OnCourse: The Youth Ministry Specialization Certificate
The certificate program is designed to meet the needs of men and women who wish to grow in their knowledge of, and skills for, youth ministry. The certificate program integrates instructional and informational technologies within its coursework and utilizes national competency-based standards in the development of curriculum and assessment.
Courses are taught in a distance-learning format by nationally-recognized youth ministry trainers from Ministry Training Source. The program consists of four courses (consisting of three modules each), addressing the specialized competencies for youth ministry leaders found in the revised National Certification Standards for Lay Ecclesial Ministers. Participants may take the program for a national certificate, and/or twelve hours of graduate or undergraduate credit (provided at an additional cost through Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College).
Youth Ministry Specialization Certificate Dates
- Course 1: Comprehensive Youth Ministry Essentials (TH581/280), course runs 10/24/11 through 1/3/2012
- Course 2: Evangelizing and Catechizing Catholic Youth and Their Families (TH582/480); course runs 1/16/2012 through 3/19/2012
- Course 3: Engaging Catholic Youth (TH583/480); course runs 8/1/2011 through 10/3/2011
- Course 4: Advocating, Leading, and Synthesizing Catholic Youth Ministry (TH584/280); course runs 10/24/2011 through 1/3/2012
Course Descriptions
Courses within the Youth Ministry Specialization Certificate are correlated with The National Certification Standards and Competencies for Lay Ecclesial Ministers including Specialized Competencies for the Youth Ministry Leaders. Read about the Course Descriptions and Correlation with the National Certification Standards.
Registration Fees
For All Four Courses
- For members of NACYML—$1,000
- For Non-NACYML members—$1,150
For Individual Courses
- NACYML Members—$300 per course
- Non-NACYML Members—$337.50 per course
Additionally, ALL participants are assessed a one time technology fee of $200. This is a one time fee regardless of the number of courses taken, and is applicable to both NACYML members and non-members.
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Courses for Credit
Participants taking the courses for undergraduate or graduate credit will incur additional costs associated with Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. (Youth ministry leaders participating in the YMSC certificate program are eligible to receive up to twelve hours of undergraduate credit or graduate credit from St. Mary of the Woods College. The college credit can be transferred to other accredited universities and colleges.
- The additional fees for receiving college credit is $250 per 3 graduate credit course (or $1,000 for 12 hours) and $175 per 3 undergraduate credit course (or $700 for 12 hours.)