The Institute of Catholic Theology

Scott was born and raised in Dickinson, North Dakota, and spent time in seminary formation for the Diocese of Bismarck. After receiving a bachelor's degree and a licentiate in philosophy from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, he spent several semesters studying theology at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome. Since moving to Arizona in 2017, he has been certified in health care ethics with distinction from the National Catholic Bioethics Center, studied political economy at the University of Arizona, and earned a master's in business administration with a concentration on business operations from the University of Mary. After two years of teaching philosophy and theology at Notre Dame Preparatory High School in Scottsdale, he became the academic coordinator of Mary College at ASU and the online community coordinator for the University of Mary. He became the program director of Mary College at ASU in 2023. For more information on Mary College, please visit https://marycollege.umary.edu