Welcome to
the Interfaith Seminary. We offer degrees of a religious
nature. We do not offer secular degrees or those of the
physical sciences variety. Although our degrees are religious
in nature they carry the same privileges and rights as secular
degrees.
Degrees at the Interfaith Seminary are earned through the
completion of assigned coursework. Life experience credit can
also be given but NOT for an entire degree. Whether you are a
minister, lay person, or pastoral practioner you can earn your
religious degee with us. Through our earned degree courses you
can earn your degree while also expanding your knowledge,
talents, and abilities in your chosen field. All degrees at the
Interfaith Seminary are EARNED DEGREES. There is always
coursework that must be completed. We are NOT a degree mill.
The courses at the Interfaith Seminary are available to everyone
who meets our entrance requirements. Our courses require
comprehensive study and self discipline as our Seminary is an
online Seminary with no physical campus. All coursework and
degrees are earned online.
The purpose of the Interfaith Seminary is to help our students
develop the necessary skills needed by clergy and/or laity in
their chosen field of study and work. We set high standards for
our students work and our courses require focused study.
As our students enter into their field of study they will
discover new ways to share they earned knowledge and skills with
others along the way. As our students complete their coursework
they will discover that helping others is much simpler than
previous knowledge allowed.
As a religious Seminary the Interfaith Seminary is not
accredited by an government agency. We are based in the United
States of America. The Constitution of the United States
separates Church from State. No school that offers studeis in
religion can really claim to be more correct than any other
religious school since they are established by man and not the
Creator you seek. Legal accreditation is only offered in the
secular field and does not apply to religious study. The US
Department of Education does not accredit religious schools. A
Seminary is a religious school. Schools that claim
accreditation do so through private accrediting agencies and
have no real value above any other legal degree.
So what does all this mean to you the student?
If you earn a Doctorate degree from the Interfaith Seminary even
though it is a religious degree you still have the right to use
the title of "Doctor." Doctorates issued by religious or
secular schools have the same rights of acknowledgement.
Some degrees issued by the Interfaith Seminary are honorary
degrees and are not earned degrees. You will find, however,
that honorary degrees issued are rare. An honorary degree is
granted for one's life experience within a specific field of
work or practice. It is official recognition of a person who
has advanced greatly their field of work and/or study. Honorary
degrees may also be awarded to persons who have worked in a
specific field for a long time and who have shown great
knowledge, wisdom, service, and contribution in their fields.
Any person receiving an honorary doctorate degree is entitled to
use the title of "Doctor" as well. The title of "Doctor",
originally, was a title of the Church long, long before it was
used in the academic or secular world. It represents the
pinnacle of learning, knowledge, and wisdom in one's chose field
of work and/or study.
Please see our discussions on Alternative
Education
Our Distance Learning Programs
All IFS degrees and diplomas are earned via distance
learning. IFS is a Seminary without walls utilizing a ONLINE
CAMPUS.
IFS has no physical campus but instead utilizes
the Internet as a online campus.
IFS provides student resources
online except for textbooks. Online students are able to communicate
with the Seminary staff via email or Instant Messaging, in some
cases.
The Interfaith Seminary wants to provide our seminary
students with the most beneficial pastoral and religious education
possible. To this end we even offer personalized degree programs,
based on student desires, needs, and background knowledge/experience
and the input of our experienced and knowledgeable staff.
Partial Scholarships and life experience credit
are both available towards the degrees. Life experience credit
is known as Extra Institutional Learning and is defined as learning
that is attained outside of educational institutions.
The IFS offers Diploma courses, Master's and Doctorate Degrees
in a variety of studies, all with a religious foundation. All
Degrees fall under numerous categories, including: Christian Studies,
Ministry Degrees; Interfaith Studies (non-Christian focused) Degrees;
Pastoral Health Degrees.
Please see our list of Courses.
Our Academics & Grading Policy
Please take note that the Interfaith Seminary is
NOT a degree mill. We do NOT
award degrees for substandard work or no academic work at all.
You will be expected to complete your studies
and submit them for grading and comment by our staff. Every course
assignment you send in to us is actually read and graded by a
real person. If you do not meet our student standards
then you will NOT receive your degree until you
bring your grades up to the acceptable standards of this online
Seminary. "Acceptable standards" as set by this Seminary
are that you have a grade point average of at least a "C".
Students receiving grades of "D" or "F" or
with grade point averages of "D" or "F" will
be required to retake courses or redo assignments and score higher
grades. Students who fail to do so will NOT receive their degree
or diploma until they do so.
NO Seminary student with a grade point average below
a "C" will be awarded ANY degree by the Interfaith Seminary.
There are NO EXCEPTIONS!.
Students with the IFS have MAY change their degree
coursework to better fit their needs, if they can show the program
as outlined and created by the IFS is insufficient. These changes
MUST be made BEFORE coursework commences and only with the permission
and approval of the IFS.
All students are assigned an Academic Advisor to
assist them. An Academic Advisor does everything from act as a
liaison between the student and the IFS, answers questions or
makes changes to the program in accordance to student's needs,
answers coursework related questions and eventually grades the
coursework.
Those candidates for a Doctorate must defend their
thesis in writing against the questions of the IFS and their Academic
Advisor.
To enroll with the IFS please click on the Application
link on the left.
For more information please see our
Admissions Requirements Page.
For more information please see our Life Experience
Page.
Our Grading system is as follows:
A=Excellent
B=Above Average
C=Average
D=Below Average
F=Fail
Students with below average grades will not be awarded
their degree or diploma until they bring their grades up to at
least a "C". If you have any questions, comments or
suggestions or have a degree you would like to create please contact
us.
You may call us at our voice mail or email us
