Configuration The configuration curriculum is a four-year integrated program of formation designed to fulfill all of the requirements of the Program of Priestly Formation. The classroom is formational in addition to being academic. Professors relate their own experiences of priestly ministry (whether as priests performing the ministry or laity receiving priestly ministry) to lessons of the subject….
Discipleship Mundelein Seminary offers a two-year discipleship program. It is designed for those college graduates who need to make the transition into seminary life and to acquire the necessary academic courses in philosophy and religious studies. Students in the Discipleship program are full-time members of the Mundelein Seminary community. They pursue either a certificate or…
Master of Arts in Liturgical Studies (MALS) This degree program is designed for those who plan to work at parish, diocesan, or secondary education levels. The MALS program is comprised exclusively of courses offered through the Liturgical Institute and covers the theoretical and practical aspects of the sacred liturgy in significant detail. It is considered…
Master of Arts in Liturgy (MAL) This degree program is similar to the MALS in that it is designed for those who plan to work in a parish or diocesan chancery, but is considered a terminal, professional degree rather than an academic degree. To that end, foreign languages and a thesis are not required. Students…
Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies (MAPS) What is it? The Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies (MAPS) degree helps the University actualize its mission and vision for lay formation in the Catholic Church by providing graduate level theological education in the Archdiocese of Chicago. Students are formed in the Catholic tradition so they are…
Online Short Courses Composed of five one-hour classroom sessions followed by an online quiz, each course awards one-half Continuing Education Unit and brings a fresh, energized approach to the study of liturgical renewal. These courses are stand alone resources and each course will count as .5 CEUs (Continuing Education Units). These courses do not count as…
Pontifical Faculty of Theology The international academic degrees of the Catholic Church are the baccalaureate, the licentiate, and doctorate in theology. These are abbreviated as S.T.B. (Sacred Theology Baccalaureate), S.T.L. (Sacred Theology Licentiate) and S.T.D. (Sacred Theology Doctorate). On September 30, 1929, the Sacred Congregation of Seminaries and Universities (now known as the Congregation for…
The Vatican accredits USML’s online and hybrid Licentiate in Sacred Theology degree. The Vatican’s Congregation for Catholic Education recently accredited the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary (USML) to offer a hybrid (online and in person) Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) degree. A person working in a ministerial setting may now take up…