Martin Luther King, Jr. - Education

On his second attempt, King passes the German examination, thus completing Boston University’s language requirement.

King enrolls in his last courses at Boston: History of Christian Doctrine II, Seminar in Philosophy (Hegel), and Directed Study in Thesis and Dissertation Writing.

King’s final course at Harvard is on the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead.

King fails Boston University’s German examination.

King enrolls in the Philosophy of Plato at Harvard.

During the first term of his second year at Boston, King takes four courses: Religious Teachings of the Old Testament, History of Christian Doctrine I, Seminar in Philosophy (Hegel), and Seminar in the History of Philosophy.

King takes two courses during the intersession at Boston University: Seminar in Historical Theology and History of Recent Philosophy.

King passes French examination at Boston University, partially fulfilling the language requirement.

As a “special student” at Harvard University, King enrolls in the History of Modern Philosophy.

For his second semester at Boston, King takes three courses: Religious Teachings of the New Testament, Directed Study in Systematic Theology, and Seminar in Systematic Theology.