Our Educational Standards

Online theological education is a very practical  resource available  for adult learners. The principle that makes online education acceptable  is: education is not validated because you get it in a physical classroom; rather it is validated by its educational standards. 

That's why  Illinois Theological Seminary is zealous of its educational standards. They are the very foundation of our teaching: Academical Excellence, Spiritual Foundation and Friendly Environment. By practicing this three principles, we believe that we are offering one of the best theological education online. Our Education Standards are:

 Academical Excellence

We are very proud of the academic standards we have set for our programs, following good an tested practices by traditional and non-traditional schools in U.S. and abroad. Those standards are seriousness, scholarly  and method.

a) seriousness - we are very serious about our ministry. Students who are serious about  their theological education, will get the best of us; non-serious students won't prevail on their program.

b) scholarly - although scholarly is not our prime target, we respect it and take it seriously, encouraging students to do the same. Christians must be able to interact with all levels of knowledge without fear, because  we  serve the one who proclaimed: "I am the way and the truth and the life." - John 14:6.

c) method - We have a very particular method to teach theology. It's based on requiring assignments and projects from  students with personal assistance and feedback from teachers. Papers are expected to follow Chicago Style for Research Papers and strict policies are enforced.