Certification Courses
- Certificate students take the same challenging courses as degree-seeking students.
- Certificates are offered in the areas of Dogmatic Theology, Moral Theology, Sacred Scripture, Evangelization and Catechesis, Spirituality, Consecrated Life, and Scriptural Studies.
- The flexible study allows students to take courses according to their schedules.
- Courses are offered on campus during the evenings, in summers, and online.
- Consecrated Life and Spirituality courses are offered during the Summer Courses, as part of the Vita Consecrata Institute (co-sponsored by the Institute on Religious Life).
Designed for:
- Casual students who are interested in a particular area of theology
- Teachers who already have a master’s degree but who wish to teach theology in addition to their current subject matter
- MA students wishing to earn a certificate in an additional field besides their area of concentration
- Teachers who need courses for re-certification, but who want something more than individual courses
- Anyone with a love of learning and of theology!
Requirements:
- No prior theological education required
- Even those without a college degree can earn a certificate
- Simplified application process – easy to start
- Five 3-credit courses are required (six 2-credit courses for Consecrated Life and Spirituality)
- Student must maintain a 3.0 (B) average or higher
- Courses taken in the past may be applied towards a certificate if the grade earned was a B or higher
CERTIFICATE IN DOGMATIC THEOLOGY
THEO 601: God the Father
THEO 602: Christology
THEO 603: Holy Spirit and Ecclesiology
THEO 604: Moral Theology
THEO 605: Liturgy and Sacraments
CERTIFICATE IN MORAL THEOLOGY
THEO 604: Moral Theology
THEO 720: Theological Anthropology
THEO 721: The Virtues
THEO 724: Sexual Ethics
THEO 802: Catholic Social Teaching
CERTIFICATE IN EVANGELIZATION AND CATECHESIS
THEO 605: Liturgy and Sacraments
THEO 606: Apologetics
EDUC 602: The Catechetical Tradition
SCRI 606: Old Testament*
*Another Scripture course may be substituted by special permission
EDUC 604: Methods of Catechesis and Evangelization
CERTIFICATE IN SPIRITUALITY
(available summers only, on campus)
SPIR 630: The Spiritual Life
SPIR 631: The Sacraments in the Spiritual Life
SPIR 632: Christian Prayer and Contemplation
SPIR 633: Christian Asceticism
SPIR 634: Virtues and the Spiritual Life
SPIR 635: Spiritual Direction
CERTIFICATE IN CONSECRATED LIFE
(available summers only, on campus)
CONL 621: History of the Consecrated Life
CONL 622: Liturgy and the Consecrated Life
CONL 623: Consecration and Contemplation
CONL 624: The Vows According to St. Thomas Aquinas
CONL 625: Consecrated Life and Vatican II
CONL 626: Consecrated Life in the Code of Canon Law
CERTIFICATE IN SCRIPTURAL STUDIES
SCRI 606: Old Testament
SCRI 607: New Testament
Three additional Scripture courses of the student’s choosing