History
1842
A department of religion has been in existence at the University of Notre Dame since shortly after its founding
1945
Graduate studies were entered into on the MA level by the Theology Department soon after the end of the Second World War.
1948
Four undergraduate courses were required in the Department of Religion
1948
Notre Dame establishes the first MA degree in liturgical studies in the western hemisphere.
1959
Department was renamed and reorganized as a Department of Theology
1967
Initiation of the M.Th. degree for the training of seminarians in the Congregation of Holy Cross, as well as a Ph.D. program in Theology
1977
Initial accreditation by the Association of Theological Schools
1999
The M.T.S. (Master of Theological Studies) degree was added