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Graduate Certificate in Pastoral Studies

In collaboration with the Catholic Theological Union, the Religious Studies Department at Saint Xavier offers a fifteen-credit hour Graduate Certificate in Pastoral Studies. The curriculum of this certificate meets the Archdiocese of Chicago expectations for various lay ecclesial ministry certifications and professional development expectations.

Completion of the certificate partially fulfills the Archdiocesan theological education expectations for Pastoral Associates. This certificate from Saint Xavier will be accepted into the Catholic Theological Union as 22 quarter hour credits toward a Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies or a Master of Divinity degree. Nine semester hours of this certificate will be accepted into the Master of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University’s Institute of Pastoral Studies.

The Graduate Certificate in Pastoral Studies may also be taken as a non-credit certificate.