Program of Study
Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements for the Catechetics Youth Ministry Concentration:
Freshman Year
First Semester
THE 101 | Foundations of Catholicism | 3 |
ENG 210 | Epic and the Person | 3 |
PHL 113/PHL 503 | Philosophy of the Human Person | 3 |
HST
| History Core | 3 |
| Natural Science Core | 3 |
AUSTRIA: All students are encouraged to spend a semester in Austria. This semester abroad should be taken during either the second semester of the sophomore year or 2nd semester of the junior year for transfer students. Students should see their advisor for more details.
Second Semester
CAT 120 | The Catechist and Missionary Evangelization | 3 |
ENG 211 | Lyric and Dramatic Voices | 3 |
PHL 211/PHL 511 | Metaphysics | 3 |
| Math/Macroeconomics Core | 3 |
| Natural Science Core | 3 |
Sophomore Year
First Semester
CAT 204: CAT 120 is a co-requisite for CAT 204. CAT 204 is also available in the second semester for students who wish to go to Austria in the first semester.
Second Semester
Junior Year
First Semester
CAT 301 | Catechetical Content and Curriculum | 3 |
CAT 302 | Scriptural Foundations of Catechetics | 3 |
CAT 311 | Relational Youth Ministry | 3 |
PSY 209 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
| Intermediate Foreign Language Requirement | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
Second Semester
CAT 303 | Catechetical Saints: History of Evangelizing Culture | 3 |
CAT 310 | Parish and Personal Evangelization | 3 |
CAT 401 | Catechetical Methods I: Teaching and Discipleship | 3 |
THE 314/THE 516 | The Sacraments | 3 |
| Intermediate Foreign Language Requirement | 3 |
Senior Year
First Semester
CAT 402 | Catechetical Methods II: Beauty and Liturgy | 3 |
CAT 410 | Leadership in Youth Ministry | 3 |
CAT 412 | Youth Ministry Internship | 3 |
THE 320 | Catholic Social Teaching | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
Second Semester
CAT 312 | Methods of Youth Ministry | 3 |
CAT 405 | Catechetical Ministries in the Church | 3 |
CAT 434 | Senior Thesis | 1 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
Double Major - Catechetics/Theology:
A Catechetics major can earn a double major in Theology by adding three (3) upper division Theology electives and the Theology Senior Thesis (THE 434) or coordinating Seminar (THE 435) to their Catechetics major.
Core Substitution
Youth Ministry concentration students are eligible to substitute THE 320 for the American Founding Principles Core and CAT 302 for THE 110.