CDU offers a comprehensive schedule of fully online undergraduate and graduate degrees, certificates, and continuing education programs.
Our curriculum is centered around four pillars.
Since our founding in 1983, CDU has been dedicated to serving the needs of the Catholic Church and the world through innovative online programs designed to empower learners worldwide. Our learned faculty prepare students to emerge with a profound unity of life with God and create successful careers in service to the Church and the world.
The mission of Catholic Distance University is to communicate the mind and heart of the Church in a digital world. Using online education, the university forms learners worldwide through programs in Catholic theology, faith development, the liberal arts, science, and technology for the growth of faith, leadership, and service to the Church and the world.