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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 20, 2025 - February 23, 2025
Registration: Oct. 23, 2024 - Jan. 16, 2025Old Testament
5 weeks/25 hrs.Cycle 2
March 10, 2025 - April 13, 2025
Registration: Jan. 22, 2025 - March 6, 2025New Testament
5 weeks/25 hrs.Cycle 3
April 28, 2025 - May 18, 2025
Registration: March 12, 2025 - April 24, 2025Ecclesiology Theological, Historical, Pastoral
5 weeks/25 hrs.Cycle 4
June 2, 2025 - July 6, 2025
Registration: April 30, 2025 - May 29, 2025Faith and Human Development
5 weeks/25 hrs.Cycle 5
July 21, 2025 - August 24, 2025
Registration: June 4, 2025 - July 17, 2025Church History 2
5 weeks/25 hrs.Cycle 6
September 2, 2025 - October 12, 2025
Registration: July 23, 2025 - Sep. 4, 2025Introduction to Canon Law
TBA - E-Course through the Diocese of StocktonCycle 7
October 27, 2025 - November 30, 2025
Registration: Sept. 10, 2025 - Oct. 23, 2025Christology 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 20, 2025 - February 23, 2025
Registration: Oct. 23, 2024 - Jan. 16, 2025Foundations for Liturgy or
Introduction to Liturgy
5 weeks/25 hrs.Cycle 2
March 10, 2025 - April 13, 2025
Registration: Jan. 22, 2025 - March 6, 2025Evangelization and Discipleship
5 weeks/25 hrs.Cycle 3
April 28, 2025 - May 18, 2025
Registration: March 12, 2025 - April 24, 2025Canon Law and Laity
In Person: School of Ministry, Saturday May 3, 2025- whole day, combined with Spanish section
5 weeks/25 hrs.Cycle 4
June 2, 2025 - July 6, 2025
Registration: April 30, 2025 - May 29, 2025Conscience
5 weeks/25 hrs.Cycle 5
July 21, 2025 - August 24, 2025
Registration: June 4, 2025 - July 17, 2025Catholic Teaching on Chastity, Family Life, and Human Sexuality Education
5 weeks/25 hrs.Cycle 6
September 2, 2025 - October 12, 2025
Registration: July 23, 2025 - Sep. 4, 2025Communication and Community
5 weeks/25 hrs.Cycle 7
October 27, 2025 - November 30, 2025
Registration: Sept. 10, 2025 - Oct. 23, 2025Introduction to Prayer
5 weeks/25 hrs.
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