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⚫ | The '''Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology''' ({{lang-la|Sacrae Theologiae Baccalaureus}}; abbreviated '''STB'''), not to be confused with a [[Bachelor of Arts|Bachelor of Arts in Theology]], is the first of three ecclesiastical degrees in theology (the second being the [[Licentiate of Sacred Theology]] and the third being the [[Doctor of Sacred Theology]])<ref>{{Cite web |title= Veritatis Gaudium, Part II, Sec. 1, Art.74|url=https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_constitutions/documents/papa-francesco_costituzione-ap_20171208_veritatis-gaudium.html |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=vatican.va |language=en}}</ref> conferred by a number of [[ecclesiastical university|Pontifical faculties]] around the world. |
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⚫ | The '''Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology''' ({{lang-la|Sacrae Theologiae Baccalaureus}}; abbreviated |
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Despite its designation as a "baccalaureate", a hold over from the Middle-Ages, it is a [[Graduate diploma|graduate-level]] academic degree in theology, equivalent in the United States to a [[Professional degree|first professional degree]]. As an ecclesiastical degree, it is conferred in the name of and by the authority of the [[Holy See]]. It is often granted alongside a civil degree such as the [[Master of Divinity|Master of Divinty]]. The curriculum varies slightly from faculty to faculty, but generally requires competency in [[Latin]] or [[Greek]] as well as the completion of the "first cycle" of theological training, a three to five year course of studies that aims for a comprehensive competence in philosophy and theology.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Veritatis Gaudium, Part II, Sec. 1, Art.74|url=https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_constitutions/documents/papa-francesco_costituzione-ap_20171208_veritatis-gaudium.html |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=vatican.va |language=en}}</ref>. The basic requirements for any of the three ecclesiastical degree are regulated by the Holy See, most recently in the [[Apostolic Constitution|Apostolic Constitution]] [[Veritatis gaudium|Veritatis Gaudium]].<ref>{{Cite web |title= Veritatis Gaudium |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_constitutions/documents/papa-francesco_costituzione-ap_20171208_veritatis-gaudium.html |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=vatican.va |language=en}}</ref> |
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