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The Cybersecurity concentration at John Paul the Great College is a partnership with the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX. Through it, we are able to bring the first cybersecurity program in the country to our students. OUR CYBERSECURITY CONCENTRATION The JPG College concentration in Cybersecurity offers the students the skills needed to work in this specific field in Computer Science that specializes in preventing cyberattacks. The students pursuing the Associate degree will follow the course sequence of Liberal Arts curriculum described below and the specific courses in Cybersecurity. The Core curriculum is composed of 48 academic credits and the additional credits will be Cybersecurity specific. Course Sequence Semester 1: HUM101 TRIV101 THEO101 PHIL101 Greco-Roma n Roots of Western Civilization Grammar The Word of God Introduction to Philosophy Semester 2: HUM102 TRIV102 THEO102 MATH101 Middle Ages to Enlightenment Logic Theology of Christ and the Sacraments Euclidean Geometry Semester 1: HUM101 TRIV101 THEO101 PHIL101 Greco-Roma n Roots of Western Civilization Grammar The Word of God Introduction to Philosophy Semester 2: HUM102 TRIV102 THEO102 MATH101 Middle Ages to Enlightenment Logic Theology of Christ and the Sacraments Euclidean Geometry Semester 3: HIST101 ART/MUS201 THEO201 PHIL102 World History and Geography Art or Music Appreciation The Life of Grace Philosophy of Nature and Man Semester 4: HUM202 THEO202 PHIL201 TRIV201 Belizean Studies Theology of the Body Ethics Rhetoric August Program: ENED101 PCE Outdoor Leadership Adventure Pre-College English Intensive Cybersecurity Concentration Courses The courses below will be taken from various prestigious universities around the world and from companies such as Google, IBM and Cisco. Hardware knowledge Problem-solving skills in cybersecurity Introduction to Cybersecurity Fundamentals Foundations of Cybersecurity Risk Assessment in Cybersecurity Network security basics Treat Analysis Attack types Cybersecurity Laws and Regulations Introduction of Data Analytics Options in Cybersecurity certificates For the academic year 2025-2026, second year students can continue with the partnership with the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas, where Cybersecurity courses will be taken through UST and their Liberal Arts core classes through JPG. The classes in UST’s Associate of Applied Science in Cybersecurity Program are delivered online through Blackboard with UST professors. Our students, however, will meet in person on the JPG campus with a designated Teaching Assistant. This hybrid approach ensures our students receive the best education our two institutions can offer.

Workshop 4 Overview of Scripture The Bible Project WEEK 9 1. Genesis 1-11 Objective: Understand God's plan for creation and humanity as well as the fall and its consequences The original plan for humanity The fall of man and its consequences The promise of a redeemer WORKSHEET WEEK 10 2. Genesis 12-50 Objective: Follow the path of Abraham and the chosen people of Israel and the covenants God made with them The promises made to Abraham Covenants God's faithfulness to a rebellious people WORKSHEET WEEK 11 3. Exodus 1-18 Objective: Tell the story of God saving Israel from slavery Moses and the 10 plagues The Passover Salvation WORKSHEET WEEK 12 4. Exodus 19-40 Objective: Discuss the Mosaic covenant and its connection to Christ and us today The Law from Mt. Sinai God's presence in the tabernacle The intercession of Moses WORKSHEET WEEK 13 5. 1 & 2 Samuel* Objective: Understand the Davidic Covenant and its foreshadowing of the Kingdom of God in Christ The person of David Virtues of humility and the vice of presumption Faithfulness to God amid unfaithful leaders *please watch both the 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel videos WORKSHEET WEEK 14 6. New Testament - Gospel of Luke Objective: Explore the connection and fulfillment of the Old Testament in the person of Jesus and the apostles Christ the priest-king The New Testament is a continuation of the Old Our lives swept into the same narrative Please watch both videos: Luke 1-9 and Luke 10-24. WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 4 OUTPUT Workshops are to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting. 80% of all worksheets and outputs are necessary for completion of program. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT Pre-Workshop Reflection "Indeed the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from soul, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart." - Hebrews 4:12 How sharp is the word of God? How have you encountered scripture in your life? What role has the Word of God played in your relationship with Christ? How is God inviting you to share his Word? As you facilitate Workshop 4's discussion, ponder the power of God's word and its ability to transform hearts.

