Certainly, try comparing Concordia Seminary vs. St. Thomas Aquinas as an example. You will find that the Concordia system requires a minimum of 12 hours of exegetical coursework vs. 6 hours of exegetical coursework from St. Thomas Aquinas. The Concordia system requires a minimum of 12 hours of Biblical languages (to support exegetical coursework) whereas there is no such requirement at the RCC counterpart. You will also notes another 9 hours of practical theology to include Homiletics and Hermaneutical topics, and (the art and practice of preparing and delivering sermons and teaching scripture). I did not find a comparable requirement in the RCC coursework so you may take that with a grain of salt. Finally, both systems had a healthy emphasis on systematic theology (I am assuming dogmatics would be the RCC equivalent of systematic theology). Just as I said, there is a quantitative difference in the focus of coursework.
Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary (Protestant)
6 Credit hours Greek
6 Credit hours Hebrew
18 hours Scripture
3 Credit Hours Preaching
Total for Graduation: 98
Saints Cyril and Methodius Seminary:
18 Credit hours Scripture
8 Credit Hours Biblical Greek
4 Credit Hours Homiletics
Total: 108, plus 45 Formation hours
Then you have St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park, California.
21 Credit Hours of Scripture
7 Credit Hours of Homiletics
6 hours of Greek.
Total for Graduation: 118
St. Mary’s Seminary:
6 Credit Hours of Preaching/Homiletics
22.5 Credit Hours of Scripture
Total for Graduation: 122
Fuller Theological Seminary: 120 quarter units total (equivalent to 80 semester units)
Scripture: 24 quarter units
Greek: 4 quarter units
Hebrew: 4 quarter units
Preaching and Homiletics: 8 quarter units
Catholic seminaries tend to require more credit hours for graduation overall, which allows them to add required courses in Liturgy and other areas. Also, the Catholic seminaries tend to include pastoral experience, which includes preaching.
