Catholic Distance University
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Motto | Gaudium de veritate |
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Motto in English
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Joy from the Truth |
Type | Private |
Established | 1983 |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
President | Marianne Evans Mount |
Academic staff
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38 |
Students | approx. 750 annually |
Location | , , |
Campus | Online |
Colors | Red, blue, black |
Nickname | CDU |
Website | http://www.cdu.edu/ |
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Catholic Distance University (CDU) is a private Roman Catholic university based in Charles Town, West Virginia in the United States. It offers online undergraduate and graduate degrees."[1]
Established in 1983 in the Arlington diocese by Bishop Thomas Jerome Welsh,[2] CDU offers an accredited bachelor's degree completion program in theology, a master's degree in theology, and a variety of catechetical certificates.[3] There are no residency requirements for earning a degree at CDU.[4] The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and the West Virginia Community and Technical College System have authorized Catholic Distance University to operate as a degree-granting institution of higher education in West Virginia. The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia certifies CDU to operate in Virginia as an out-of-state private, non-profit degree-granting institution[5] and the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC) has accredited CDU's degrees since 1986. In 2005, CDU launched its online campus.[6] According to Georgetown University's Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, in the academic year 2007-2008, CDU was the top Lay Ecclesial Ministry Program by number of enrollments.[7]
CDU's programs aim to meet the goals set out in the Ex Corde Ecclesiae issued by Pope John Paul II regarding Catholic colleges and universities. .[8] CDU was the first Catholic institution to offer an MA in Theology with no residence requirement. Several Catholic dioceses partner with CDU to help train their catechists.[9] The school stays closely connected with the local Catholic bishop, Most Rev. Paul S. Loverde, who is chair of the Board of Trustees.[10]
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