What are “comps”?

“Comps” is short for “comprehensive exams.” These are basically final exams for graduate school, except they take place at the end of all your coursework and pretty much can be on anything you’ve studied in all your classes and anything on your reading list.

At Saint John’s University, there are several kinds of graduate degrees offered, and not all of them require comps at the end of study.

Degrees that require comps:

• Master of Arts in Theology
• Master of Arts in Liturgical Studies

Degrees that do not require comps but have other completion requirements:

• Master of Divinity
• Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry
• Master of Arts in Liturgical Music