ADMISSION POLICIES:

Anyone may apply for admission whether he wishes to become a member of the diocesan clergy or of a religious order.
Documents. The applicant should have the following documents supplied to the Rector of the Seminary:
1) Certificate of Baptism
2) Certificate of Confirmation
3) Parents' Marriage Certificate
4) A report from a doctor after a recent medical checkup with a description of any serious present or past health problems.
5) Transcript of secondary school and of all post-secondary academic work.
6) Letters of reference as requested. English Proficiency.

Applicants from outside BC are required to supply some equivalent proof of English proficiency. Fees. The fee schedule, adjusted annually, is printed separately and enclosed with the Calendar. The Seminary of Christ the King is a qualified institution for Canada Students Loans. No serious student is refused for financial reasons.

Focus

As the Seminary accepts only priesthood candidates, it can readily carry out the directive of the Holy See's Basic Plan for Priestly Formation (#94) that "the pastoral aspect must receive special emphasis in all the subjects which are taught." During the four-year program. Students regularly earn between 120 and 132 semester hours of credit. The curriculum normally includes:

Sacred Scripture 24 semester hours
Dogmatic Theology 24 semester hours
Moral Theology 24 semester hours
Church History and Patrology 12 semester hours
Canon Law 8 semester hours
Pastoral and Liturgical courses 30 to 42 semester hours.
Liturgy is emphasized also in the Faculty of Arts where historical studies of the liturgy normally account for 18 of the required 120 semester hours of credit.

Faculty of Arts  

Aim The normal academic requirement for admission to the Faculty of Arts is graduation from Grade 12 on a university entrance program. A student who does not have this standing and who, after being out of school for a number of years, wishes to become a priest, may apply as a mature student. Each application will be considered on its own merits.

Lower and Upper Divisions. Lower-division courses are numbered in the l00s and 200s and provide a foundation in the humanities during the first and second year. Upper-division courses are numbered in the 300s and above and lead to the degree of Bachelor of Arts.

Semester Hours. Courses are evaluated for credit in terms of semester hours. The number of semester hours is indicated immediately after the course number: thus PHIL 200 (3) INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY is a 3-semester-hour course. This is equivalent to 3 lectures per week during one semester. The academic year consists of a fall semester (September-December) and a spring semester (January-April).

Bachelor of Arts Degree. The Seminary's four-year BA program. Focuses on subjects within the Humanities which have special relevance for the study of Theology. The Code of Canon Law (Canon 250) requires two full years devoted to philosophical disciplines, while the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops in its 1980 Program. Of Priestly Formation is more specific, insisting that "the seminarian's program. Must include courses that deal seriously with the philosophy of nature, philosophical anthropology and metaphysics, as well as the history of philosophy up to and including the contemporary period." The Bishops' Program. Also mentions "allied courses in the social and natural sciences normally required of our students."

Faculty of Theology Programs of Study

The Seminary offers two programs of theological studies, one leading to the Master of Divinity professional diploma, the other to the Bachelor of Theology degree conferred in virtue of the seminary's provincial charter.

The M.Div. Program.

Admission requirements

1. A Bachelor's degree, preferably in Arts. The Seminary Admissions Committee may waive the BA requirement if the student satisfies the other requirements for entering the M.Div. Program. And has been in seminary residence for at least two years as an Arts or Pre-Theology student.
2. A minimum of eighteen undergraduate semester hours in Philosophy. The Seminary Admissions Committee may require the student to take some courses in the Pre-Theology program. To make up for deficiencies in such subjects as English, Latin, History and Sociology.

Degree requirements

1. The successful completion of at least 90 semester hours in academic and pastoral subjects with a grade point average of 2.0 or higher.
2. A minimum of three years of seminary residence, the final year being at the Seminary of Christ the King.

The B.Th. Program.

The Bachelor of Theology program. Includes the possibility of an Honors year, with degree requirements listed below. Students in the B.Th. Program. Also receive the Master of Divinity diploma when they have fulfilled its requirements.

Admission requirements

1. A Bachelor's degree, preferably in Arts.
2. A minimum of eighteen undergraduate semester hours in Philosophy. The Seminary Admissions Committee may require the student to take some courses in the Pre-Theology program. To make up for deficiencies in such subjects as English, Latin, History and Sociology.

Degree requirements

1. The successful completion of at least 90 semester hours in academic and pastoral subjects with a grade point average of 2.5 or higher.
2. A minimum of three years of seminary residence, the final year being at the Seminary of Christ the King.
Degree requirements for the B.Th. (Hons.)

1. The successful completion of at least 120 semester hours in academic and pastoral subjects with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
2. A minimum of three years of seminary residence, the final year being at the Seminary of Christ the King.

COLLEGE AND THEOLOGY
SEMINARY OF CHRIST THE KING

Campus. The beautiful 80-hectare campus provides residence accommodations along with recreational and community facilities of many kinds.

Library. The library contains 46,000 books as well as current periodicals. Students also have ready access to the holdings of the University College of the Fraser Valley and of the Fraser Valley Regional Library.

Student Activities. The Seminary of Christ the King Student Association directs the various extracurricular and intramural student activities.

Publications. Westminster Abbey and the Seminary of Christ the King publish the Pax Regis and the Benedictine Oblate Newsletter.