Graduate Certificate of Divinity

Academic entry requirement

1. Completed three year non-theological bachelor degree or equivalent 2. Bachelor level degree or equivalent from an Australian university or other approved higher education provider. 3. A bachelor degree 4. Completed 3 year bachelor degree or equivalent.; Alternative admission to the Graduate Certificate of Divinity or the Graduate Certificate of Pastoral Care for Mental Health on individual application to the ACT Registrar including 5 years’ ministry or relevant industry experience (paid or unpaid) and written support of a referee who holds a relevant Masters degree from the ACT or equivalent and successful completion of a previous qualification at AQF Level 5 or above and being at least 25 years of age. Requirements for demonstration of academic suitability is determined at the discretion of the ACT Registrar, who will only admit applicants on a case by case basis who in the ACT Registrar’s belief are likely to be successful in Level 8 units. The principles considered in assessing an application under this clause include: accommodating student diversity by including the under-representation and/or disadvantage experienced by identified groups and creating equivalent opportunities for academic success regardless of students’ backgrounds and specific consideration for the recruitment, admission, participation and completion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and ensuring that admitted students have the academic preparation needed to participate in their intended study, and no known limitations that would be expected to impede their progression and completion. On successful completion of the Graduate Certificate of Divinity or the Graduate Certificate of Pastoral Care for Mental Health under this admission pathway, students can articulate to other postgraduate courses which normally would have required the completion of a bachelor degree for admission.