Entry Requirements

Before embarking on either of the Certificates of Higher Education, students must have reached their 17th birthday and passed a preliminary module. A range of preliminary modules are acceptable as an entrance requirement.

Students may:

(a) Successfully complete Introduction to the Bible (from the Moore College course) or Understanding the Bible (from the Learn2Lead course) - both available from the Open Bible Institute

(b) Provide evidence of successful completion of a similar Bible overview course at another institution

Or (c) Successfully complete one of the Open Bible Institute's short courses

Introduction to the Bible

This ten-week course which takes students through an overview of the Scriptures in a way that explains its unity and coherency is the recommended access course for all prospective Cert HE students. Assessment is via a two and a half hour examination. A pass mark must be obtained before being accepted onto a Cert HE programme.

The course content is as follows:

• The Book of Books
• Interpreting the Bible
• From creation to new creation
• Israel and God's purposes
• The promised land and God's' good purposes
• The kingdom of David and God's purpose
• God's purpose renewed
• Jesus the fulfiller of God's purpose
• The Gospel for the nations
• Awaiting the fulfilment - the Apostles' writing

This introductory course costs either £30 (for the study guide and exam fee) or £60 (for the study guide, exam fee plus FIVE discounted background reading books that will stand you in good stead throughout your study experience). If you would like to register, please contact the Open Bible Institute office:

email: admin@open-bible-institute.org

Or download an registration form here.  (106k)