Program Requirements

Upon completion of the following:

Certification is offered through the Division of Youth and Young Adult Ministry, Archdiocese of Baltimore, in conformity with Rooted in the Vision: Regulations for the Formation and Certification of Youth Ministers Serving in Parishes, Schools and Other Institutions in the Archdiocese of Baltimore (2001).

• THEOL 220 - Belief in Today’s World
• THEOL 320 - Encountering Christ
• THEOL 324 - Sacraments
• THEOL 432 - Foundations of Youth Ministry
• THEOL 433 - Youth Ministry Practice
• THEOL 434 - Christian Spirituality
• THEOL 480 - Internship

• (for those without pastoral experience)

• or

• EDUC 208 - Learning Theory and Human Development

• or

• PSCI 207 - International Relations

• (for those with pastoral experience)

Note

These courses fulfill the following areas of growth, according to the guidelines of the Baltimore Archdiocese: Area A: The Youth Minister as Adult Believer (4 credits); Area B: Understanding Adolescents (3 or 4 credits); Area C: Methodology of Youth Ministry (2 or 3 credits); Area D: Message of Youth Ministry (8 credits).