 Admissions
The Master of Arts in Ministry Degree Program is open to all Catholic
laity without regard to race, gender, or national origin who are seeking
to deepen their knowledge of the Roman Catholic Faith and/or serve in leadership
roles in their parishes. The basic requirement for admission to the Master
of Arts in Ministry program is a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
plus the requisite qualities of character and commitment to the mission
of the Church. The applicant must submit a fully completed written application
with accompanying Application Fee of $75.00 by the designated deadline.
The application includes an essay, undergraduate and graduate transcripts
and three recommendations. Upon receipt of all the above mentioned materials,
two admissions interviews will be scheduled, one with the director and
assistant director and the second with an admissions committee. Further,
confidential psychological testing will be arranged by the seminary for
the applicants.
The Master of Arts in Ministry Program will be accepting applications
in October and November for January admissions. Any interested applicants
should notify the MAM office to set up appointments for interviews and
psychological testing by early November. All application materials, interviews
and testing needs to be completed in November in time for the Admissions
Board of the Seminary meeting in December. Otherwise, the Master of Arts
in Ministry Program admits degree students for the fall semester. An applicant
may petition to waive the deadline. In addition to degree candidates,
the School of Theology
at St. John's Seminary welcomes lay professionals in the Archdiocese
who seek to take courses for continuing education credits or personal
enrichment.
Students may take up to 5 years to complete the Master of Arts in Ministry
Degree requirements. Auditors are welcome if space is available.
Interested applicants who may miss the fall degree program enrollment
deadline should call the Master of Arts in Ministry Program Office at 617-779-4104
to inquire about taking courses as a non-degree students. Courses successfully
completed for credit while an applicant is a non-degree student will be
counted toward the completion of the Master of Arts in Ministry degree
when an applicant is accepted as a degree student.
Application Forms
These downloadable files are in Microsoft Word document format. If you
don't have Microsoft Word, please call the Master of Arts in Ministry office
at (617)779-4104 or email Aldona_Lingertat@RCAB.org to have an application
sent to you.
Instructions for Submitting Application:
Option 1 - Submit by Email:
Click on the document link below. MS Word will open the form (you can
cancel through any windows that may pop up). Under "file" go to "save as" and
save the form to your desktop or to a folder. Leave your browser and open
the form you saved. Fill in the form (be careful to type into the correct
boxes) and save. Email the form to Aldona_Lingertat@RCAB.org as an attachment.
Option 2 - Submit by Post:
Save the form to your desktop or a folder
as in Option 1.
Print, fill in, sign and mail the form to: |
Master of Arts in Ministry Program for Laity
St. John's Seminary,
127 Lake Street
Brighton, MA. 02135 |
Recommendation Forms (to be submitted with MAM application)
Instructions for sending Recommendation Forms:
Option 1:
Click on the document link below. MS Word will open the form (you can
cancel through any windows that may pop up). Under "file" go to "save as" and
save the form to your desktop or to a folder. Leave your browser and open
the form you saved.
Fill out the top portion of the form, save the document, and email to your
recommender as an attachment.
| Then send a hard copy with your signature
to |
Master of Arts in Ministry Program for
Laity
St. John's Seminary,
127 Lake Street
Brighton, MA. 02135 |
The recommender can email the finished form to Aldona_Lingertat@RCAB.org and/or
send a printed, signed hardcopy to the Master of Arts in Ministry Program
at the address above.
Option 2:
Save the form to your desktop or a folder as in Option 1. Open the saved
form. Print, fill in the top portion of the form, sign and send the form
to your recommender (include a stamped envelope addressed to the MAM address
above). The recommener should finish the form and send it in using the
envelope you supply. |
