Study Options

Affiliations

Students looking for study opportunities will find that our affiliations include three categories – P.R.I.M.E., Recognized and Endorsed, and Approved Venue Sites. Each one of these categories provides a variety of institutional links offering a wide range of courses on site and online. The student is given the opportunity of exploring a host of curricula offerings relevant to the degree program being pursued.

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On-Site Tutorials

This program is designed to allow students to pursue an individually directed topic of study, initiated by the student in the form of a tutorial topic proposal. Each tutorial is valued at one Unit of Study.

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E-Tutorials

E-Tutorials use email as the sole mechanism for communication between the student and the Foundation faculty. Each course is taught as a one-on-one tutorial between the student and the faculty person offering the course. This curriculum is offered exclusively by our own faculty. The faculty evaluation of student performance will be linked to the degree level of the student. Each E-Tutorials is valued at one Unit of Study.

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Distance Learning Modules

The Graduate Theological Foundation offers Distance Learning Modules to aid those students for whom the financial and/or time demands of traveling to educational venues prove inconvenient. This educational model uses a creative combination of media including audio cassettes, video cassettes, CDs, and required readings. Each Distance Learning Modules is valued at one Unit of Study.

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Independent Study

Any student in any degree program has the right to propose an Independent Study course of his/her own creation. Unlike the Tutorial course wherein the student identifies the tutor and topic, the Independent Study course provides the student with the opportunity to develop the topic of investigation without the necessity of a tutor. The innovative student constructs a plan of study built around preestablished readings selected by the student rather than by a tutor. The Independent Study is valued at one Unit of Study.

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Non-Project Option

(Professional degrees only)

Following an extensive study of the purpose and function of the Exit Projects for professional degrees, the Foundation has put in place a Non-Project Option (NPO) which works to the advantage of all students, taking into consideration both the professional and personal needs and interests of each student.

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Foundation Institutes

In response to frequent requests of current students to study at the Foundation, a schedule of seminars has been put in place which focuses on specific topics of relevance to the various degree programs. These seminars have been clustered by topical theme under the general title of Foundation Institutes. Each Institute runs for five days (Monday-Friday) on a specific theme consisting of two separate seminars, morning and afternoon.

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