Preliminary Theological Certificate (PTC)

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TERM 4, 2018: Special information for PTC students

PTC Overview

The Preliminary Theological Certificate (PTC) is an affordable unaccredited course that will help you grow in your personal knowledge of God’s word.

Each unit of study will help build your understanding and appreciation of the biblical, theological and historical foundations of the Christian faith. The study materials have been written and developed by Moore College Faculty.

It has flexible study options, offering online or correspondence modes of study as well as the option to attend PTC Evening Lectures to supplement your learning.

There are 3 PTC units (Doctrine 3, New Testament 4 and Apologetics) that are not yet online and can only be completed by correspondence. The 19 units which are online can also be studied in correspondence mode by purchasing printed PTC notes and doing a paper exam.

You are given access to the Online Learning Environment (OLE) which contains the online PTC course materials, including online PTC notes, quizzes and feedback.

You can Enrol and/or Subscribe to study. The differences between Enrolment and Subscription study are shown in the table below. Either or both options can be chosen.

 

PTC Enrolment
PTC Subscription
No admission requirements No admission requirements
6 month enrolment in 1 PTC unit One year subscription to all online PTC units.
Full online access to enrolled unit, starting from the date you choose.

Online exam can be done anytime within the 6 month enrolment period.

Exam results with feedback (for online units)

 Online reading access for all PTC units (no exams).

No formal recognition of PTC study.

Does not lead to PTC award.
Suitable for

  • Students who want to study one unit at a time
  • Students who want to do exams to consolidate their learning and formally recognise their achievement with the PTC award.
 Suitable for

  • Group leaders who want access to the PTC material
  • Students who want to continue access to the online PTC material for past units.
  • Students who want to stretch their study out beyond 6 months or who do not want to do exams.
  • Students who want to subscribe for 1 year but Enrol later when ready to do an exam.
Basic Unit enrolment fee:  $45.00

Enrolment options:

  • Paper exam + $15
  • PTC Lecture series:  + $60
 Annual PTC Subscription:  $48
Optional Printed PTC notes:  + $20  per unit

Postage and Handling charge is $5 per book (Australia). Overseas rates variable.

 Optional Printed PTC notes:  + $20  per unit

Postage and Handling charge is $5 per book (Australia). Overseas rates variable.
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You can purchase a PTC Subscription or a PTC Enrolment or both.

Examples:

  • A student could purchase a PTC Enrolment and complete an exam by the 6-month deadline
  • A Group Leader could purchase a PTC Subscription
  • A student could purchase a PTC Subscription, study a unit in a leisurely way and then decide to purchase a PTC Enrolment when ready to do the exam.

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Course Structure

The PTC course is divided into three levels with six units in each level. PTC units can be studied in any order. However, Introduction to the Bible and Promise to Fulfilment are the recommended starting units. These two units are foundational and provide the theological perspective on which the other units are built.

PTC Level One
PTC Level Two
PTC Level Three
PTC Electives
Introduction to the Bible (BT1)
Promise to Fulfilment (BT2)
Pentateuch (OT1)
Mark (NT1)
Knowledge of God (Doctrine 1)
Ephesians
 Former Prophets (OT2)
Acts (NT2)
Christ & His Work (Doctrine 2)
Early Church History
Elective 1
Elective 2		 Latter Prophets (OT3)
Paul’s Letter (NT3)
The Church (Doctrine 3)*
Reformation Church History
Elective 3
Elective 4		 Apologetics*
Apostolic Writings (NT4)*
Christian Ethics
Christian Worship
John
Prayer Book
Romans
Wisdom & Exile (OT4)
* The Church (Doctrine 3), Apologetics and Apostolic Writings (NT4) are only available as paper-based units. They are not yet available online.

Enrolment Information

Each PTC enrolment is for 6 months. The exam must be completed in this 6 month period.

From 2019, you can start your 6 month enrolment period at any time.  This means that enrolments are no longer restricted to set terms.

