The Online Option

Complete Your Degree Online

All of the Institute of Lutheran Theology's certificate and degree programs are offered online, and all of our undergraduate certificate courses, as well as many of our M.Div. courses, are offered at night, making it easier to complete a program while working.

Online classes? That sounds complicated.

Surprisingly, it's not. If you know how to use a computer, surf the internet, write email, and use word processing software, you know how to take an online class.

How Does it Work?

Our online classes are much like a regular class. Using Adobeconnect web-conferencing software, students attend classes live with their classmates and instructors. Like a regular class, students are able to ask questions of their professors and interact with one another. Unlike many online programs, the ILT Academy and Christ School of Theology do not offer "canned" courses. Students write papers, prepare sermons, and receive feedback from instructors who are experts in their field.

A Personal Touch

In many online programs, students never have the opportunity to meet their instructors. At ILT, not only do students interact with their instructors every week, ILT holds at least one conference a year, which gives students the chance to meet many of their instructors in person. ILT also encourages students to develop their interpersonal and ministerial skills through a residency or internship program and clinical pastoral education.

A Residential Option

Taking ILT courses locally is an option.  Two to three courses each semester originate from Brookings.  All courses are available on-line in Brookings.  ILT does not currently offer room and board as part of a comprehensive fee.  However, Brookings is a university town and there is a lot of student-friendly housing available.