CERTIFICATES IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION:

Christ the Teacher College offers professional certificates in Religious Education. The courses used
towards certification are the same courses used in the Master of Religious Education Degree.
Students
may earn both a Master of Religious Education and various Certificates concurrently.

Applicants for admission to the Certification in Religious Education Program at Christ the Teacher College
must present evidence of ability to complete Certification Course work. An undergraduate degree is not
required. It is important to note that certification courses are the same course work (with academic
requirements) offered for the Master of Religious Education degree, and no distinction will be made by
professors between certification and degree seeking students.


BASIC CERTIFICATE in Religious Education includes:
CAT 600: The Catechism of the Catholic Church
CAT 601: The Ministry of the Word
CAT 604: Planning Lessons

ADVANCED CERTIFICATES in Religious Education first requires attainment of the BASIC
CERTIFICATE (noted above). Advanced Certificates are available in the following concentrations
with the courses indicated:

PARISH MINISTRY COORDINATOR:
CAT 620: Parish Catechetical Ministry
CAT 621: Children’s Sacramental Preparation
CAT 640: Technology for Ministry

CLASSROOM CATECHIST:
CAT 602: Catechetical Norms and Ministries
CAT 603: Teaching Methods and Learning Styles
CAT 605: Effective Catechetical Instruction

CATHOLIC SCHOOL MINISTRY:
CAT 611: Catholic Schools: Mission, Education, Challenges Today
CAT 622: Catechetical Ministry in Catholic Schools
CAT 609: Catechesis and Active Learning

ADULT CATECHETICAL MINISTRY:
CAT 624: Adult Catechetical Ministry
CAT 625: The Dignity of Marriage
CAT 626: Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)

FAITH FORMATION:
CAT 606: Raising Catholics
CAT 607: Faith Formation
CAT 608: Forming Leaders for the Church

BIBLICAL CATECHESIS:
SCR 601: Introduction to the Old Testament
SCR 602: Introduction to the New Testament
CAT 610: The Teaching Tradition of the Church

MORAL THEOLOGY
THE 604: Fundamental Moral Theology
THE 605: Topics in Moral Theology
CAT 627: Ministry Outreach: Reconciling Catholics


ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Christ the Teacher College does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, handicap, color, national
and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, and other school-
administered programs.

Applicants for admission to the Catechist Certification Program at Christ the Teacher College must present
evidence of ability to complete Certification Course work.  


To apply for admission, students must complete and submit the:
  • registration form,
  • a one-page statement of purpose (intent for ministry),
  • and three letters of recommendation (one from their Pastor indicating they are a Catholic in good
    standing).


                All submissions are to be sent to:
                
Christ the Teacher College
                Office of the Registrar
                7252 Chestnut Court
                Warrenton, VA 20187







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