Thank you for taking the time to complete this application for certification. Please note: you will be asked to pay the fee at the end of this application. We only accept credit cards and ACH transfers for the Certification application. 

Once you submit this application, you will have ONE YEAR to complete the entire Certification Process. Help from the Pathways Certification Coordinator and Your Regional Representative will be available to you. 

Please note: you must complete the entire form in order for it to process. You can not save the form. If you exit out of the application before finishing, you will need to start again.

Information collected in this application will become part of your certification portfolio. These materials will be used in the certification process and are integral to the journey you are about to take toward becoming certified. CCMA holds the parts and processes of certification with the highest discretion and professional information submitted will only be used to complete the requirements for certification. 

Here's what will be needed to complete this application.

• Copy of your academic transcript--this should show your highest completed degree and credits in theology or related field. An unofficial copy will need to be uploaded to complete this application.
  (Not required for RENEWAL)
  
  
• Contact information for an Ecclesial Authority to complete a Letter of Catholic in Good Standing. For a priest or deacon, this would be his bishop. For a member of a religious community, this would be his or her superior. For a lay minister, this would be his or her pastor. Before this letter is written, the candidate must supply their Ecclesial Authority with their Sacramental Record. Please see The Handbook if you have any questions. 

• Contact information of your Current Employer/Supervisor.  This information will be used to collect several things needed for your application including Verification that a Background Check was completed and passed, Verification of compliance with the Charter for the Protection of Children, Young People, and Vulnerable Adults (2019) and an Assessment (The Assessment is Not needed for RENEWAL)

Third Party Assessments--
      Tiers 1, 2 and 3 will also require: 

• Contact information for a Peer/Colleague to complete an  Assessment
• Contact information for a Student to complete an Assessment
• (Tier 3 only) Contact information for a Colleague outside of the Campus Ministry department to complete an Assessment

      For RENEWAL only: 

• Contact information for a Certified Campus Minister who will serve as your Peer Reviewer

If you have any question before you begin, please feel free to reach out to pathways@ccmanetwork.org

Candidates for certification agree to abide by the Code of Ethics of the Catholic Campus Ministry Association. A copy of the Code may be found below. Please read the code and sign the documents to signify your understanding and acceptance of the code.

Code of Ethics

We, the members of the Catholic Campus Ministry Association, profess the dignity and sanctity of all individuals. In light of our specialized ministry in and to higher education, we commit ourselves:

To the People We Serve

We serve students, faculty, staff and administrators that gather at institutions of higher education to search and learn. Although called to serve the Catholic community, we will not restrict our ministry to persons of a particular age, gender, race, creed, physical ability or sexual orientation.

Our first concern is for the well-being of those we serve as they join with us in the mission of the church in higher education. As leaders within the faith community, we seek no unfair advantage that our position may give to us. We adhere to appropriate interpersonal boundaries in relating with those we serve.

To Gospel and Pastoral Values

We look to Scripture, the rich heritage of the Roman Catholic Church, and the movement of the Spirit of God throughout the entire human story to promote the value and dignity of the person and the unfolding of the reign of God in human history.

We commit ourselves to providing a safe and healthy environment in which to conduct our ministry. This environment would be free of any form of harassment.

To Discipleship and Service Within Our Church

We promise our community of faith an active discipleship in the Spirit and Mission of Jesus. We will relate with others in ways that respect their dignity as persons and their freedom of conscience without compromising our own beliefs.

We recognize the privileged relationship we have with the people we serve and promise them acceptance and confidentiality. We will give our community of faith-dedicated service. We will work hard, given a reasonable job description and work schedule.

To Personal Faithfulness, Integrity and Well-Being

We will actively pursue our own faith development and enrichment.

We will seek not only personal integrity but also an integration of our faith, our ministry and our lifestyle.

We will care for our own health and personal well-being lest our own needs interrupt or undermine our ministry.

To Higher Education

We embrace the goals and purposes of higher education and seek to enrich the local community of faith, and the universal church, with its fruits.

To Broader Social Concerns, Justice and Peace in the World

We recognize the University as a privileged place for public debate on the many social concerns facing our society today.

We promise our community of faith that we will speak the Gospel values within this forum and collaborate with others in the pursuit of peace and justice in the world.

To the Standards of Our Profession

We strive for holiness, wholeness and excellence in our ministry.

Our standards give us a starting point from which we can grow as professionals in service to the church and higher education.

Accountability

We pray that our church, our community of faith and our colleagues will support us and challenge us to live out these ethical principles.

We believe that any violation of these principles needs to be handled on the local level through the due process procedures available to the person or persons in question.

The CCMA Executive Board has the right to withhold membership and revoke certification from a person who has violated this code of ethics.

Approved by the CCMA Executive Board - October 2016

Certification Committee Revised - March 1999

Approved by the CCMA Executive Board -1995

Tiers 1, 2 and 3:
All candidates will have Third Party Assessments and below we will collect their contact information. 

Once you have submitted this application, CCMA will reach out to these reviewers individually so they can assess you and your ministry.

We recommend that you give them a "heads up" that they will be receiving an email from CCMA. We also ask that you check in with them frequently to make sure they have completed it as not completing these assessments can hold up your process. 

The required assessments for Tiers 1, 2 and 3 are: 

• Your immediate supervisor (information already collected in previous section)
• Name of Campus Minister Peer/Colleague familiar with your ministry at your current assignment that you would like to assess your ministry
• A current student from the college or university where you serve that you would like to assess your ministry.

Tier 3 Certification only:

• An institutional peer outside of campus ministry (e.g. student activities, counseling center, faculty or other university official) -or- outside your institution of higher learning (e.g. diocesan reviewer, national/regional ministry collaborator, etc.) that you would like to assess your ministry. 

Questions?  Email pathways@ccmanetwork.org

Confidentiality: In accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 the candidate has the right to waive or claim his or her option to view this information. CCMA's policy is that all certification documents are available for review by the candidate. The certification documents are the property of the candidate. The candidate gives CCMA permission to use the information within the certification documents for certification and professional uses only.

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