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Certificate

None, may pursue
MA

None

16 courses, 48
quarter hours
(concurrent vicarage)

4 years

Distance education
with on-campus
intensives

Concurrent vicarage

Applicants must
be paired with an
ordained pastor
of the LCMS
who will serve
as their mentor/
vicarage supervisor
throughout the
course of study.

Degree or
Certificate

Continuation
Path (besides
normal C.Ed.)

Biblical
Languages

Curriculum
Length

Program
Length

Residential
and
Contextual
Learning

Vicarage

Supervising
Pastor
Required?
If So, How
Selected?

EIIT/DIT

Supervising
pastor is selected
in consultation
with the district
president according
to established
seminary criteria for
supervising pastors.

Concurrent vicarage
begins during 2nd
year of studies and
ends before the 4th
year of studies is
completed.

One-third of course
work is face-to-face
during short-term oncampus intensives.
The other two-thirds
delivered through
online technology.

4 years

18 courses, 54
quarter hours
(concurrent vicarage)

None

None, may pursue
MA

Certificate with MA
option

CHS (at CSL)

SMP students are assigned a pastor
who mentors them while they are
completing the program.

Formal vicarage takes place during
the first 2 years of the program.
The vicarage grade appears on the
transcript before ordination. No credit
hours granted.

Distance learning primarily. Several
residential seminars or on-campus
intensive courses. Significant
learning comes from student’s local
congregation or ministry setting
experiences.

4 years

16 courses, 48 quarter hours
(concurrent vicarage)

None—but Greek is required for the
SMP AR continuation track

AR or MDiv (there is also a
nonresidential SMP AR continuation
track)

Certificate; no degree. However,
courses receive full recognition toward
AR certificate or MDiv degree at
CTSFW and CSL.

SMP (Both Seminaries)

Supervising
pastor chosen in
collaboration with the
district, interviewed
by the director of
CMC and approved
by CSL.

4 years of concurrent
vicarage, during
which the vicar starts
a new ministry under
supervision of an
ordained pastor.

For those near
CU, Irvine, 100%
residential. For
others, 3 weeks (min.
2 courses) per year
residential; remaining
courses taught
by synchronous
live-feed video
conference.

4 years

27 courses (11+16)
(109.5 quarter hours)
73 seminary hours +
6 Greek + vicarage

Greek

None

Certificate from CSL
and CU, Irvine, MA in
theology and culture

CMC

No supervising
pastor required while
students complete
course work. Faculty
advisors assigned.
There is a field work
pastor supervising
assigned field work
in a parish.

One year full-time
vicarage after all
course work has
been completed

All education is
residential in a
classroom setting.

3 years

90 quarter hours +
12 Greek + vicarage
(18)

Greek

MA, MDiv

Certificate or MA

Alt. Route
(Both Seminaries)

No supervising
pastor required while
students complete
course work. Faculty
advisors assigned.
There is a field work
pastor supervising
assigned field work
in a parish.

One year full-time
vicarage

All education is
residential in a
classroom setting

4 years

108 quarter hours
+ 12 Greek + 12
Hebrew + vicarage
(18)

Greek/Hebrew

None

MDiv

MDiv Residential
(Both Seminaries)

Supervising pastor
or mentors may be
required, depending
on the needs of the
candidate.

A vicarage in an
LCMS congregation
is often but not
always required.

Seminary courses or
SMP courses may
be required. Reading
under a mentor may
be required.

1–2 years

Colloquy is very
individualistic,
depending on the
needs of the man.
Various courses may
be required.

Certificate

Colloquy