Accreditation
NTC is a freestanding private college within the post-secondary educational system of Alberta. It has been empowered to confer academic degrees, diplomas and certificates in the field of religious sciences. The charter was granted on April 29, 1969, during the second session of the 16th Legislature (Private Bill #4). It was updated by an act of the Alberta Legislature on November 15, 1993 by the Newman Theological College Continuance Act. In 2021 NTC was granted the further right to grant degrees approved by the Minister of Advanced Education, and the B.A. in Catholic Studies was granted accreditation by the Government of Alberta.
In 1972 NTC became an associate member of the Association of Theological Schools (ATS). In 1988 NTC was granted the status of candidacy in view of a self-study and ATS visitation. Initial accreditation as a member of the ATS was granted in January 1992. Accreditation was extended again in 1996, in 2007, and most recently in 2017. We are accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, and the following degree programs are approved:
M.R.E., M.T.S., M.Div.
The Commission contact information is:
The Commission on Accrediting of the Association
of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada
10 Summit Park Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15275, USA
Telephone: 412-788-6505
The Bachelor of Arts in Catholic Studies (B.A. (Cath.)) undergraduate degree is fully accredited by the Government of Alberta having been reviewed and recommended by Campus Alberta Quality Council.
The college offers other programs that are not accredited but which are appropriate expressions of the College’s mission and offer important opportunities for initial ministerial formation and personal enrichment. These programs include the following:
Governance
The Board of Governors
The Board of Governors, as the major governing body of the NTC Corporation, oversees the governance of the college’s operations and its financial administration. It also appoints the academic and administrative personnel of NTC.
Ex-Officio
- Archbishop of Edmonton, Chairperson
- Dr. Jo-Ann Badley - Interim President
- Rev. Sylvain Casavant - Rector for St. Joseph Seminary
Board Members
- Mrs. Aimee Anderson
- Mr. Ryan Antonello
- Ms. Tracey Bailey
- Sr. Dr. Zoe Bernatsky
- The Honourable Mr. Justice Kevin Feehan
- Dr. Shawn Flynn
- Mr. Tony LaGrange
- Mr. Cameron Regehr
- Mr. Martin Robert
- Dr. Louis Rouleau
- Mr. Scott Venne
- NTCSA President
The Academic Senate
The Academic Senate of NTC is responsible for the educational policies of the college. It concerns itself with policy making in areas such as curriculum programs and institutes, admission standards, awarding of degrees, diplomas, and student bursaries.
2024-2025 Membership
Ex-Officio
- Dr. Jo-Ann Badley - Interim President, Chairperson
- Dr. Pablo Irizar - Vice-President and Academic Dean
- The Honourable Mr. Justice Kevin Feehan - Chancellor
- Rev. Sylvain Casavant - Rector for St. Joseph Seminary
- Mrs. Maria Saulnier - Registrar
Faculty and Student Senators
- Sr. Zoe Bernatsky, SSMI
- Dr. Francis Fast
- Dr. Stéphane Saulnier
- Ms. Sandra Talarico
- NTSCA President
Representative Senators - non-voting
- Rev. Julien Bilyj
- Mr. Terry Harris
- Rev. Robert Lee
- Sister Anne Rajotte, CSJ
The Foundation of St. Joseph Seminary & Newman Theological College
Charitable Registration Number 89348 1465 001
The Foundation is established to carry on all activities dedicated to the advancement of the following goals: theological education, priestly formation of seminarians, and other purposes of a charitable nature beneficial to Newman Theological College and St. Joseph Seminary and to the community as a whole. Its goals are to raise and distribute funds for the purpose of carrying out the missions of the Seminary and College in conformity with the policies established by the Board of Governors of Newman Theological College and the Board of Regents of St. Joseph Seminary.
Foundation Board of Directors
- Catharine King - Chairperson
- Joe Ladouceur - Vice-Chairperson
- Scott Venne - Treasurer
- John Caputo - Secretary
- Richard Iwuc
- Keith Johns
- Kaygen Simon
- Rev. Sylvain Casavant, St. Joseph Seminary Rector
- Dr. Jo-Ann Badley, Interim President
Foundation Staff
- Angela Martincevic - Executive Director
- Deacon Rafael (Rene) Mella, CPA, CMA - Foundation Financial Officer
- Jennifer Dela Cruz - Donor Engagement Coordinator (Interim)