periods in American history: the colonial period, the
revolution, the early republic, the Civil War, the Gilded Age, and the modern period.
HUM 104 – Humanities in the Early Christian and Medieval Ages
In this course the emergence and spread of Christianity are viewed as primary cultural phenomena from
the time of Christ until the late middle ages. The student is introduced to the major branches of the
humanities--for example, the literature, philosophy, arts and architecture as they continue to develop
among the civilized peoples of Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa with some emphasis on the culture of
Western Europe. An examination of representative ideas and themes, selected texts, and cultural
institutions and artifacts provides the data for a cultural overview of the period.
LAT 202 – Latin II
This course builds on Latin I and familiarizes the student with the majority of Latin grammar and a
significant amount of theological and philosophical Latin vocabulary. It is the second of three courses
designed to give the student the skills to read modern ecclesiastical Latin.
MTH 300 – Moral Theology
This course introduces the foundational concepts of Catholic moral theology, and seeks to provide a
mastery of the questions: What is moral theology? What are its underlying precepts? How can we use
these to help ourselves and others lead a moral life?
PAS 162 – Catechism Pillars III & IV
This course presents an overview of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Students study parts three
and four of the Catechism, “Life in Christ” and “Christian Prayer,” to grasp its presentation of truth in
the light of Vatican Council II.
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PHE 341 – Nature of Love
In this course the nature of love, will be studied from philosophical, spiritual and psychological
perspectives. Topics will include what love is, types of love, loving and unloving masculine/feminine
traits, marriage and family, friendship, obstacles to love. The concepts of love of C.S. Lewis and
Dietrich Von Hildebrand will be foundational to the course.
PHE 422 – Christian Social Ethics
This course is an application of basic Christian principles to the political, economic and social spheres. It
includes analysis of questions of wealth and poverty, cultural development, war and peace, and Christian
involvement in government.
PHH 304 – History of Medieval Philosophy
This course studies the most representative thinkers, beginning with St. Augustine and St. Anselm and
ending with St. Bonaventure, and St. Thomas Aquinas.
PHH 404 – History of Contemporary Philosophy
This course examines the views of various 20th and 21st century philosophers on issues in ethics,
epistemology, metaphysics, and other areas of philosophy.
PHS 414 – Epistemology
This course gives an insight into classical answers to Aristotelian, Socratic, and Platonic questions and
give students the tools to devise their own responses.
PHS 415 Philosophy of God
This course is an examination of the existence of God, His nature and relation to the world and man.
PHS 508 – Compendium of Scholastic Philosophy II
This course provides a philosophical survey of Scholastic Philosophy, especially the AristotelianThomistic approach to main philosophical questions. Topics include the elements of epistemology
(knowledge, truth and falsity, evidence and certitude), natural theology (proofs of God’s existence,
God’s essence, God’s entitative and operative attributes, divine causality and the problem of evil), and
ethics (moral philosophy, the human act, the ends of human act, voluntarity and involuntarity, morality
and responsibility, law and right reason, the life of virtue, justice and rights).
PSY 200 – Psychology
This course studies the mind, will, soul, behavior, character of the human person and the relation of the
person to others. In doing so, it examines areas of cognitive and behavioral approaches, emotion,
development, psychoanalytic and humanistic theories, personality and motivation. Assessment and
cultural diversity are studied in each area.
SAS 461 – Gospel of John
This course examines the Fourth Gospel. Topics include the unique character of the Gospel of John in
relation to the Synoptics, theories of authorship, specifics of Johannine spirituality as highlighted by
patristic commentators and in liturgy.
SCM 201 – Physics / Lab
This course will introduce students to the concepts, principles and fundamentals of the physical science,
including the study of motion, Newton’s law of motion, the conservation of energy and momentum,
waves, basic concepts of fluids, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, and modern physics. It
includes a 1-hour lab.
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SP 101 – Public Speaking
SPA – Spanish NON-CREDIT
This course will allow the student to gain the capacity to converse and read in Spanish. Grammar and
conversation are the emphasis.
Graduate
APO 512 – Apologetics
This course introduces the student to the art of fulfilling this biblical mandate to cogently and
convincingly explain and defend Christian truth, and focuses on the “what” and “how” of apologetics to
present a compelling defense of the Faith.
BIE 625 – Bioethics
This interdisciplinary course prepares students for pastoral service through an intensive review of the
teachings of the Catholic Church regarding the sanctity and dignity of human life from the moment of
conception until natural death. Topics include the most challenging and difficult moral and medical
issues in the field of contemporary bioethics.
BIE 795 – Gospel of Life and the Culture of Death
This course covers the culture of death, the unity of life, love, and human dignity, the notion of freedom
in Evangelium Vitae, real vs. counterfeit virtues, the roots of Evangelium Vitae in natural law, Sacred
Scripture and the Catholic tradition, and the new feminism. (This course meets 3 times a week starting
April 4th.)
CHH 675 – Spirituality of Saint John Paul II
The path to personal union with God is unique for each person, the result not only of spiritual formation
but also of the experiences of one’s individual life and the culture in which one was formed. As we
prepare for the canonization of Blessed John Paul II this course will examine those things that had the
greatest impact on the formation of the inner life of his soul: the trauma of World War II, the unique and
intensely lived Catholic culture in which he grew up, the roots of his Marian spirituality and the spiritual
writers who had the greatest impact on his spiritual formation, only to name a few. This course will help
one better understand who John Paul II was as a person and what made him a saint. It will not be about
his teachings and philosophy but will show how his spirituality later influenced his teachings as pope.
