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History
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Since 1999, the Satellite Theological Education Program (STEP) at the University of Notre Dame has offered quality theological education to pastoral ministers and other adult Catholics across the country. Conducted via the Internet, STEP provides a wide variety of adult faith formation opportunities. STEP is a part of Notre Dame’s Institute for Church Life (ICL). The Institute exists as an integral component of the University's larger mission of teaching, research, and service to society and to the Church. It reaches out to the whole spectrum of Church leaders, both ordained and lay, to provide training and service as well as opportunities for spiritual rejuvenation and personal growth. STEP accomplishes its mission in three basic ways: Continuing Education e-Courses: STEP offers online, certificate courses according to posted schedules. These courses are taught by either a professor from Notre Dame or a STEP staff facilitator. Our courses cover five basic areas:
STEP will also deliver many of its courses in a customized fashion for any of its affiliated dioceses. Because the content for our courses is hosted on an electronic course management system, STEP can easily create a unique version of most of our courses to meet different educational needs, e.g. Catechist certification, youth ministry training and education, etc. The courses can be delivered exclusively for a specific group within a diocese. For more details please visit our Partnership with STEP page. For-Credit Courses: STEP now delivers graduate theology courses for the Notre Dame MA Program in Theology. Because these courses are delivered in support of another program, information about registration and enrollment can be found on the Master of Arts Program in Theology Web site or by calling Cheron Price at (574) 631-7811. Catholic Lecture Series: STEP offers lectures on CD-ROM. The STEP Catholic Video Lecture Series consists of twelve individual lectures on core theological topics. These lectures can be purchased individually or as a set. For more details please visit our Catalog page.
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