### Question
How does the law define school or department of divinity?


### Answer
Under *30 U.S.C. § 1325*, **school or department of divinity** is defined as:

> an institution or department or branch of an institution, whose program is specifically for the education of students to prepare them to become ministers of religion or to enter upon some other religious vocation or to prepare them to teach theological subjects

#### Citation:
  - *30 U.S.C. § 1325*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 25-SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION > SUBCHAPTER IX-ENERGY RESOURCE GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS**

