1927-1928 Academic Catalog

CEDARVILLE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY RELATIONS WITH CEDARVILLE COLLEGE The Seminary is in close affiliation with the College which gives the students of the Seminary special opportunities. All of the courses and facilities of the college are open to them. BUILDINGS All of the College buildings, College Hall, Carnegie Library, Science Hall, and Alford Gymnasium, are used by the Seminary. LIBRARY FACILITIES Students have access to three Jibraries--tbat of the Seminary itself, of Cedarville College, and of Cedarville Township. These are housed in the Carnegie Library and College Hall. ADMISSION Students for the ministi·y from all Christian denominations are welcomed. Applicants for admission should come certified as stu– dents for the ministry by the proper ecclesiastical authorities, or presenting certificates of good moral character from responsible persons. High school and college diplomas or certificates showing the work done in preparation for the Seminary course should also be presented. The scholastic requirement for admission to the seminary is graduation from a high school of the first grade or preparatory work equivalent thereto. Students lacking in these entrance requirements :may complete all required courses of study under the direction of members of the college faculty, when they may be entered in the theological seminary. It is earnestly recommended that all students for the seminary complete a collegiate course before entering the seminary, or before entering upon the active work of the ministry. THE SEMINARY YEAR The Seminary year is coterminous with the Colleg e year. It therefore begins its annual session the second week in September and closes the first week in June. The oral examinations are held about the middle of May. RELIGIOUS EXERCISES Students are expected to be regular in their attendance at daily chapel exercises, to become members of the Y. M. C. A., and to attend all other religious services of the College and Seminary. The day of prayer for educational institutions is observed on the second Friday of February. Class exercises are opened with prayer by the– instructor in charge, and closed with prayer by one of the students. FEES There are no fees for matriculation or tuition in the r eo'ular seminary course, but the fee of five dollars is charged for the diploma of pa~uation. Students for the ministry under the care of presby– tenes m the General Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church are also exempt from tuition fees in the College, but must pay a conting'ent fee of fifteen dollars per semester. EXPENSES The cost of living is very low. It is the same as for students. in the College. See page 24. PAGE THIRTY-EIGHT