Workshop 10 The Preventive System of John Bosco: Teaching Values and Virtues Fr. Lou Molinelli, S.D.B., M.A. in Education CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 28 1. The Life of Don Bosco Objective: Teachers will illustrate Don Bosco’s powerful and successful witness of love through his four-pillar system of education. • “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” – Proverbs 22:6 • Helping children grow through discovering and utilizing their talents • Don Bosco always placed his students’ needs above his own WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 29 2. The First Pillar: Reason Objective: Teachers will assess the benefits of leading students to knowledge through reason rather than fear of punishment. • Repressive system versus the preventive system of education for children • The preventive system of reason, religion, and loving kindness • Becoming a loving school leader by making rules clear, manageable, and always leading by example WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 30 3. The Second Pillar: Religion Objective: Teachers will compare their role as that of a servant in fulfilling the needs of the student. • Educators must be ready to sacrifice all for the students • “The young are our masters, we are not theirs” – Don Bosco • We cannot give to the young what we don’t have, if we don’t live out our vocation in every aspect of our lives we will undermine all our efforts WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 31 4. The Third Pillar: Loving-Kindness Objective: Teachers will formulate how to choose to love even the most difficult students. • “Loving-kindness” is love that is willed, a free choice to love • Educators must be the center of loving-kindness for all students • How to handle students with troubled home lives or behavioral issues WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 32 5. Loving-Kindness Through Active Presence and Accompaniment Objective: Teachers will discuss how students learn best when known and accompanied by their teacher. • “There is no way of giving the truth without giving oneself.” • Getting to know the students despite difficulties will open students to a greater ability to learn • Encountering and engaging with our students in a personal way means getting to know their struggles, concerns, and anxieties, as well as what brings them joy and excitement. • “Love what they love, and they will love what you love.” WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 33 6. Discipline Objective: Teachers will distinguish between Don Bosco’s methods for disciplining and punishing students for misbehavior. • Punishment versus discipline • How to make discipline most effective • Ensuring a good relationship with all students from the beginning before discipline is necessary • “Discipline” (which connotes an element of training or forming a person to behave in a certain way, as opposed to simply making him/her feel guilty for acting wrongly) expresses this way of helping children see that because we love them and want the best for them, we must help them take steps to reform their ways. WORKSHEET

Workshop 9 True God and True Man Thomistic Institute WEEK 22 1. True God and True Man Objective: Precisely define in what sense is Christ God and man Heresies The Word made flesh A "marvelous exchange" WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 9 OUTPUT Workshops are to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting. 80% of all worksheets and outputs are necessary for completion of program. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT Pre-Workshop Reflection "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." - John 1:14 The Word could do anything, what does it reveal about him that he would become flesh and dwell among us? What does, "God became man so that man could become God," mean to you? As you facilitate Workshop 9's discussion, ponder the truth of Christianity being much more than a moral code, but a spiritual transformation of mortal, fallen human beings into bodily yet eternal creatures born into a divine life.

All students at John Paul the Great College take on the Outdoor Leadership Adventure (OLA). This week long camping and hiking trip in Mountain Pine Ridge teaches resilience, leadership, virtue, and friendship. It's an important part of JP's mission to form the whole person. What is the Outdoor Leadership Adventure? IMG_9590-2 IMG_1684 IMG_7666-2 IMG_9589_edited IMG_7650 IMG_1828 LRM_EXPORT_120553355397761_20191003_125404479-01 IMG_9928 The OLA is the first challenge faced by a new JPG student. Immersed in nature for one week, students are taken beyond their normal comfort zone and into an environment where they must make real decisions that have real consequences. Mountain Pine Ridge is a treasure trove of natural beauty, challenging terrain, breathtaking views, and peaceful encounters with God, our Creator. After gaining new strengths in the wilderness, the students become more successful at their studies and better men and women in everyday life. “The OLA was, without a doubt, one of the best events that I have participated in. It transforms you into a better person while bringing you closer to God and your friends.” - Eiden Mejia, '26

