Graduate Theological Foundation Overview

The mission of the Graduate Theological Foundation is to foster and facilitate an individually-tailored post-graduate education for professionals in the cognate fields of ministry. The Foundations diverse student body includes professionals from various faith communities, who are involved in education, health care, counseling, mediation, spirituality, administration, and media.

Founded in 1962, the Foundation is unique in its method of networking with international institutions and organizations to provide quality educational opportunities for our students.

By maintaining affiliations with major learning centers around the world, including Oxford University and the Centro Pro Unione in Rome, the Foundation is able to provide students with the flexibility of tailoring their degree program to best suit their professional and academic needs.

With over 2000 alumni, the Foundation maintains a consistent enrollment in excess of 500 full-time students from all 50 states and 25 countries. Our student body represents some 17 Protestant denominations, the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, members of the Jewish Clergy from the Orthodox, Conservative and Reformed traditions, the Islamic Community in the Sunni and Sufi traditions, and a number of non-affiliated students as well.

The average student is 48 years of age, with 20 years of experience in a cognate field of ministry. The Foundation affords each of its students the opportunity of developing a course of study uniquely designed to meet his or her individual needs. Areas of study available to students include Pastoral Ministry, the various branches of Counseling, such as Psychotherapy, Chaplaincy, Mediation, Psychology, and Spiritual Direction, Islamic Studies, Judaic Studies, Theological Studies, Media Studies, Sacred Music, Health Care Ministries, and Management Ministries.

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