Academics
The main purpose of the seminary is to train priests for the ACROD and other Orthodox dioceses in the United States, as well in foreign countries. The seminary places emphasis on pastorally oriented training. It was approved in 1960 by the Pennsylvania State Council of Education to grant a Bachelor of Theology degree.
The seminary has tailored curricula for five classifications of candidates:
- A three-year Bachelor of Theology program for students who already have baccalaureate degrees.
- A cooperative program with the University of Pittsburgh for students without a baccalaureate degree.
- A Licentiate of Theology diploma late vocations program for those without a previous undergraduate degree.
- A special admissions program for individuals who do not intend to be ordained to the Orthodox clergy.
- A less intense Diaconate program of studies for those men who wish only to serve as deacons.
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