License to Preach School

I got a letter in the mail yesterday from the folks in Iowa saying that I will be able to do License to Preach school. Along with the letter came the syllabi for the classes I will be taking this summer. I also got the list of books that I will need to have for this two-week intensive session. My thoughts so far:

1. I have a lot of reading to do this summer to be ready for school. I figured I'd have to some reading, but not this much. It looks like the books will run me around $450 dollars. Many of them I ordered through Amazon.com, but there were a few that I needed to order through a specific company.
2. Along with all the reading come a variety of reflection papers. At best count, it looks like around 20-25 pages worth of papers to be handed in when I arrive. Sweet.
3. I need to see what my home church might be willing to help sponsor. I also need to check with our Wisconsin Board of Ordained Ministry regarding possible reimbursement.