CHH 708 – Church History from 1400
This course continues CH 707. It includes topics such as the Western Schism, Renaissance, the
Reformation and the Council of Trent, Jansenism, the Enlightenment, French Revolution, the First and
Second Vatican Councils, and the twentieth century "isms.
CHH 881 – Patristics
This course surveys selected writings from the principal Fathers of the Church. The focus is on the
development of Catholic Doctrine from the Apostolic Fathers to St. Gregory the Great, with emphasis on
the Trinitarian and Christological questions.
CHH/DTH 671 – Documents of Vatican II
This course introduces the history of Vatican II and the content of the documents. Topics include the
background of the Council, the nature of the Church, inner spiritual renewal, the Church and the world,
and the effects of the Council. Can also be used for credit as DTH 671.
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CLA 715 – Canon Law of Marriage
This course includes a thorough study of the canon law of marriage.
DTH 751 – Christology
This course considers the person of Jesus Christ and the theology of the Incarnation, with particular
attention to the development of Christological doctrine and to the theology of Thomas Aquinas.
DTH 760 – Ecclesiology and Ecumenism
This course investigates the nature and characteristics of the Church, its attributes, its structures, its
mission and its relation to the world, and the development of Catholic thought concerning ecumenical
and inter-religious dialogue.
DTH 802 – Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist
This course begins with an introduction to classical Thomistic sacramentology and examines the
theology of Baptism, Confirmation, and the Most Holy Eucharist, attending to the Scriptural
foundations, patristic development, medieval synthesis, and modern presentation of the material. Special
care is taken with the theology of the Real Presence and Eucharistic Sacrifice.
MTH 611 – Fundamental Moral Theology I
This course presents fundamental moral principles from the perspective of classical and contemporary
moralists. Primary questions include the end of man, human acts, moral determinants, freedom, sin,
moral responsibility, conscience, conversion, divine love.
PAS 671 – Spiritual Direction: Skill and Practice
This course equips the participants with the technical skills for spiritual direction, skills which enable the
participants go through personal discernment and help others in both personal and communitarian
discernment for discovery of personal vocation and decision making.
PAS 702 – Pastoral Theology II
This course addresses issues of need in the pastoral realm with directives as to the shepherding tasks of
the parish priest together with a description of the necessary skills. This part II of Pastoral Theology will
focus more on the concrete pastoral situations.
PHS 508 – Compendium of Scholastic Philosophy II
This course provides a philosophical survey of Scholastic Philosophy, especially the AristotelianThomistic approach to main philosophical questions. Topics include the elements of epistemology
(knowledge, truth and falsity, evidence and certitude), natural theology (proofs of God’s existence,
God’s essence, God’s entitative and operative attributes, divine causality and the problem of evil), and
ethics (moral philosophy, the human act, the ends of human act, voluntarity and involuntarity, morality
and responsibility, law and right reason, the life of virtue, justice and rights).
PHS 620 – Plato and his Philosophical and Theological Legacy
SAS 611 – Biblical Inspiration, Inerrancy, and Interpretation
SAS 651 – Synoptic Gospels
This course explores the stylistic and literary characteristics of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Students study
the Synoptic Gospels' theological, spiritual, and historical background.
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Campus Map
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St. Peter's Hall
St. John's Hall
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Our Lady, Queen of Apostles Chapel
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DIRECTIONS TO HOLY APOSTLES COLLEGE
Holy Apostles is on Prospect Hill Road, just off Route 99 (Main Street) in Cromwell, Connecticut. The
campus is 13 miles south of Hartford and four miles north of Middletown, near the junction of Interstate
91 and Route 9. The campus is two miles from Route 9’s southbound Exit 19 and northbound Exit 18
(see map). Connecticut Transit Co. offers weekday public bus service on the U3 and U7 lines with
service to and from Hartford, Wethersfield, Rocky Hill and Middletown. The nearest bus stop is one
block from campus. For fares and other information call (860) 525-9181. In Middletown, students can
connect to Middletown Area Transit buses serving that city and Meriden, with limited service to Portland,
East Hampton and Durham. For fares and other information call (860) 346-0212.
Directions from I-91
I 91 - Southbound
Interstate 91 to Exit 22 (left-lane exit) for Route 9 South
Take Exit 19 off Route 9 (West Street)
Turn left onto West Street (Route 372) and continue until it ends at Main Street (Route 99).
Turn left onto Route 99 (Main Street) and go north approximately 1 mile.
Just past a blinking traffic light, bear right onto Prospect Hill Road. Holy Apostles is on the left, beyond a
park and a stand of trees.
I 91 - Northbound
Interstate 91 to Exit 22 (right-lane exit) for Route 9. When exit ramp splits, bear right onto Route 9
southbound.
Take Exit 19 off Route 9 (West Street)
Turn left onto West Street (Route 372) and continue until it ends at Main Street (Route 99).
Turn left onto Route 99 (Main Street) and go north approximately 1 mile.
Just past a blinking traffic light, bear right onto Prospect Hill Road. Holy Apostles is on the left, beyond a
park and a stand of trees.
Directions from Route 9
Rt. 9 - Southbound
Go south on Route 9 to Exit 19 (West Street)
Turn left onto West Street (Route 372) and continue until it ends at Main Street (Route 99).
Turn left onto Route 99 (Main Street) and go north approximately 1 mile.
Just past a blinking traffic light, bear right onto Prospect Hill Road. Holy Apostles is on the left, beyond a
park and a stand of trees.
Rt. 9 - Northbound
Go north on Route 9 to Exit 18 (Route 99)
Continue north through the center of town
Just past a blinking traffic light, bear right onto Prospect Hill Road. Holy Apostles is on the left, beyond a
park and a stand of trees.
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