Applying to Cherry Hill Seminary
No. A degree from Cherry Hill Seminary is an educational credential; ordination is a religious one. Graduates may use their education as part of their qualifications for ordination by the organization or tradition they choose.
Only an applicant with no bachelor’s degree is required to provide scores from one or the other of these tests. If you don’t have a bachelor’s degree and have already taken either of these tests, have the official scores sent to us. If you have taken neither, you can choose one, take it, and have scores sent to us.
No cut-off age has been established at this time. Until further notice we will accept official scores regardless of age. The more recent, the better.
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Yes. Note that to be valid the official transcript must be sent directly from the school to Cherry Hill Seminary.
Yes. Again, it is a requirement for our accreditation process.
Cherry Hill Seminary Classes
Read all the details at About Class Format.
You can’t attend overlapping live class meetings. Just as in a face-to-face classroom environment, you can’t be scheduled in two live meetings that occur simultaneously. It’s fine if the first class ends at the same time that the second class begins, but not if they overlap. If there is no live meeting component in one or both of the classes, the student is free to enroll in both classes.
A class may meet the program requirements for a degree in more than one department.
Core courses should be successfully completed during your first 24 credit-hours or unit-hours at CHS. Contemporary Global Paganisms is normally offered in the Fall Semester, and Ethics and Boundaries and Introduction to Pagan Theology are normally offered each Spring Semester.
Choosing and Declaring a Major
P: Pastoral Counseling & Chaplaincy
M: Ministry, Advocacy & Leadership
T: Theology & Religious History
C: Core Curriculum (seminary‐wide requirement)
Yes, please declare at least a tentative major in your application, and yes, you can change majors later if necessary. If you are still unsure, make your very best intuitive guess, and talk to an advisor. As a seminary, we will require all master’s students to take at least some coursework in each of the major areas. How do the majors fit into the “master’s programs”? Your major is where you will take the greatest number of credit-hours. Part of the process of your seminary education is to refine, clarify and actively participate in shaping your particular ministry and the class work and field work that will be helpful to you. Your faculty advisor (usually your department chair) will assist you in making these choices. Because advisors are assigned by major, it is important that you choose your initial major thoughtfully.
Cherry Hill Seminary offers a Master of Divinity – Pastoral Counseling & Chaplaincy. Please consult the Student Catalog for a full description.
We are not an accredited institution.