对许多人来说,但不是所有人,神学硕士(M.Div.) students, the degree is part of an ordination candidacy and/or licensure process. 三一的米.Div. degree meets the requirements for candidates of Word and Sacrament in the ELCA. It also meets the requirements for ordination for many other denominations. 近年来, Capital has had candidates for ordination from the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA), 基督的门徒, 及浸信会, 在其他传统中. The seminary’s Candidacy Coordinator works with students and their denominational judicatories and home congregations to ensure students are adequately prepared for their ordination processes.
此外,M.Div. degree is a necessary prerequisite for Board Certification in chaplaincy, which is required by hospitals and prisons for staff chaplain positions.