Graduate theological education presumes broad learning across the curriculum with a concentration in a particular area. The major in Philosophy and Theology aims to prepare the student for graduate education by:

• Introducing the student to philosophy and theology as intellectual disciplines;
• Initiating the student into the central documents, beliefs, and practices of the Christian faith, both historical and contemporary; and
• Providing flexibility to supplement the major with courses in complementary disciplines with the possibility of concentrated study in one area of interest.

LOWER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS
COURSE	TITLE	UNITS
BIB 101	Old Testament History and Religion	2
BIB 102	New Testament History and Religion	3
PHL 201	Introduction to Philosophy	3
THE 250	Foundations of Christian Theology	3
	LOWER-DIVISION TOTAL	11
UPPER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS
COURSE	TITLE	UNITS
BIB 307	Biblical Theology	4
CHU 395	The Christian Tradition	3
THE 450	Doctrine of Holiness	3
An additional 15 upper-division units in the School of Theology and Christian Ministry. (May not include Biblical Languages 337 or Christian Ministry 387.) At least 6 of these 15 units must be in Philosophy courses (other than Philosophy 351).
	UPPER-DIVISION TOTAL	25
	MAJOR TOTAL	36

The H. Orton Wiley Chair of Theology

For many years, Point Loma Nazarene University has benefitted from a succession of distinguished scholars as teachers in the field of Christian theology. These include A.M. Hills, Olive M. Winchester, and H. Orton Wiley. The creative and scholarly work of these persons made a distinct contribution to modern theology in the Wesleyan-Arminian tradition. To continue this tradition of scholarship, the H. Orton Wiley Chair of Theology was created in 1967. Scholars selected to fill this position have been Ross E. Price, Westlake T. Purkiser, and Herbert L. Prince.