Offered in affiliation with The Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception, at the Dominican House of Studies, in Washington, D.C., which is authorized by the Vatican's Congregation on Education to grant this graduate-level first-cycle ecclesial degree.
Mount St. Mary’s Seminary is a school of faith, discipleship and learning that prepares men for the Catholic ministerial priesthood. We strive to be a spiritual place that fosters a way of life and provides an atmosphere for excellent priestly formation in all its aspects: human, spiritual, intellectual and pastoral.
The degree of Bachelor of Sacred Theology (S.T.B.) provides the student with a solid, Thomistic, organic, and complete instruction in theology at the basic level. As a first-cycle graduate-level ecclesiastical academic degree, it enables graduates to pursue further studies in the sacred sciences. The degree is a prerequisite for further pursuit of an ecclesiastical licentiate degree, and is also accepted for further study in universities of the European Union where the M.Div. is not recognized.
See the catalog for additional details about the S.T.B. program.
Download Seminary Catalog (.pdf)The S.T.B. degree program aims to provide seminarians with a solid, Thomistic, organic, and complete instruction in theology at the basic level.
S.T.B. candidates will
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Dual Degrees