▁brother . ▁The ▁sch ol ast ics ▁( who ▁may ▁be ▁addressed ▁by ▁the ▁sec ular ▁title ▁" M ister ") ▁and ▁the ▁Brothers ▁( address ed ▁by ▁the ▁title ▁" Bro ther ") ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Jesus ▁have ▁different ▁courses ▁of ▁study , ▁although ▁they ▁often ▁overlap . ▁ ▁Cour se ▁of ▁studies ▁For ▁sch ol ast ics , ▁the ▁usual ▁course ▁of ▁studies ▁is ▁as ▁follows : ▁▁ ▁First ▁Studies ▁is ▁the ▁period ▁when ▁the ▁sch ol astic ▁begins ▁his ▁academic ▁formation . ▁Depending ▁on ▁his ▁prior ▁education ▁it ▁will ▁last ▁ 2 – 4 ▁years , ▁guarantee ing ▁a ▁ground ing ▁in ▁philosophy ▁and ▁the ▁att ain ment ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁first ▁university ▁level ▁degree ▁thus , ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁a ▁four - year ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁( unless ▁this ▁has ▁already ▁been ▁earned ). ▁It ▁may ▁also ▁introduce ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁the ology ▁or ▁some ▁other ▁special ized ▁area . ▁ ▁As ▁Jes uits , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁serve ▁on ▁the ▁fac ult ies ▁of ▁high ▁schools ▁and ▁univers ities , ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁other ▁positions , ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁sch ol astic ▁or ▁Jes uit ▁priest ▁often ▁ear ns ▁a ▁master ▁or ▁doctor al ▁degree ▁on ▁some ▁area — it ▁may ▁be , ▁for ▁instance , ▁The ology ▁or ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁History , ▁English , ▁Chem istry , ▁Edu c ational ▁Administration , ▁Law ▁or ▁any ▁other ▁subject . ▁Hence , ▁a ▁Jes uit