List of Degrees
The following is a list of most of the common degrees in Divinity:
- Bachelor of Arts in Theology (B.A. or A.B.)
- Bachelor of Canon Law (J.C.B.; B.L.C.)
- Bachelor of Divinity (B.D.; B.Div.)
- Bachelor of Hebrew Letters (B.H.L.)
- Bachelor of Ministry (B.Min.)
- Bachelor of Religious Education (B.R.E.)
- Bachelor of Sacred Literature (B.S.Litt.)
- Bachelor of Sacred Scripture (S.S.B.)
- Bachelor of Sacred Theology (S.T.B.)
- Bachelor of the History and Cultural Patrimony of the Church
- Bachelor of Theology (B.Th.)
- Lector of Sacred Scripture (S.S.Lect.)
- Lector of Sacred Scripture (S.T.Lect.)
- Licentiate of Canon Law (J.C.L.)
- Licentiate of Sacred Scripture (S.S.L.)
- Licentiate of Sacred Theology (S.T.L.)
- Licentiate of the Cultural Patrimony of the Church
- Licentiate of the History of the Church
- Licentiate of Theology (L.Th.)
- Master of Arts in Theology (M.A. or A.M.)
- Master of Arts in Hebrew Letters (M.A.H.L.—used by some Jewish schools)
- Master of Divinity (M.Div.—the most common degree taken before ministry in North America)
- Master of Ministry (M.Min.)
- Master of Hebrew Letters (M.H.L.—used by some Jewish schools)
- Master of Religious Arts (M.R.A.)
- Master of Religious Education (M.R.E.)
- Master of Sacred Literature (M.S.Litt.)
- Master of the Cultural Patrimony of the Church
- Master of Theology (M.Th., Th.M., M.S.T., S.T.M. or M.Theol.)
- Doctor of both laws (J.U.D.; I.U.D.; D.U.J.; J.U.Dr.; D.U.I.; D.J.U.; Dr.iur.utr.; Dr.jur.utr.; D.I.U.; U.J.D.; U.I.D.)
- Doctor of Canon Law (J.C.D.; I.C.D.; D.C.L.; dr.iur.can.; D.Cnl.; D.D.C.; D.Can.L.)
- Doctor of Divinity (D.D.)
- Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Theology (Ph.D.)
- Doctor of Practical Theology (D.P.T., D.Th.P.)
- Doctor of Missiology (D.Miss.)
- Doctor of Sacred Literature (D.S.Litt.)
- Doctor of Sacred Scripture (S.S.D.)
- Doctor of the Cultural Patrimony of the Church
- Doctor of the History of the Church
- Doctor of Theology (Th.D., Dr.Theol., D.Theol.)
- Doctor of Sacred Theology (S.T.D.)
- Doctor and Master of Sacred Theology (S.T.D. et M.)
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