Higher Education
If you are looking for Catholic undergrad or graduate formation or certification, here are some options:
Corpus Christi College
Known for its small-class sizes, Corpus Christi offers a 2-year Associate of Arts (AA) with a special emphasis on the liberal arts, including Philosophy and Religion, as well as courses in a wide range of other disciplines for undergraduate students who intend to transfer to another institution.
St. Mark's College
Known for its small-class sizes, Corpus Christi offers a 2-year Associate of Arts (AA) with a special emphasis on the liberal arts, including Philosophy and Religion, as well as courses in a wide range of other disciplines for undergraduate students who intend to transfer to another institution.
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BA in Theology and Culture
St. Mark’s College offers a four-year Bachelor of Arts in Theology and Culture (BA) that explores the nature of the good life and that prepares students for the ministry of Catholic Education in the CISVA and beyond. Students in their final year of studies have an opportunity to complete a pre-practicum in a local school context.
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Graduates Programs and Scholarships
St. Mark’s College also forms lay persons and candidates for the permanent diaconate for ministry and leadership in its four graduate programs in theology, including: the Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies, Master of Arts in Religious Education, Master of Arts in Theological Studies, and the Master of Catholic Educational Leadership.
Faculty and staff working in the CISVA are eligible to receive the Archbishop’s Scholarship for Leadership in Catholic Education
Lay persons serving in some form of ministry in the RCAV are eligible to apply for the new Formation for Lay Ministry Scholarship
Catholic Pacific College at Trinity Western University
Students at Trinity Western can take classes in the Catholic Formation Track from CPC
Seeking to grow in knowledge of your faith without seeking a degree?
St. Mark’s College
Accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) to offer comprehensive distance learning, students learn synchronously via Zoom one night a week and gather for real-time lectures as well as small and larger group discussion and reflection. Students may complete a graduate or continuing education certificate in Pastoral Studies, Religious Education, Theological Studies, or Catholic Educational Leadership. The former may be laddered into a graduate diploma or degree program.
Augustine Institute Short Courses
Gain a better understanding of Catholic theology so that you will be prepared to read the Bible more insightfully, recite the Creed more confidently, and live out your faith more fully!
National Catholic Bioethics Center
The center serves clergy, religious, and laity—especially those working in health care professions and the biosciences—as they face daily ethical challenges in research and the care and treatment of patients
Theology of the Body Institute
For Christian educators and leaders who seek to teach TOB formally or informally in a parish, diocesan, and/or classroom setting
University of Mary
Certificate programs are available in parish administration and management, virtuous leadership, sacred scripture, marriage and family, and others.
If you work in ministry and are looking for deeper formation, these may be a good fit for you. Many of them offer graduate studies in theology or pastoral care.
St. Therese Institute
Provides adult faith formation in a common life of study, prayer, and fellowship, inspired by the life and teachings of St. Therese of Lisieux
Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College
An intellectually stimulating and academically challenging post-secondary liberal arts program provided by quality Catholic professors