The Advising Center wants to help you make informed decisions as you progress toward graduation. MACL students often ask these questions:
1. What do I need to know as I plan toward completing the MACL?
Face to face requirement | at least 21 hours (22 hours for Fall 2019 or later) |
Location | anywhere at least 49% of the course is face to face with the professor |
Electives | Look for EML3xx and other pre-approved leadership electives (see catalog) wherever we offer courses |
Time Limit | 7 years from the start of your first course at DTS |
Satisfactory Progress | 10 hours per calendar year |
International Students | F-1 and J-1 Visa students are required to study in Dallas. |
See the course schedule to better understand DTS course offerings.
Ministry Formation Internship Pre-requisites:
Options | When to start? | Course Pre-Requisites | Number of Semesters |
INT155 Internship | After completion of 30 hours | SF100-1 and EML305 for those who started the MACL before fall 2017 OR EML101 for those who started the MACL after fall 2017 | 3 |
EML801/EML802Ministry in Residency | After completion of 30 hours | SF100-1 andEML305 for those who started the MACL before fall 2017 OR EML101 for those who started the MACL after fall 2017 | 2 (fall>spring) |
2. What are my catalog requirements?
Your catalog requirements are determined by the year in which you first started taking classes at DTS or reclassified to the MACL. The MACL requirements vary in specific areas depending upon your catalog year. (MACL Changes PDF)
2013-14 Catalog (Fall 2013-Summer 2014) | 2014-16 Catalog (Fall 2014-Summer 2016) | 2016-17 Catalog (Starting Fall 2016) | 2017-18 Catalog (Starting Fall 2017-Summer 2019) | 2019 Catalog (Starting Fall 2019) |
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Spiritual FormationRequired | Spiritual Formation Required | Spiritual Formation Required | Spiritual Formation Required | Spiritual Formation Required |
EML335 Required for 2 hours | EML335 Not Required | EML335 Not Required | EML101 and EML330 Required | EML101 and EML330 Required |
RS101 + EML950 Required | RS101 + EML950 Required | RS101 + RS103 Required | RS101 + RS103 Required | RS101 + RS103 Required |
6 Elective Hours in Leadership | 8 Elective Hours in Leadership | 9 Elective Hours in Leadership | 6 Elective Hours in Leadership | 9 Elective Hours = 6 hours in Leadership + 3 hours from any Ministry Communications course (PM, WM, EML, BC, MW) |
Use the appropriate resources to plan your degree:
The worksheets correspond to the year you began the MACL (or reclassified/changed into the MACL). Catalogs start with the fall semester and conclude with the following summer session. Your Academic Advisor can let you know the catalog under which you fall.
The MACL degree can be completed using one of two options:
Instead of completing a 3-credit, one-year internship and 6-9 hours of approved electives, the student completes an eight-month Ministry Residency, in which he or she earns 12 hours of credit. The program is specifically designed for those students involved in paid vocational ministry in a local church or parachurch organization for 30 hours or more per week. Students become eligible for the Ministry Residency program after starting the Spiritual Formation program, and upon completion the requirements noted above. For more information, please visit the Ministry Residency page. Applications are due in January for the upcoming academic year beginning in August.
*Enrollment is limited. Students should plan to complete Ministry Residency prior to their final year in the program. Students who complete EML802 in spring of their graduating year should plan for degree completion the following summer.
Students must complete the Internship Application for the 3-semester internship (INT155). The Ministry Residency (full-time ministry) requires students to submit applications in January for the following academic year.
Student completes a 3-credit, one-year internship in Christian Leadership (INT155), and 6-9 hours of approved MACL electives, depending upon the student’s catalog requirements. Electives must be pre-approved leadership electives. Any EML3xx level class applies. A complete and up-to-date list of pre-approved electives can be found in the latest catalog.
5. What is the EML950 Applied Research Project (ARP)? (for those who began summer 2016 or before)
5. Graduation Information:
Answers to the above questions greatly depend on you. This page provides basic information. Academic Advisors are happy to come alongside you as you journey with the Lord. Schedule an advising appointment above.
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