Please note: This award is in teach-out phase from 2023.
Graduation at Pass Level
The Academic Board recommends to the Governing Board of the College that the BD be awarded at Pass level when the following requirements of the course have been satisfied:
The requirements for each unit (as specified in the Progression Statement of each syllabus in which a student is enrolled) have been fulfilled;
All compulsory units in Years 1, 2 and 3 have been passed with a mark of at least 50% in each unit;
Four core units in Year 4 have been passed with a mark of at least 50% in each unit; and
Depending on chosen pathway, either the CT499 Project been passed with a mark of at least 50%, or, CT400 Issues in Theology and two other electives have been passed with a mark of at least 50% in each unit.
Graduation with Honours
The degree may be taken with honours in the interests of academic excellence, as a step to postgraduate study and as a pre-requisite to courses aimed at preparing graduates for a (theological college) teaching ministry. The Academic Board recommends to the Governing Board of the College that the degree be awarded with Honours when the foregoing requirements have been satisfied, and:
The following overall averages in completed units are achieved over the four years:
Honours Class 1: Not less than 80%
Honours Class 2A: Not less than 72.5%
Honours Class 2B: Not less than 65%