Admissions – Degree Program

What program does CDSP offer?

In January 2023, CDSP announced the transition to a fully hybrid education model, beginning with the class entering in summer 2025. The model builds on a decade of experience offering rigorous, community-oriented degree and certificate programs to students for whom the three-year, full-time residential model of seminary education is inaccessible or inappropriate.

The Hybrid MDiv program incorporates

• one facilitated, interactive online course at a time during four yearly academic quarters;
• community-based spiritual formation within class cohorts and small groups; and
• quarterly gathered sessions featuring worship, fellowship, and in-person learning.

In consultation with CDSP leadership and students’ bishops or appointed diocesan representatives, MDiv students qualify for a funded, two-year, post-graduation curacy in their diocese, in addition to the full-tuition Trinity-CDSP Scholarship for Ordained Leadership during their studies.

The goal of both programs is to support the theological formation of students prepared to lead faith communities in the Episcopal Church that make a local impact in their neighborhood or geographic regions.

Master of Divinity (MDiv)

CDSP’s MDiv program offers rigorous academic and spiritual formation for people who will, in a time of religious and cultural pluralism, lead the church in participating in God’s mission, forming Christian disciples, and proclaiming the Gospel. At CDSP, students prepare for ordained ministry in the Episcopal Church with a core program of study that addresses the needs and concerns of the world and the Church from Episcopal perspectives. Students take courses covering the six canonically required areas of study for ordination to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church, as well as the core ministry leadership skills of contextual awareness, critical reflection, and public conversation.

Requirements and Structure

• Four-year program with one online course per quarter
• Four gathered sessions each year
• Regular advising, worship, and spiritual formation
• Field education in your local context

How do I get started?

• Contact Admissions at admissions@cdsp.edu with any questions about the process.
• Online information sessions will be held October 15 and December 10 – click to register.
  • Complete a Prospective Student inquiry form to indicate your interest
• Apply
  • Applications open October 1, 2026
  • Final deadline by which all materials must be submitted for priority consideration: January 20, 2027
  • Applications submitted after the deadline will be considered on a rolling basis as space is available.