Graduate
Degree Programs
School of Canon Law
The
School of Canon Law is an ecclesiastical faculty preparing
students for licentiate and doctorate degrees authorized by
the Apostolic See. The school is a community of students,
faculty, and staff working together for the purpose of the
study of canon law in service to the Catholic Church, with
particular attention to the needs and opportunities of the
Church in the United States.
The
purpose of instruction in this school is to familiarize students
with the body of law of the Catholic Church, its development,
interpretation, and application. The courses are planned to
prepare for the professional practice of canon law in diocesan
and religious administration, in ecclesiastical tribunals,
and in the teaching of canon law, and for scientific canonical
research.
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