Both are designed for those college graduates who need to make the transition into seminary life and to acquire the necessary academic courses in Philosophy and Religious Studies. They have separate academic and formation programs to help them get ready for the study of theology and the immediate preparation for ordained ministry. They live in the West wing of the Faculty Residence building.
Individual rooms provide the space for study, reflection, and prayer.
Their group living provides the base of mutual support and interaction. Gradually, they will become accustomed to the elements of seminary life and priestly formation. The study of Philosophy is important not only as a preparation for Theology but as a needed element in the life of those who would accept leadership in the Church of the twenty-first century. Critical reflection helps focus the issues of a complex world and sharpen the wisdom of the preceding ages. The faculty is composed of teachers from Mundelein Seminary, as well as from Chicago area colleges and universities.