Saint
Charles Borromeo Seminary is accredited by the Middle
States Association of Colleges and Schools and by the
Association of Theological Schools. Comprising one institution under a common administration, it consists of three divisions: College, Religious Studies and Theology.
Potential candidates
for the Roman Catholic priesthood pursue a program which
consists of a four-year liberal arts curriculum within
the Seminary college followed by a four-year curriculum
within the professional school of theology.
Seminarians who have earned a bachelor's
degree from an accredited non-seminary college before
entering Saint Charles Seminary are admitted to the College
Division's Pre-Theology Program of two-years duration
designed to prepare them to enter the Theology Division.
Special provisions
are made for those students who have previously completed
appropriate studies and formation elsewhere.
The College,
Pre-Theology and Theology Programs are envisioned as
parts of a single unified program of formation for the
priesthood which gives Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary
its distinct identity.
In
addition to its responsibility for the formation of candidates
for the Roman Catholic priesthood, Saint Charles Borromeo
Seminary also serves as a center of theological education
for laity and religious in the Greater Philadelphia area
and around the country.
Its Religious Studies Division conducts evening, summer and online courses on both the graduate
and undergraduate levels in:
- Catholic Theology, Sacred
Scripture, and related fields
- fully accredited Master of Arts Degree Program
and a variety of courses leading to undergraduate and graduate
certificates in
- Catholic Religious Studies
- Youth Ministry
- Liturgical Music & Liturgical Studies
- Pastoral Service
with Concentration in Ministry to African-American Catholics
- Catholic Social Ministry
- Catechist Diploma approved
by the Roman Congregation for the Clergy
Individualized
programs of Continuing Education are also available for
qualified participants. All programs are designed to
foster greater knowledge and deeper appreciation of the
Catholic faith and keener awareness of the religious
needs of all men and women. |
