In order to be admitted as an ordinary student to the S.T.D. program (“Third Cycle”), the following prerequisites must first be completed/obtained:
1. A Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) degree, with a grade point average that is sufficient for admission to the Third Cycle, according to the standards of the Institute which granted the S.T.L.. Students who received the S.T.L. from the Angelicum are admitted if they have achieved at least an 8.5/10 average in their courses, as well as an 8.5/10 for both their tesina and the final exam (Lectio Coram).
2. A suitable and sufficient knowledge of (1) the form and syntax of Latin, and (2) English or Italian. See “Language Requirements” below.
3. The prospective STD student must present his/her suggestion concerning the field of research and a tentative topic to the Coordinator of the Section to ensure that the Faculty has a professor who can serve as Moderator of the dissertation. The lack of an appropriate expert in a given field of theology or a lack of the professor who can direct a dissertation in a proposed language (other than English and Italian) may lead to the rejection of the application. The Coordinator of the Section then fills out the STD Admission Form (provided by the Dean’s Office) and communicates his/her approval to the Vice Dean responsible for the STD program who approves – on behalf of the Dean – the admission of the STD candidate.
If you would like to apply to the S.T.D. program at the Angelicum, please fill out the Pre-Admission Form by clicking the “Pre-Admission Form” button below. Once you complete the form, we will reply to you right away, with instructions on how to submit further documentation.
Once you have filled out and submitted the above Pre-Admission Form, you will receive an email from the Dean’s Office, requesting official transcripts from all university-level programs you have completed, and/or are in-progress with. We will further ask you to upload Course Descriptions (and/or syllabi) from any and all philosophy and theology courses you have completed or are in-progress with. Normally, within about a two-week period of submitting all these documents, we wil conduct and afterward furnish you with a completed Transcript Evaluation Worksheet, which will detail the courses you will need to complete for your program, pending the final approval of the Dean of Theology.
a. **IMPORTANT**: If the submitted academic transcripts do not indicate ECTS credits (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) for each and every course listed, then applicants are to submit either an official (1) document (i.e., student or faculty handbook, etc.), (2) letter, or (3) email directly from their university/institution, which clearly states how the course credit hours listed on the academic transcripts convert to ECTS. For example, the official statement can be as simple as the following: “2 credits is equivalent to 3 ECTS”, etc., or whatever the actual conversion is.
Once you have been notified by the Dean’s Office of having been granted conditional acceptance into the S.T.D. program (i.e., having met the minimum prerequisite qualifications), in order to finalize your acceptance, you will need to first secure the approval of the Coordinator of the Section which you intend to study in.
Seeking the approval of the Coordinator of the Section (after which, will grant final admission approval and acceptance into the S.T.D. program) requires the completion of the following steps:
Make sure you have all the documents/materials required to register via our Angelicum online Portal. You will need to upload a digital copy of all the required documents listed below to the Portal.
A. CERTIFICATION OF COMPLETED STUDIES/ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPTS, including: a) academic title; b) number of years of study completed; c) content of studies (courses); d) credits; e) grades obtained.
a. We accept the diploma or certification of completed studies/academic transcripts in the following languages: Italian, English, Spanish, Latin, and French. If your diploma/certification/transcripts is not in one of these languages, in additional to submitting the original transcripts, you must submit an official translation of these documents into either Italian or English.
b. **IMPORTANT**: If the submitted academic transcripts do not indicate ECTS credits (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) for each and every course listed, then applicants are to submit either an official (1) document (i.e., student or faculty handbook, etc.), (2) letter, or (3) email directly from their university/institution, which clearly states how the course credit hours listed on the academic transcripts convert to ECTS. For example, the official statement can be as simple as the following: “2 credits is equivalent to 3 ECTS”, etc., or whatever the actual conversion is.
B. COURSE DESCRIPTIONS should be submitted contemporaneously with the incoming academic transcripts. If there is uncertainty concerning course equivalence, the Faculty of Theology will request course descriptions from the applicant in order to complete the evaluation of transcripts. Therefore, applicants should be especially attentive to course titles on their transcripts that do not obviously correspond to the course titles of what might be the equivalent course at the Angelicum, or if there is reasonable cause to believe that the Dean’s Office may not be able to judge equivalence based solely on a course title. For greater convenience, applicants may simply supply a PDF of their University’s/Institute’s entire Handbook of Studies/Academic Catalogue.
C. If the applicant has attended an Ecclesiastical Faculty, or an Affiliate, Aggregate, or Higher Institute of Religious Sciences linked with a pontifical university, or an institution that is by some other agreement recognized by the Dicastery for Culture and Education, the applicant should submit a STATEMENT OF ATTESTATION indicating this fact. The statement of attestation would be acquired from the Secretariat of the student’s home institution. This statement of attestation may be uploaded in the Portal under the Transcripts section. Otherwise, this may be sent as an attachment to an email to the Secretary of the Faculty of Theology ([email protected]).
D. Copy of a VALID IDENTITY DOCUMENT (photo page of passport / ID)
E. Copy of the CODICE FISCALE (Mandatory for all Italian students and the EU and non-EU students who have it. Non-EU students are not required to have a codice fiscale). The Codice Fiscale is an alphanumerical number given for tax purposes. It is most commonly found on one’s Italian National Health Insurance Card (Tessera Sanitaria) or on the Permesso di Soggiorno. For information on obtaining one, please contact the Student Office: [email protected].
F. OFFICIAL LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION/AUTHORIZATION from: [see example letters here in English and Italian]
G. PASSPORT-SIZE PHOTOGRAPH IN DIGITAL FORM (WITH PLAIN BACKGROUND)
H. Certificate for the course – SAFEGUARDING: MISSION AND COMMITMENT OF THE CHURCH: All students of the Angelicum are required to either provide documentation of safeguarding training to [email protected] or to attend a safeguarding course offered at the beginning of each semester. Students will receive notification from the Angelicum, and students can sign up online for the session in either Italian or English. For more information, please contact: [email protected].
Once you have been informed of having received final approval for admission, you will then be eligible to register for courses. You will therefore be responsible for completing the following two important steps (in this order):
FOR NON-EU CANDIDATES WHO NEED A STUDENT VISA (TYPE “D”) FROM THE LOCAL ITALIAN CONSULATE OF THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Once you have been informed of your acceptance, please request the following from the Faculty by emailing the Secretary of the Faculty of Theology at [email protected]:
Letter of Acceptance
If the Faculty Secretary did not already register courses for you from STEP #5, then return to the Angelicum’s online Portal and select the courses you must take. The Dean’s office will review your course selections, and either modify them to accurately reflect your individual Plan of Studies, or immediately approve your selection of courses. You will receive notice via the Portal once the Dean’s Office has approved your Plan of Studies.
After the Dean’s office approves and confirms all your courses via the Portal, you must then pay all academic fees for the semester or full year (or at least the minimum deposit amount of €250.00 for the semester). Payments can be made online or in-person at the Administration Office by (1) credit/debit card, (2) bank transfer, or (3) by mail. Online payments may be made here.
Non-EU students must register with the State of Italy within eight days of arrival in Rome and request the Permesso di Soggiorno. In order to apply for a Permesso di Soggiorno, the student will need a Certificate of Enrollment requested from the office of the Secretariat General ([email protected]). The office will not prepare the certificate until the student has completed registration with the Dean’s Office and paid the fees of one full semester.
Payments can be made online or in-person at the Administration Office by (1) credit/debit card, (2) bank transfer, or (3) by mail. Online payments may be made here.