John Paul the Great College offers a number of scholarships to ensure that finances never get in the way of a person receiving their education. Here a student can apply for a scholarship using a single, quick and easy online form. Scholarships John Paul the Great College awards scholarships based on financial need, perseverance, noble character, and a faithful heart. To be considered for one of the scholarships awarded by this institution, please fill out the following information to the best of your ability. Bring it to the John Paul the Great College office with your application to John Paul the Great College. Apply for a Scholarship 1. Personal Information Full Name Email Phone Number Date of Birth * required Address 2. Family Information Please list all family members and other persons who live in your house. Who pays your houshold bills? How many siblings under 18 live with you? Father's Name Father's Age Is he working? If 'yes', please indicate what type of job(s) and provide his annual salary. Father's Address. If your father lives with you, please write 'same'. Father's Phone Number Mother's Name Mother's Age Is she working? If 'yes', please indicate what type of job(s) and provide her annual salary. Mother's Address. If your mother lives with you, please write 'same'. Mother's Phone Number 3. High School Information High School Name Have you graduated? * Yes Not yet Year of Graduation Cumulative GPA at the end of last year What is your GPA so far this year as indicated by your last progress report? How many demerits have you received? 1st Form 2nd Form 3rd Form 4th Form 4. Faith Information Are you Catholic? * Yes No How often do you attend Sunday Mass? * Every Sunday Most Sundays Every once in a while Once a year or fewer If you are not Catholic, what is your religious affiliation? How often do you attend church services? 4. Essays Describe your relationship with God and how it affects the way you live the Christian faith. Extracurricular Activities. Describe your involvement in extracurricular activities (organized sports, youth groups, community activities) during the past academic year. Be sure to include how often you participate in that activity. (e.g. once a month, twice a week, etc.) Dream Casting. Where do you see yourself in five years? Why you? What sets you apart from other candidates that are applying for a John Paul the Great College Scholarship? Special need? Describe any external situations that may make it difficult for you to attend junior college without the help of a Scholarship? (e.g. family challenges, financial challenges) Financial Planning. The scholarship covers some, but not all of the expenses to attend John Paul the Great College. How will you pay your other education costs of transportation, food, and fees? Final Message. Is there anything else you would like to tell the Scholarship Committee that may influence our evaluation of your application? Your Signature Clear Submit Thanks for submitting! Our scholarship committee will be reviewing your application. Scholarship Application PDF Cross Catholic Outreach Description: Qualifying Cross Scholars may renew the scholarship for their second semester of studies. Students must retain a 2.5 GPA, maintain praiseworthy conduct, and perform a minimum of 1-hour of service per week throughout the semester (or its equivalent) to renew their scholarship. Eligibility: All current first-year JPG students. Friends of Mount Carmel High School Description: The Friends of Mount Carmel High School Scholarship provides one-semester renewable scholarships to graduates of Mount Carmel High School who are deemed Friends of MCHS Scholars. Students must retain a 2.5 GPA, maintain praiseworthy conduct, and perform a minimum of 1-hour of service per week throughout the semester (or its equivalent) to renew their scholarship. Eligibility: Any Mount Carmel High School graduate and current MCHS fourth-formers on track to graduate.

CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE Workshop 7 A Foundational Vision: Theology of the Body David Hajduk, PhD – Adjunct Professor of Moral Theology CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 18 1. Back to the Beginning Objective: Teachers will distinguish divine intentionality in the order of creation, especially relating to sexuality. • The meaning behind human life, love, marriage, and sex • The intentionality behind God’s creating WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 19 2. The Universal Vocation to Love Objective: Teachers will recognize their freedom to choose to love well. • We are set apart from other creatures in that we have freedom to choose what to do with our lives, with our bodies - we are responsible for how we act • Humans are set apart by our capacity to love, because love requires the freedom to choose to love WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 20 3. Understanding the Gift of Ourselves Objective: Educators will evaluate the importance of self-mastery in order to love fully. • “Man is person precisely because he possesses himself and has dominion over himself. Indeed, inasmuch as he is master over himself, he can ‘give himself’ to another.” • We cannot give of ourselves to another if we are not in control of ourselves, and seeing both ourselves and the other as worthy of being a gift • Self-mastery is essential to be able to love and be loved WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 21 4. Love versus Lust Objective: Teachers will judge every person as valuable, with both a body and soul worth self-sacrificing love. • We are called to be loving, to be in communion with others and with God, and to give of ourselves in a self-sacrificial love that seeks the good of the beloved • Every person is a composite of body and soul, but lust is seeing the other only through their body WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 22 5. Speaking the Language of God’s Love Objective: Educators will discuss the importance of using our bodies to reflect our values. • Our bodies are meant to communicate God’s love to others • Sexual union must be an act of pure, self-giving love • The unitive and generative aspects of the sexual act are both necessary in signifying the truth of God’s love • Without either the generative or unitive aspects, the sexual act becomes one of use and not pure love WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 23 6. Salvation Awaits Us Objective: Teachers will employ practical ways of giving of themselves, rather than taking. • Threefold concupiscence, love of the world, lust of the flesh, and the pride of life, all incline us to take rather than give away • Practical tips on how to become pure of heart and practice giving rather than taking • The call to love through the goodness of our bodies as a total sacrifice for the other WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 24 7. Our Bodies are the Lord’s Objective: Teachers will identify the harm of pornography and masturbation, devising how to best love and help those who struggle with an addiction. • Chastity is not merely saying “no” to a long list of things, it is saying “yes” to the plan of God, in which sex and our sexuality are sacred • The epidemic of pornography especially among the young • Pornography, masturbation, and other sexual sins make us slaves to our passions and don’t give us true happiness • How to minister to students struggling with sexual temptations WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 25 8. Our Identity as Children of God Objective: Teachers will strategize how best to assist students experiencing same-sex attractions in living chaste lives through recognition of the beauty of the natural law. • Same-sex attraction is a normal stage of adolescence • All sexual perversions should be recognized as sins • How to explain the truths of our human nature in a loving way to those struggling with same-sex attractions WORKSHEET

Workshop 5 How Jesus Fulfills the Covenants Dr. John Bergsma WEEK 15 1. How Jesus Fulfills the Covenants Objective: Discuss how Jesus and the Catholic Church is the fulfillment of the Old Testament Covenants Jesus bears the curse of death and the Mosaic Law Jesus fulfills the blessing of all the nations Spiritual authority from Jesus to the Apostolic Church WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 5 OUTPUT Workshops are to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting. 80% of all worksheets and outputs are necessary for completion of program. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT Pre-Workshop Reflection "He did the same with the cup after supper, saying, "This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood." - Luke 22:20 When did Jesus create the new and everlasting covenant? Who did he give up his body and blood for? How has your life intertwined with the mystery of the new covenant in the Eucharist? How is God inviting to feed his lost sheep from the table of his body and blood? As you facilitate Workshop 5's discussion, ponder the gift of the new covenant that is fulfilled in the holy mass.

