Recognition of Prior Learning
If you have already studied elsewhere or if you have appropriate ministry experience, you will probably qualify for prior learning credits, which will reduce the total cost and duration of your educational programme. You will be charged at a nominal rate for credits that you have earned at institutions which are not accredited and registered, and for life experience, but all other prior learning credits are free(see Pricing).
As soon as we receive your Application form, we will evaluate your existing qualifications and experience and advise you of the credits we are provisionally prepared to grant. We will then also advise you how to formalise these credits. These evaluations will be valid for a period of three months.
Partnerships
We believe that more can be accomplished for the Kingdom when we partner with churches and other groups which have the same ethos as we do. Students who enrol with SATS as a result of their association with churches or groups which have a memorandum of understanding with us, receive a substantial reduction in fees. Where practicable, our staff will conduct contact sessions with these groups, thereby enhancing and enriching the learning experience.
Students who prefer the non-academic approach can also elect to take the ROADS or Crossroads programmes, under the leadership of their local church.(See ROADS and Crossroads)
A separate manual explaining this concept in greater detail is available on request. Contact Partnership Liaison: Mrs Ann Styn mailto:ann@sats.edu.za