Original Seminary Curriculum

A five-page letter, written by the Moravian Church Elders in Germany in August 1807, laid the framework for establishing a Moravian theological seminary in America. The final page of the letter included a list of courses to be taught at the new school, the translation of the original German script follows. The framed letter and translation now hangs in Bahnson Center.

Proposal for the curriculum
1. Latin 3 hours per week
2. Greek 2 hours per week
3. Hebrew 2 hours per week
4. French 2 hours per week
5. German
Composition 1 hour per week
6. Geometry and
Mathematics 2 hours per week
7. General History 1 hour per week
8. Church History 1 hour per week
9. Exegesis 2 hours per week
10. Geography 1 hour per week