1 9 7 5 ▁in ▁Mill town , ▁by ▁Con n ▁O ’ Don ovan ▁S J ▁and ▁Philip ▁Mc Sh ane ▁S J . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁B A ▁programme ▁joined ▁the ▁CA O ▁system ▁for ▁applications ▁to ▁third ▁level ▁courses , ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁degree ▁students ▁could ▁apply ▁for ▁High er ▁Education ▁Gr ants , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁students ▁of ▁N CE A ▁courses ▁became ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁the ▁government ▁free ▁fe es ▁initi ative . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁B A ▁was ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁the ▁Te aching ▁Council ▁of ▁Ireland ▁for ▁the ▁teaching ▁of ▁religion ▁in ▁post - primary / second ary ▁schools . ▁ ▁An ▁under grad uate ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁The ology ▁programme , ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wales , ▁L amp eter , ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁The ▁inst itute ▁also ▁developed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁post - grad uate ▁initi atives ▁with ▁L amp eter . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁the ▁K imm age ▁Mission ▁Institute ▁( K MI ) ▁Institute ▁of ▁The ology ▁and ▁Cult ures ▁moved ▁from ▁K imm age ▁Man or ▁to ▁Mill town ▁becoming ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁De pt . ▁of ▁Mission ▁The ology ▁and ▁Culture , ▁and ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁the ▁al liance ▁was ▁made ▁permanent . ▁ ▁The ▁K MI ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁The ology