School Description
Provided by Pontifical College JosephinumThe Pontifical College Josephinum is a Roman Catholic seminary whose mission is to prepare men for the ordained priesthood through human, spiritual, intellectual, and pastoral formation. The seminary consists of two academic divisions: The College of Liberal Arts and The School of Theology, which includes a Pre-Theology Program.
The Josephinum is a pontifical institution immediately subject to the Holy See, through the Apostolic Nuncio, and governed by the Board of Trustees. Its programs follow the norms established by the Code of Canon Law, the Congregation for Catholic Education, and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Continuing the vision of its founder, Msgr. Joseph Jessing, the Josephinum
seeks to prepare priests for the new evangelization and to serve the pastoral needs of the Church. In fidelity to this vision, the Josephinum provides resources to prepare candidates for the priesthood, enabling them to respond to the particular needs of
their local communities. The Josephinum shares its resources with the wider Church by promoting vocations and by offering continuing education to clergy and laity.
Pontifical College Josephinum
From Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaThe Pontifical College Josephinum is a four-year liberal arts college and graduate school of theology founded by Monsignor Joseph Jessing in 1888 and located in Columbus, Ohio, USA. It is a seminary that prepares students to become priests in the Roman Catholic Church. The institution trains candidates for the priesthood for U.S. dioceses that do not have their own seminaries, as well as dioceses around the world.
History
Overview
Founded in 1888, the Josephinum was the religious vocational outgrowth of an orphanage and orphan's industries, founded by Msgr. Joseph Jessing, in the early 1870s and relocated to Columbus. In 1888, Jessing founded the Collegium Josephinum, as it was then known. It was granted pontifical college status in 1892 by Pope Leo XIII and renamed to its current name, thus becoming, and remaining, the only pontifical seminary in the Western Hemisphere.
Background
In the early 1870s, inspired by the orphanage work of Father Jessing, when four older boys indicated a desire to serve the Church as Roman Catholic priests, Father Jessing advertised in his German-language newspaper that he would be willing to sponsor two boys who wished to become priests but who lacked the financial means to do so. Jessing accepted twenty-three of the more than forty applicants who replied, and the first academic classes began on September 1, 1888. Originally his new seminary was called the Collegium Josephinum and was located in downtown Columbus.
As those first students progressed through the seminary program, the institution initially provided six years of primary education ("minor seminary," four years of high school and two years of college/pre-theology) and six years of secondary seminary education ("major seminary," another two years of college/pre-theology and four years of theology/ seminary). Father Jessing lived to see the first class of six seminarians ordained to the priesthood in June 1899 but he died less than six months later.
Quick Facts
- Location:
- Midwest
- Setting:
- Large City Setting
- Type:
- Private
- Affiliation:
- Roman Catholic
- Size:
- Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Students & Campus Life
- Undergraduate Enrollment:
- 67
- On Campus Housing:
- Available
- Full Time Students:
- 100%
- Athletic Programs:
- Unavailable
Degree Programs at Pontifical College Josephinum
Bachelor's Level Programs
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Arts & Humanities
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English Language and Literature
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English Language and Literature
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English Language and Literature
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English Language and Literature
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Foreign Languages
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Classics and Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
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Classics and Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
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History
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History
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History
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History
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Philosophy
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Philosophy
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General Philosophy
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General Philosophy
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English Language and Literature
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Social Sciences
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Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
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Latin American Studies
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Latin American Studies
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Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
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Master's Level Programs
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Arts & Humanities
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Religion/Religious Studies
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Theology/Theological Studies
A program that focuses on the beliefs and doctrine of a particular religious faith from the intramural point of view of that faith. Includes instruction in systematic theology, historical theology, moral theology, doctrinal studies, dogmatics, apologetics, and applications to specific questions of ecclesiastical polity and religious life.See more schools with programs in Theology/Theological Studies
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Theology/Theological Studies
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Religion/Religious Studies
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Students
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| Percent of Students International: | 10% |
Housing
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 146% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 14,000 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 635 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 525 | 18% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 1,002 | 18% | |
Any Aid: |
45% |
Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)
| Application Fee: | $ 25.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Not Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Not Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Recommended |
Photos
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Right|Letter, in Latin, from the Vatican granting pontifical status to the Josephinum in 1892 [source]
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