Founding Principle of Funding
From its inception in 1931, the Seminary has been following the principle that no promising student is denied entrance because of insufficient funds. Eligible students, their families, and their sponsoring dioceses have the primary responsibility for bearing the cost of an individual’s fees and expenses. If a promising student exhausts the financial resources available to him, the Seminary will assess whether it will provide financial support in view of his suitability to the priestly vocation (See Financial Aid Policy). Among the criteria used by the members of the board to evaluate the suitability of the student for continued priestly formation are his human qualities and academic performance as specified in the Program for Priestly Formation approved by the Conference of Canadian Catholic Bishops.
Responsibility for Payment
The seminary accepts students in two different categories: those who are affiliated to a diocese or religious congregation as well as those who enter the academic program as independent students (not affiliated to a diocese or religious congregation ).
Seminarians not affiliated with a diocese and pursuing an academic program in the Faculty of Arts are responsible for their seminary fees and personal expenses associated with their studies.
Seminarians beginning their studies in the Faculty of Theology are financially supported by the diocese or religious congregation which sponsors them. The seminary directly bills the ecclesial institution which sponsors the seminarian for tuition, room and board, student association fees and textbooks purchased from the Seminary Bookstore. The ecclesial institution (diocese or religious congregation) then pays the seminary the amount which it was billed.
Seminary fees are payable at the beginning of September and January respectively. Payment can be made by cheque, cash, or electronic transfer. The Seminary of Christ the King is a qualified institution for Canada Student Loans.
After consulting with the seminary financial officer, the student may pay his current semester fees in four monthly installments on a date to be mutually agreed upon. Students with outstanding fees at the end of a semester will not be issued academic transcripts nor be permitted to register for subsequent studies at the Seminary of Christ the King until their accounts with SCK are cleared. Students who decide to leave on their own volition or are dismissed receive a pro-rated refund of their fees.
International Students
International Students also fall under the same two categories above and may or may not be supported by a diocese or religious congregation.