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Total Enrollment: 402
Level of Selectivity: Moderately competitive
Motto: Students Enter, Leaders Graduate
Location: Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) is located in
the metropolitan city of Atlanta, the capital of Georgia, with a population of
more than 2 million. The city is served by mass air, rail, and bus systems.
Local transportation on the MARTA provides easy access to downtown, the
airport, or virtually anywhere in the metro area.
HISTORY
The
Interdenominational Theology Center is a collection of private graduate schools
of theology. It was founded in 1958 through the mutual efforts of four
denominations, representing several schools of theology, for the purpose of
training African-American ministers. The Center represents a consortium of
several schools of theology, creating an ecumenical cluster. The schools and
their denominations, in order of dates of establishment, include the following:
Morehouse School of Religion, Baptist (1867); Gammon Theological Seminary,
United Methodist (1883); Turner Theological Seminary, African Methodist
Episcopal (1885); Phillips School of Theology, Christian Methodist Episcopal
(1944); Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary, Presbyterian USA (1867); and
Charles H. Mason Theological Seminary, Church of God in Christ (1970).
ITC
considers itself an intellectual arm of the church. It has educated more than
35 percent of all trained black ministers in the world and 50 percent of all
black chaplains in the United States military, including the highest-ranking
female chaplain. The mission of the school is to serve black religious
communities by providing quality theological education that gives students a
knowledge base from which to eradicate some of society’s problems. This unique
consortium of six seminaries is a Bible-centered, social action–oriented
center, proficient in the study of black religion, including churches of Africa
and the Caribbean.
The
modern nine-building campus is situated on 10 acres at the northern edge of
Atlanta’s historic black college district. Each seminary has its own dean and
board of directors. Each provides for its own student financial aid and
housing. This traditionally black consortium of schools is a United Negro
College Fund member and a member of the Atlanta University Center, a cluster of
six predominantly black colleges and universities.
ACCREDITATION
ITC
is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools and the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Master of Divinity, Master of
Arts in Christian education, Master of Arts in church music, Doctor of
Ministry, Doctor of Theology in pastoral counseling, and dual degrees.
COSTS
PER YEAR
2002–03 Tuition: $6378 (constituent); $7728
(nonconstituent)
Room and board: $3716 (constituent); $4287 (nonconstituent)
Special fees: $350
Books: $1000 (constituent); $13,365 (nonconstituent)
Estimated total cost: $11,444
1999–2000 FINANCIAL AID–INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING
Percentage of students receiving financial aid:
85
Number of scholarships and grants: 140
Total amount of scholarships and grants: $200,168
Range of scholarships and grants: $500–$5000
Financial Aid Specific to the School
- Denominational
gifts and grants
are available through respective denominations. Applications should be
filed with the respective dean.
- The United
Negro College Fund (UNCF) scholarship is awarded to a student with a cumulative GPA
of 3.5 or above. Studenst must be recommended by ITC faculty member and
have matriculated for one academic year.
- The
Benjamin E. Mays Fellowship in ministry is awarded to outstanding black North
American men and women pursuing a Master of Divinity degree to become an
ordained minister. The program is administered by the Fund for Theological
Education, Inc., New York, New York.
- The
National Association of Minister’s Wives and Minister’s Widows Honor
Awards are
given to two students based on academic achievement.
- ITC has an additional seven alumni
awards or endowed scholarships.
- The United
Church of Christ Scholarship Fund is available for United Church of Christ students on
approval of the scholarship committee of the southeast conference.
- Gammon
Theological Seminary (United Methodist) has seventeen alumni or endowed scholarship
awards based on merit, interest, and denominational contributions.
- Mason
Theological Seminary (Church of God in Christ) has approximately six alumni
or endowed scholarship awards based on merit, interest, and denominational
contributions.
- Morehouse
School of Religion (Baptist) has approximately twenty-two alumni or endowed
scholarship awards based on merit, interest, and denominational
contributions.
- Phillips
School of Theology (Christian Methodist Episcopal) has approximately seven alumni
or endowed scholarship awards based on merit, interest, and denominational
contributions.
- Johnson C.
Smith (Presbyterian USA) has approximately twelve alumni or endowed scholarship
awards based on merit, interest, and denominational contributions.
- Turner
Theological Seminary (African Methodist Episcopal) has approximately twelve
alumni or endowed scholarship awards based on merit, interest, and
denominational contributions.
Financial Aid Deadline: April 1 (fall); November 1 (spring)
Financial
Aid Contact:
Director of Financial Services, ITC
700 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Southwest
Atlanta, Georgia 30314
Telephone: 404-527-7724
GRE
required.
Entrance Requirements: Students need a bachelor’s degree or its
equivalent from an accredited college or university with a minimum 2.25 GPA; an
official transcript of all academic records; three letters of recommendations;
an autobiography (see guidelines), a recent physical; and endorsement by the
respective denomination with a certificate by a major denominational official
and the academic dean or administrative dean of either one of the affiliated
seminaries, indicating acceptability of the prospective student. Auditors also
must have the approval of the Administrative Dean or the respective dean
representing the applicant’s denomination. A $25 nonrefundable application fee
is required.
Admission Application Deadline: July 1 (fall); November 1 (spring)
Admission Contact: Office of Recruitment, Interdenominational
Theological Center, 700 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Southwest, Atlanta,
Georgia 30314; Telephone: 404-527-7792.
Graduation Requirements: Must complete denominational history, policy,
and doctrine for constituent’s denomination; must pass test in English
proficiency; must complete requirements within five years from date of
registration. A $50 graduation fee is due thirty days before end of last
semester.
STUDENT
BODY PROFILE
Total enrollment: 400
In-state: 231
Graduate students: 400
Ethnic/racial makeup: African American, 377; Asian, 1; Caucasian, 5;
International, 17.
CLASS
OF 2000–01 PROFILE
Number of applicants: 200
Number accepted: 185
Number enrolled: 125
FACULTY
PROFILE
Number of faculty members: 41
Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
Full-time faculty members: 26
Part-time faculty members: 15
Percentage of faculty with doctorates or other terminal degrees: 75
SCHOOL
CALENDAR
August-May (semesters)
Commencement and conferring of degrees: May
One summer session.
Master’s Degrees: Master of Arts in Christian Education, Master of
Arts in Christian Education/Master of Divinity (dual), Master of Arts in Church
Music, Master of Arts in Church Music/Master of Education (dual), Master of
Arts in Church Music/Master of Arts in Christian Education, Master of Divinity,
Master of Divinity/Master of Public Health (cooperative)
Doctoral Degrees: Doctor of Ministry (cooperative), Doctor of
Theology in Pastoral Counseling (cooperative)
STUDENT LIFE
Campus Services: Health, personal and psychological counseling,
pastoral counseling, chapel services, and religious activities.
Campus Activities: ITC offers a variety of religious, social,
cultural, and recreational activities. Leadership opportunities are found in
the Student Christian League, which represents the ITC student body and offers
a wide variety of seminarian activities. Honor societies include the
International Society of Theta Phi Honor Society. Publications include the biannual
Journal of the Interdenominational Theological Center, as well as a
series entitled Black Church Scholars.
The
churches of the city, human service agencies, hospitals, and theological
institutions provide laboratories for students preparing for the Christian
ministry.
Many
opportunities exist for students to interact with students at other Atlanta
University Center institutions, including Clark Atlanta University, Spelman
College, Morehouse College, Morris-Brown College, and Morehouse School of
Medicine.
Housing Availability: Four dormitories, thirty-seven apartments, and
twenty efficiency units are available for married students on a first-come,
first-served basis.
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