To meet the updated TCCBED Guidelines, PreK-8 Catholic School Teachers of Religion must fulfill “150 clock hours of undergraduate-level coursework appropriately distributed among courses in Catholic doctrine, Sacred Scripture, morality/social justice and sacraments/liturgy…[consisting of] online, non-credit courses offered by an accredited Catholic University.” Successful completion of the following Catholic International non-credit Independent study courses fulfills TCCBED Certification Requirements for PreK-8 Teachers of Religion in Catholic Schools and Certification in the Diocese of Corpus Christi.
When creating a User Profile on the Catholic International Continuing Education website, be sure to use access code 16CORPUSCHRISTI to receive
the discounted tuition rate.
Course Number | Course Title | CEUs |
|---|---|---|
SCRPT N004 | Introduction to Scripture and the Gospel Message | 1 credit hour |
RELED N042 | Forming Disciples: Basic Task of Catechesis | 1 credit hour |
THEO N006 | The Celebration of Christian Mystery | 3 credit hours |
THEO N007 | Life in Christ | 3 credit hours |
THEO N008 | Christian Prayer | 2 credit hours |
THEO N004 | Introduction to the Catechism of the Catholic Church | 2 credit hours |
SCRPT N113 | The Way Catholics Use Scripture: Pope Benedict’s Verbum Domini | 1 credit hour |
THEO N005 | The Profession of Faith | 2 credit hours |
The individual will print two copies of the completion certificate(s):
1. One copy for their school principal in order to receive partial
reimbursement for the purchase price
2. One copy for the Office of the Superintendent of Schools/Office of Evangelization and Catechesis
*1 CEU = 10 clock hours
The individual submits the Catholic International Continuing Education certificate(s) of completion, along with the application for certification and other required documents to the Office of the Superintendent of Schools
(Office of the Superintendent of Schools, Diocese of Corpus Christi, 555 N. Carancahua Street, Suite 750, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 or email to rhenry@diocesecc.org).
The individual must assure that the application and all other required documents that accompany the application are complete and submitted by the posted deadline.Incomplete and late applications will not be processed.
Superintendent of Catholic Schools
Diocese of Corpus Christi
(361) 882-6696
Director of the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis
Departmental Director of Discipleship and Evangelization
Diocese of Corpus Christi
(361) 882-6191
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