| School operated by: | Mission San Jose Dominican Sisters |
| Tuition: | $5000 |
| Student Profile: | 385, all female
±75% Catholic 295 day students, 90 resident students |
| Faculty: | Religious Studies Department: 1 full time, 4 part time |
| Starting Salary: | w/o credential or teaching experience, w/ MA: $24,000 FT |
| Average Class Size: | 25-30 |
| Religion Requirement: | 4 years, +1 retreat/year requirement |
CURRICULUM:
Semester |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
| [Fall] | Catholic Doctrine | Sacraments | Hebrew Scriptures | Peace & Justice |
| [Spring] | Spirituality | Ethics | New Testament | Christian Lifestyles |
| School operated by: | Dominican Sisters of San Rafael (/Christian Brothers) |
| Tuition cost:
Actual charge: |
$5100
$3800 |
| Student Profile: | 400, coed
±50% Catholic (many nominally) Increasingly a commuter school |
| Faculty: | 31 FT, 51 total
Religious Studies Department: 3 full time, 2 part time |
| Average Class Size: | 27-30 |
| Religion Requirement: |
4 years |
CURRICULUM:
Semester |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
|
Fall |
Personal Development |
New
|
Moral Decisions |
Christian Life
or Christian Ministry |
| Spring | Old Testament | Sacraments | World Religions |
ND CONTACT PERSON: Chuck Niedhoefer (MA '92)
New Testament and World Religions
| School operated by: | Sisters of Mercy |
| Tuition: | $4300 |
| Student Profile: | 315 girls
±85% Catholic |
| Faculty: | 13 FT; 17 PT
Religious Studies Department: 5 |
| Average Class Size: | 24 (10 lower than school average) |
| Religion Requirement: |
4 years |
CURRICULUM:
Semester |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
|
[Fall] |
Personal Development Hebrew Scriptures |
Hebrew Scriptures (review)Christian Scriptures |
Human Sexuality & Christian Lifestyles |
(students choose two)
|
|
[Spring] |
Catholic Christianity Human Sexuality & Relationships |
Church History Philosophy of Life |
Psychology & Religion (spirituality) |
Christian Service
or Beliefs or Values, Morality & Social Ethics |
| School operated by: | Dominican Sisters of San Rafael |
| Tuition: | $9600 |
| Student Profile: | 140 girls
±50% Catholic 80 day students, 60 resident students |
| Faculty: | 38 total
Religious Studies Department: 4 |
| Average Class Size: | 12 |
| Religion Requirement: |
4 years, + 100 hours of community service in 4 years |
CURRICULUM:
Semester |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
|
Fall |
Intro to Religious Studies in the Secondary School |
Decision-Mak ing |
Religion in
|
Women in Relationships |
| Spring | New Testament
(Jesus & gospels)Old Testament |
New Testament (parables & epistles) |
Social Justice |
World Religions |
| School operated by: | Holy Cross Brothers |
| Tuition: | $4500 |
| Student Profile: | 1530 coed
90% Catholic |
| Faculty: | 70
Religious Studies Department: 5 FT, 7 PT |
| Average Class Size: | 35 |
| Religion Requirement: |
4 years, + 50 hours of service in 4 years |
CURRICULUM:
Semester |
Freshman |
Sophomore |
Junior |
Senior |
|
[Fall] |
Orientation to S.F.
Old Testament |
Psychology and Faith Development |
Morality |
Christian Vocations |
|
[Spring] |
New Testament |
Church History |
Social Justice |
Philosophy
or World Religions or 20th Century Christian Leaders |
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