- Ph.D. students at Ave Maria University have access to room 3020 in Henkel's Academic Building to use as private reading room.
- Incoming classes to AMU's faithfully Catholic and intellectually challenging Ph.D. program are capped at four doctoral students per year to ensure individualized attention and mentoring throughout each student's time here.
- Our Ph.D. students study under Ave Maria's accomplished faculty, almost all of whom hold terminal degrees and have prestigious records of publication.
- All of our theology faculty receive the canonical mandatum when they are hired.
- Doctoral students at Ave Maria University take part in weekly colloquia on the ancients and the moderns, focusing on the interplay between philosophical and theological inquiry, Christian and pre-Christian.
- Over 90% of our doctoral graduates are teaching theology at the college, university, or seminary level.
- Potential careers for graduates from AMU's Ph.D. program in Catholic Theology include being a Director of Religious Education, a Diocesan Leader, a Theology Professor, and Religious Life
- Ave Maria University boasts a world-class theological and philosophical library.
- Ave Maria University is a recognized Newman Guide school and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degrees. (Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Ave Maria University).
If you have any specific questions about Ave Maria University's Ph.D. program, feel free to contact Dr. Michael Dauphinais at graduatetheology@avemaria.edu or call him at (239)-280-2538.