Introduction. The culture of the teacher, including the professional pedagogical culture and other characteristics of the personality, is the guarantee of the effectiveness of his professional activity, as well as the high-quality fulfillment of the state order − the preparation of the younger generation, the future of Russia. The level of cultural development necessary for the teacher is formed during the period of study at the university, where socio-cultural practice is used as a tool for raising the cultural level. The purpose of the work is to summarize the experience of organizing and conducting sociocultural practice, to identify and analyze its contribution to the formation of students' competencies and to their cultural development in general. The material of the work was the course and results of the sociocultural practice with 1st year students of the Moscow City Pedagogical University. The research used the following methods: theoretical − systemic and comparative analysis, analysis of cause-and-effect relationships, analysis of normative, scientific, psychological and pedagogical literature, generalization, comparison, synthesis; empirical − observation, comparison and grouping, conversations, questionnaire-diagnostic and observational methods, methods of expert assessment. As a result of the study, it has been established that the essence of sociocultural practice is the development of social reality, the integration of the individual into the socio-cultural space and its formation as a subject of social life. The content of sociocultural practice is a consistent immersion in the socio-cultural environment, the development of culture, social norms, values with the subsequent transformation of the experience gained into the basis of future social life and professional activity. The characteristics of sociocultural practice are highlighted: consistency, focus on interaction, continuation of socialization, cultural development. It was found that the form of the practice allows you to achieve the set goals, and its mechanism ensures the relationship between educational and extracurricular activities. Conclusion. The study summarizes and analyzes the experience of organizing and conducting socio-cultural practice, reveals the contribution to the formation of the personality of students and to their cultural development in general. Sociocultural practice is an important and necessary tool that allows you to improve the professional and cultural level, to form the necessary competencies in order to adequately fulfill your professional duty to society.