The following practica are required for the MDiv program:

PT 501 Intro to Practical Theology (2 credits)

PT 510 Polity (2 credits)

PT 525 Evangelism (2 credits)

PT 530 Discipleship (2 credits)

PT 601 Preaching I (3 credits)

PT 612 Preaching II (2 credits)

PT 702 Counseling (2 credits)

PT 711 Missions (2 credits)

For other PT options, see our Practicum Handbook

The scheduling of PT courses is highly flexible, allowing students to integrate them into their academic plans in a way that best fits their individual schedules. Students are required to complete at least one non-PT course prior to—or at the same time as a practicum.

Students are responsible for securing the location for each practicum. These often occur at the student's home church, though this is not required.

Some areas of study are better accomplished by immersion into the life and daily activities of practitioners. The purpose of ITS practica is to provide students with real-world learning experiences that will foster practical ministry wisdom with strong theological moorings in the context of healthy Christian ministries, led by tried and proven practitioners. Students will learn practical details of the specific ministry in which they are interning, apply theological knowledge to said ministry, and produce experiential ministry fruit (preach, teach, counsel, evangelize, disciple, etc.). 

Students must complete a Practicum Approval Form on Populi for each practicum they plan to take. The forms are due by the following dates:

• July 15 for fall practica

• December 15 for spring practica

• April 15 for summer practica