Grade 9

Prerequisite

1.0 Credit

None

Required

Two Semesters

Quarter 1  Introduction of Catholic Christianity
The purpose of this course is to foster a hunger within the student to understand human life through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.  It provides students with a common understanding of the basis of the Catholic Faith.  This course provides the students with an overview of doctrines, scriptures, teachings, rituals, morality, prayer, worship, ecclesiology and the importance of serving others.  A final exam will be administered at the end of the quarter.

Quarter 2, 3  Old Testament:  The Revelation of Jesus Christ  In Scripture
The purpose of this course is to give students a general knowledge and appreciation of the Sacred Scriptures.  Through their study of the Bible they will come to encounter the living Word of God, Jesus Christ.  In the course they will learn about the Bible, authored by God through Inspiration, and its value to people throughout the world.  If they have not been taught this earlier, they will learn how to read the Bible and will become familiar with the major sections of the Bible and the books included in each section.  The students will pay particular attention to the Gospels, where they may grow to know and love Jesus Christ more personally.  A final exam will be administered at the end of each quarter of study for this class.

Quarter 4  New Testament:  Who is Jesus Christ?
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the mystery of Jesus Christ, the living Word of God, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity.  In this part of Theology 1 students will understand that Jesus Christ is the ultimate Revelation to us from God.  In learning about who He is, the students will also learn who He calls them to be.  A final exam will be administered at the end of this quarter.

Theology 2

Grade 10

Prerequisite

Christology: The Mission of Jesus Christ

1.0 Credit

Theology 1 or

the approval of an Administrator

Required

One Semester

The purpose of this course is to help students understand all that God has done for us through his Son, Jesus Christ.  Through this course of study, students will learn that for all eternity, God has planned for us to share eternal happiness with Him, which is accomplished through the redemption Christ won for us.  Students will learn that they share in this redemption only in and through Jesus Christ.  They will also be introduced to what it means to be a disciple of Christ and what life as a disciple entails.

Theology 2

Grade 10

Prerequisite

Ecclesiology: Jesus Christ's Mission

.5 Credit

Required

One Semester

Grade 11

Prerequisite:

Sacraments: Sacraments as Privileged

Encounter with Jesus

.5 Credit

Theology 2 or

the approval of an Administrator

Required

One Semester

The purpose of this course is to help students understand that they can encounter Christ today in a full way in and through the sacraments, and especially through the Eucharist. Students will examine each of the sacraments in detail so as to learn how they may encounter Christ throughout life.

Theology 3

Grade 11

Prerequisite:

Morality: Life in Jesus Christ

.5 Credit

Required

One Semester

The purpose of this course is to help students understand that it is only through Christ that they can fully live out God’s plans for their lives. Students are to learn the moral concepts and precepts that govern the lives of Christ’s disciples.

Theology 4

Grade 12

Prerequisite:

Ecumenical and Inter-religious issues

.5 Credit

Theology 3 or

the approval of an Administrator

Required

One Semester

This course if offered as a first semester selection for Theology 4. The purpose of this course is to help the students understand the manner in which the Catholic Church relates to non-Catholic Christians as well as to other religions of the world. Building on the foundational truth that Jesus Christ established the Catholic Church and entrusted to her the fullness of God’s Revelation, the course is intended to help students to recognize the ways in which important spiritual truths can also be found in non-Catholic Christian churches and ecclesial communities as well as in non-Christian religions. It is also intended to help students to recognize the ways in which other systems of belief and practice differ from the Catholic faith.

Theology 4

Grade 12

Prerequisite:

Social Justice: Living as a Disciple of

Jesus Christ in society

.5 Credit

Theology 3 or

the approval of an Administrator

Required

One Semester

This is the second semester required course for Theology 4.  The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the Church’s social teaching.  In this course, students are to learn how Christ’s concern for others, especially the poor and needy, is present today in the Church’s social teaching and mission.