Degree Extension Program

The Diocese of Stockton and Holy Names University are offering a Pastoral Ministries Program in our diocese. This is a three-year program designed for working adults, who are engaged in some form of pastoral ministry and are interested in pursuing a MA, graduate certificate or undergraduate credit in pastoral ministries.

The Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministries is an exciting program of intercultural formation for lay leadership and ministry in the Catholic Church. It offers unique networking and community building opportunities with other students, many of whom are from other dioceses. The three-year program is built around the leading certification standards of the National Association for Lay Ministry.

Students seeking undergraduate units would receive Master’s level instruction but homework assignments would be modified to fit into an undergraduate study.

One course will be offered in each seven-week term; there will be two terms in a semester. Classes meet once a week for four hours in the Diocesan Chancery Conference Room in Stockton. Students will participate in live video-conferencing connecting them with the classroom in Oakland.

Applications are being accepted now for this program. The first cohort is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, October 21 from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Students will be joining students from Oakland and Fresno.

Anyone wishing to begin the application process or wanting more information can contact Wanda Scheuermann at 546-7629 or wscheuermann@stocktondiocese.org or Mary Turowski at Turowski@hnu.edu.

Last Update August 13, 2008