1. THE MASTER OF
DIVINITY DEGREE
(M.Div.)
The Presbyterian
Church in Canada
normally requires
that candidates
for the ministry
complete the degree
of Master of Divinity
before ordination.
The prerequisite
for entering the
M.Div. program is
a bachelor's degree
from a recognized
college or university,
preferably a Bachelor
of Arts degree (B.A.).
The M.Div. is awarded
by the College in
conjunction with
the Montreal Diocesan
Theological College
and the United Theological
College, under the
authority of the
Joint Board of Theological
Colleges, and is
accredited by the
Association of Theological
Schools in the United
States and Canada.
[Details
on The Master of
Divinity/Bachelor
of Theology]
2.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
CERTIFICATE
Older candidates
for the ministry
who lack a bachelor's
degree and who have
been assigned a
special program
by the Committee
on Education of
the Presbyterian
Church in Canada
are, upon successful
completion of this
program, awarded
the General Assembly
Certificate.
3. THE BACHELOR
OF THEOLOGY DEGREE
(B.Th.)
The first two years
of the M.Div. program
in the McGill consortium
are made up of two
years (60 credits)
of academic theological
studies at the Faculty
of Religious Studies
of McGill University
for which the Bachelor
of Theology degree
is awarded by McGill.
The B.Th. degree
is accredited by
the Association
of Theological Schools
in the United States
and Canada. Since
students with a
previous bachelor
degree received
advanced standing
in the B.Th. program
they enter in the
B.Th. 2 year. The
B.Th. 2 and 3 years
are equivalent to
M.Div. 1 and 2.
Details of the content
and requirements
of the Bachelor
of Theology program
are specified in
the McGill Undergraduate
Calendar and the
McGill Faculty of
Religious Studies
website.
4. THE IN-MINISTRY
YEAR (M.Div. 3)
AND THE DIPLOMA
IN MINISTRY
The last year of
the M.Div. degree
consists of a year
(30 credits) of
field-based, professional
studies, the so-called
In-Ministry-Year,
offered jointly
by the Presbyterian
College and its
two sister colleges
in the consortium.
Successful completion
of the B.Th. degree
and the In-Ministry-Year
earns the Master
of Divinity degree.
The Diploma in Ministry
is granted to candidates
who lack the prerequisites
for the M.Div. degree,
or have taken the
S.T.M. option (see
5 below), but who
have successfully
completed the In-Ministry-Year.
5. THE MASTER OF
SACRED THEOLOGY
DEGREE (S.T.M.)
Candidates for the
ministry whose first
degree was in Religious
Studies with significant
overlap with the
McGill B.Th. program
are eligible to
apply for the McGill
Master of Sacred
Theology degree
(S.T.M.) which involves
two years (48 credits)
of graduate studies.
A minimum CGPA of
3.3 is required
for acceptance into
the S.T.M. In addition
to the S.T.M. degree
the Diploma in Ministry
will be needed to
fulfill church requirements
for ordination.
6. THE DIPLOMA OF
THE COLLEGE
The Diploma of the
College is granted
to Presbyterian
candidates for the
Ministry of Word
and Sacrament at
the College who
have successfully
completed the M.Div.
degree, or the S.T.M.
degree and the Diploma
in Ministry, and
concerning whom
the faculty of the
College can testify
that they know of
no objections to
proceed to ordination.
The Diploma of the
College is required
for ordination in
The Presbyterian
Church in Canada.
7. GRADUATE DEGREES
IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES
McGill University
offers, in addition
to the Bachelor
of Theology degree,
graduate programs
leading to the Master
of Sacred Theology
(S.T.M.) degree,
and the Master of
Arts (M.A.) and
Doctor of Philosophy
(Ph.D.) degrees
in Religious Studies.
Information on admission
to these programs
can be found on
the
McGill Faculty of
Religious Studies
website.
8. PROGRAMME EN
LANGUE FRANÇAISE
Le Collège presbytérien
a signé une entente
avec l'Université
de Montréal. Cette
entente permet au
College de décerner
le grade d'M.Div
à l'étudiant qui
aura completé deux
années en études
théologiques suivies
d'une année d'études
pratiques au Collège.
L'étudiant désireux
de devenir pasteur
devra faire approuver
son programme par
le Comité d'éducation
et d'admission.
