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Course Information and Schedule
The selected online courses at Dayton University that match the Advanced Theology for Ministry (ATM) course, further prepare lay ecclesial ministers to be competent and professional leaders and provide in-depth knowledge of Catholic theology. This is a two-year course consisting of 7 cycles each year. This course is a pre-requisite for those discerning the diaconate.
Participants must have successfully completed the Basic Theology for Ministry (BTM) course before registering for this course. Participants must pre-register with the Diocese before registering at Dayton University. Below is the schedule of when each cycle will be given along with when registration will open and close for those cycles. Please contact our office for more information.
ATM Year 1 - Course Schedule (Dayton - VLCFF)Course Cycle and Dates
Course Title and Duration
Cycle 1
January 15, 2024 - February 18, 2024
Registration: Oct. 18, 2023 - Jan. 10, 2024Old Testament
5 weeks/25 hrs.Cycle 2
March 4, 2024 - March 24, 2024
Registration: Jan. 17, 2024 - Feb. 28, 2024Ecclesiology: Theological, Historical, Pastoral
5 weeks/25 hrs.Cycle 3
April 8, 2024 - May 12, 2024
Registration: March 6, 2024 - April 3, 2024New Testament
5 weeks/25 hrs.Cycle 4
May 27, 2024 - June 30, 2024
Registration: April 10, 2024 - May 22, 2024Faith and Human Development
5 weeks/25 hrs.Cycle 5
July 15, 2024 - August 18, 2024
Registration: May 29, 2024 - July 10, 2024Church History 2
5 weeks/25 hrs.Cycle 6
September 2, 2024 - October 6, 2024
Registration: July 17, 2024 - August 28, 2024Introduction to Canon Law
TBA - E-Course through the Diocese of StocktonCycle 7
October 21, 2024 - November 24, 2024
Registration: Sept. 4, 2024 - Oct. 16, 2024Christology or Images of Jesus
5 weeks/25 hrs.
ATM Year 2 - Course Schedule (Dayton - VLCFF)
Course Cycle and Dates
Course Title and Duration
Cycle 1
January 15, 2024 - February 18, 2024
Registration: Oct. 18, 2023 - Jan. 10, 2024Introduction to Liturgy
5 weeks/25 hrs.Cycle 2
March 4, 2024 - March 24, 2024
Registration: Jan. 17, 2024 - Feb. 28, 2024Evangelization and Discipleship
5 weeks/25 hrs.Cycle 3
April 8, 2024 - May 12, 2024
Registration: March 6, 2024 - April 3, 2024Communication and Community
5 weeks/25 hrs.Cycle 4
May 27, 2024 - June 30, 2024
Registration: April 10, 2024 - May 22, 2024Conscience
5 weeks/25 hrs.Cycle 5
July 15, 2024 - August 18, 2024
Registration: TBACatholic Teaching on Chastity, Family Life, and Human Sexuality Education
5 weeks/25 hrs.Cycle 6
September 2, 2024 - October 6, 2024
Registration: July 17, 2024 - August 28, 2024Canon Law and Laity
TBA - E-Course through the Diocese of StocktonCycle 7
October 21, 2024 - November 24, 2024
Registration: Sept. 4, 2024 - Oct. 16, 2024Introduction to Prayer
5 weeks/25 hrs.
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