神学本科专业旨在向学生介绍神学的学术研究, including its major sub-disciplines, 并培养他们在该领域深造所需的技能和态度. 更具体地说，该计划旨在产生以下学生成果.

1. 学生将展示对人类宗教经验广度的基本理解. This includes:
   • 欣赏反映在不同文化中的宗教经验的多元性;
   • 意识到宗教信仰如何反映和影响其所属的更大的社会;
   • Sensitivity to the ways in which religious values affect people’s approaches to contemporary ethical issues; and
   • 熟悉人们寻求实现和表达与神的结合的各种方式.
2. 学生将展示基督教传统的历史和当代表达的广泛知识. This includes:
   • 犹太和基督教圣经内容的一般知识(克莱尔学院);
   • 了解天主教和方济各会传统的主要元素(克莱尔学院);
   • Broad familiarity with the historical development of Christianity;
   • Basic knowledge of the major schools and trends in historic and contemporary theology; and
   • 集中理解天主教宗教传统的某些特定方面.
3. Students will be able to examine and discuss religious topics in a critical, open-minded, and systematic fashion. This includes:
   • Reading and interpreting Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Scriptures in a disciplined and critical manner;
   • 批判性和系统地分析和评价神学文本和问题;
   • Examining their own beliefs and the beliefs of others in a critical yet sympathetic fashion; and
   • 使用适当的学术方法进行神学主题的监督研究.
4. 学生将具备以智慧和有效的方式就宗教话题和问题进行沟通的技能. This includes:
   • Using suitable language and style, appropriate modes of expression and argumentation, and proper documentation in written projects;
   • Expressing ideas and arguments clearly in class discussions and personal interactions with instructors; and
   • 对同学和老师提出的问题和挑战作出适当而深思熟虑的回应.
5. 学生将对信仰和实践与自己不同的个人和群体表现出敏感和尊重. This includes:
   • 积极欣赏不同宗教和文化的见解和贡献;
   • An ability to discuss deeply-held beliefs with openness and empathy toward people with whom they disagree; and
   • A willingness to consider new ways of looking at religious questions.