Bachelor of Theology

Entrance requirement for applicants are:

• National Senior Certificate (matric) or equivalent with a minimum of 40% in English Language, as well as four other recognised NSC subjects with a minimum of 50%. Alternatively, a National Senior Certificate with 50% in English, as well as three other recognised NSC subjects with a minimum of 50%, and the words: “Admission to Bachelors”; or
• A Diploma in a cognate field of study; or
• An Advanced Certificate in a cognate field of study.

Applicants are also required to write entrance examinations, and depending on the outcome, students may be required to take associated academic support courses.

Admission through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is permitted for a maximum of 10% of an enrolment cohort. See the S-01.1 Admission Policy – Recognition of Prior Learning for detailed explanation and procedure for application.

Foreign students need to take note of the following requirements:

• Only certified copies of identity documents (e.g. passport), visas, qualifications, and transcripts will be accepted for application purposes;
• Students with a school-leaving certificate equivalent to the South African National Senior Certificate can only be accepted into an accredited MTC programme once the certificate has been evaluated by the relevant South African qualifications authority, in this case Higher Education South Africa (HESA).
• Undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications from a foreign institution will be evaluated by MTC, however, MTC may require the student to have the qualification evaluated by the relevant South African qualifications authority, in this case the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).
• Any foreign qualification that cannot be verified will not be considered in an application and the student may have to apply for admission via RPL.

All applicants who are accepted to study at MTC have to write a basic entrance exams on Biblical knowledge and English skills. Based on the results, a student will be required to take associated supportive courses within the duration of their studies.

The following legislation is applicable to admission requirements:

• Department of Education Higher Education Act, 1997(Act 101 of 1997) Minimum Admission Requirements for Higher Certificate, Diploma and Bachelor’s Degree Programmes requiring a National Senior Certificate (NSC) (Government Gazette, 24 Vol 751, No 32131 of 11 July 2008).
• The Higher Education Qualifications Framework (As Revised September 2011).