For online units, your basic enrolment fee includes 6 months of access to your enrolled PTC unit in the Online Learning Environment (OLE) which contains the online course materials (PTC notes, quizzes, feedback) and the online exam. There is a paper exam option for an extra cost.

For Doctrine 3, New Testament 4 and Apologetics, which are not online, the enrolment fee includes printed PTC notes and a paper exam.

 

Assessment

Assessment gives you the opportunity to consolidate your learning and recognise your achievement.

The PTC assessment for each enrolled unit is one 90 minute exam.  Most online exams comprise 60 multiple choice questions. Other exams may be short answer questions.  The exams are based on the content of the PTC notes only.

You can do your exam online or purchase a paper exam.

Online exams can be done at any time in your 6 month enrolment period.

Paper exams require an exam supervisor and can only be done during a paper exam window.

Paper exam windows in 2019

An online exam is included in every enrolment, however, you may purchase a paper exam if preferred.

There are four Paper Exam Windows in 2019, so students can choose an exam window towards the end of their 6 month enrolment period.

  • 9 – 15 February
  • 21 – 27 June
  • 13 – 19 September
  • 22 – 28 November

PTC Lecture Series options

Each year, four PTC units are taught as PTC lecture series at Moore College. This provides an opportunity for local students to learn from Moore College faculty.  The lectures supplement the PTC notes for the unit being taught. Assessment is based on the PTC notes only.

You have the option to purchase a Lecture series when you enrol in one of the offered units.

The PTC Lecture Series for 2019 will be on Tuesday evenings (7.00–9.00pm). Each series runs for 6 weeks.

Series 1 19 Feb – 2 April (not 26/3) Pentateuch (Old Testament 1)
Series 2 30 Apr – 4 June Christian Worship
Series 3 16 July – 20 Aug (not 6/8) Mark (New Testament 1)
Series 4 17 Sep – 29 Oct (not 1/10) Apologetics

For your advance planning, Ministry, Old Testament 2, John and Early Church History are set to be taught as evening lecture series in 2020.

 

PTC Group enrolments

It is possible to enrol individually and study simultaneously in a group context with other students (e.g. as a group of friends). Students simply use the individual online registration form to enrol themselves online. In this case, they are not formally linked by Moore College as a PTC group.

If you are a bible study group leader, minister or School Chaplain wanting to run a PTC group, you can complete a PTC Group Enrolment Form and email it to distance@moore.edu.au. This will enable you to select the PTC units, start dates, exam formats etc on behalf of your group, which can facilitate the enrolment process. In this case, you would need to organize payment and receive any books ordered for your group. As a Group leader, you will be kept updated with Distance News. Each Group member receives their own Student ID and password to access the online learning environment.

PTC Group Enrolment Form

PTC Subscription (from 2019)

A PTC Subscription is an annual subscription.  It gives you reading access to the online PTC notes and interactive quizzes for all 19 online PTC units for one year. This option would suit PTC Group Leaders, past PTC students who want continuing access to completed units, or those students seeking to familiarise themselves with the study material before formally enrolling in a PTC unit.

A PTC Subscription is not the same as an enrolment. No exams are included, and no formal recognition or award is offered for PTC Subscription study.

PTC Fees and Costs (AUD)

You can purchase a PTC Subscription or a PTC Enrolment or both.

Examples:

  • A student could purchase a PTC Enrolment and complete an exam by the 6-month deadline
  • A Group Leader could purchase a PTC Subscription
  • A student could purchase a PTC Subscription, study a unit in a leisurely way and then decide to purchase a PTC Enrolment when ready to do the exam.

 

PTC Enrolment  (6 months)

  • $45.00
  • Enrolment options

+ Paper exam: + $15.00

+ PTC Lecture series: + $60.00

 

PTC Subscription (Annual)

  • $48.00

 

Optional printed PTC notes

+ $20.00 per unit (PLUS Postage & Handling)

Postage and Handling

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