Workshop 11 Enter the Adventure Bishop Robert Barron – Doctor of Sacred Theology CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO WEEK 21: 1. Enter the Adventure Objective: Teachers will be aware of the dangers to the youth in our present age. • Cultural initiations • Encouragement of permanent adolescence • The Church's teachings on one's relationship to the community. WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 11 OUTPUT Workshop to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting. 80% of all worksheets and outputs are necessary for completion of program. How did you previously see your role as a baptized person? What did you think was your greatest calling in life? Do the messages of today oppose the traditional Christian call to give up your life for others? Are you ready to go to battle with the false ideas of the post-Christian world? Write a short essay on the Christian's role in today's society. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT The Library Want to learn more? See the following resources for this week's topic! Why we need initiation rituals, Fr. Richard Rohr The Law of Gift Catechism of the Catholic Church Christian Initiation 1229 From the time of the apostles, becoming a Christian has been accomplished by a journey and initiation in several stages. This journey can be covered rapidly or slowly, but certain essential elements will always have to be present: proclamation of the Word, acceptance of the Gospel entailing conversion, profession of faith, Baptism itself, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and admission to Eucharistic communion. 1230 This initiation has varied greatly through the centuries according to circumstances. In the first centuries of the Church, Christian initiation saw considerable development. A long period of catechumenate included a series of preparatory rites, which were liturgical landmarks along the path of catechumenal preparation and culminated in the celebration of the sacraments of Christian initiation. 1231 Where infant Baptism has become the form in which this sacrament is usually celebrated, it has become a single act encapsulating the preparatory stages of Christian initiation in a very abridged way. By its very nature infant Baptism requires a post-baptismal catechumenate. Not only is there a need for instruction after Baptism, but also for the necessary flowering of baptismal grace in personal growth. The catechism has its proper place here.

Workshop 2 The Kerygma Dr. Chris Burgwald, STD WEEK 2 1. The Proclamation of the Good News Objective: Teachers will be introduced to the kerygma and how it is good news for all Define the word kerygma How to succinctly articulate the "good news" How the good news applies to all WORKSHEET WEEK 3 2. Jesus - The Christ Objective: To identify Jesus as the promised "Messiah" and how He is the true king of Israel Meaning of the word Christ Relate Jesus to the Old Testament prophets Consequences of Jesus being the messiah WORKSHEET WEEK 4 3. The Center is Jesus Objective: Demonstrate how Jesus' life and the redemption He brings is central to the good news What Jesus life shows us The redemption brought through Christ How our everyday lives become sources of our own redemption WORKSHEET WEEK 5 4. The Resurrection Objective: Discuss exactly what the resurrection was, what it says about Christ, and what it means for us What happened in the resurrection Proof of Jesus' divinity and the redemption of humanity The hope and promise we now have WORKSHEET WEEK 6 5. Jesus is Lord Objective: Look into the lordship of Christ What "lord" means The danger it was and is to call Jesus "Lord" The submission that is owed to the Lord WORKSHEET WEEK 7 6. The Love of the Father Objective: Explore the grandeur of what the Father has brought us into, what He saved us for What we are saved from and what we are saved for The depths of the Father's love The freedom and joy we are called into everyday WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 2 OUTPUT Workshops are to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting. 80% of all worksheets and outputs are necessary for completion of program. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT Pre-Workshop Reflection "All of us once lived among them in the passions of our flesh, following the desires of flesh and senses, and were by nature children of wrath, like everyone else. But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ - by grace you have been saved - and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus" - Ephesians 2:3-6 Who once lived according to their fallen nature? What did God do about it? Why? Where has God placed us? How have you been raised with Christ in your life? Who will go to those who are still perishing? As you facilitate Workshop 2's discussion, ponder the mercy God desires to pour on humanity and his desire to raise us up in Christ to be with him in heaven.

Workshop 5 Why What You Believe Matters Bishop Robert Barron - Doctor of Sacred Theology WEEK 10 Why What You Believe Matters Objective: Educators will recognize how deep belief helps students live ethical lives. • The preeminence of belief. • Actions are reliant upon beliefs • Religion is more than an ethical code. CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 5 OUTPUT Workshop to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting. 80% of all worksheets and outputs are necessary for completion of program. Write a brief reflection on what you believe in. Do your beliefs shape your actions? Is your belief more than an ethical code or is it simply a set of rules? How would you explain to a student the reason you believe? OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT

Workshop 8 - men Masculinity Knights of Columbus CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO WEEK 26 1. Brotherhood Objective: Male teachers will recognize the benefits and challenges of other men and assemble a brotherhood of role models. • A brother in Christ is half a man’s soul • Iron sharpens iron, men need other men to challenge them to make greater sacrifices and grow into better people • Brotherhood is perfected through communion found in Christ • Men need healthy friendships to live balanced lives WORKSHEET