COLLEGE CREDIT FOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING At Primus you bring your knowledge to College

Primus University of Theology is a revolutionary revival of the Biblical style of teaching and is a classic model of the original Ecclesiastical Open University System. Primus recognize that biblical knowledge is worthy of credit and acknowledgement, and that honor and recognition should be awarded to those who learn through revelation and independent study.

We are committed to responding to the need for lifelong learning opportunities by providing a full range of educational services adapted to the needs of ministers, business and church leaders. To accomplish this goal, the University recognizes transfer credits and awards credit for documented experiential learning, which is defined as college-level learning that takes place outside a college or university setting. Learning acquired through the following kinds of activities might qualify:

• Non-credit courses, Bible Study classes
• Workshops and internet courses
• Self-taught knowledge or skills/independent study
• Career/work experiences/training
• Volunteer work or community services
• Travel, mission trips and activity
• Avocations, e.g., art, music, dramatics
• Leadership roles in church, associations, politics and organizations
• Personal life experiences
• Hobbies, including extensive Christian reading
• Published articles, newsletters, books and other written works
• Development of classes and teaching materials
• Being fluent in a second or third Language

Through the development of your unique MAP – PAC© [Ministry Advancement Portfolio] you can earn lifelong learning credits for provable evidence of learning.

The MAP-PAC^© differs from other programs in two ways:

1) The MAP – allows for the assembling and presentation of documented learning regardless of how it was gained. It includes transcripts, degrees and certificates that have already been earned, and joins all other methods to form one complete portfolio of the total learning experience and converts it into transcript
credits.
a. Through evaluation and assessment of prior knowledge and performance skills – distance learning –
mentoring and independent study, those in ministry related fields are able to complete graduate degrees, primarily through portfolio assessment, and at a fraction of the cost of the traditional university system.
b. We believe that, whether you learned on a hillside from Jesus, under a tree with your mentor or in the
classroom, the significant thing is that you learned and that you learned the truth.
2) The PAC [Process Assessment and Certification] implements continued education, online and
independent learning. It is through the PAC that required credits, recognized during the initial MAP
evaluation, are completed.

The PAC may include:

• Credit by examination, Test-4-Credit (T4C©)
• Workshops / Lectures
• Independent study/Online courses
• Thesis or Ministry Business Plan
• Research / Dissertation

Degree Programs and Distinctions

The particular degree title and distinction awarded to the degree candidate will reflect the learning and proficiencies of the candidate in a specific concentrated area of study. Any degree title or distinction must clearly indicate that it is a Christian Ministry or Theology Degree and must not be confused with a liberal arts education. All degree programs are designed to improve the skills and success of those committed to Christian ministry.

At Primus University of Theology, we offer Ministry degrees at the Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral levels, in a broad range of Christian focuses. All programs have been designed to prepare and equip graduates to transform culture, attitudes, beliefs and customs through the message of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Listed below are a few degree distinctions that have been awarded. However, your degree distinction could be unique to your gifts, callings and experience.

	Marketplace Ministry	Nouthetic Counseling [Christian Counseling]
	Chaplaincy	Administration
	Global Missions	CPE Training (Clinical Pastoral Education)
	Entrepreneurial Development	Oppression Healing and Deliverance
	Music, Arts, Entertainment	Divinity [M.Div.]
	Teaching and Curriculum Development	Cultural Transformation
	Theology [Th.D.]	Ministry Management
	Prophecy and Revelation	Pastoral Care
	Prayer and Intercession	Organizational Leadership
	Marriage and Family Counseling	Business Theology
	Holistic Health and Restoration	Bible Studies
	Religious and World History	Humanities and Social Science

The University is formed through Alliances with world class independent teaching ministries. This collegiality provides our students and graduates with an ever-expending network, and cooperative interaction with likeminded Kingdom Leaders. Our Graduates become our Adjunct Professors. Their books and materials become our curriculum; this allows our students to learn from experts in their field of study, and the authors of the books and materials they will be teaching.

Alumnus Professors	Ministry	Teaching
Attorney Sherra Kissee	Ecclesiastical Law	Ecclesiastical Law and Faith
Dr. Ted Baehr	MOVIEGUIDE, Faith and Values	Arts, Entertainment and Media
Minister Luke Barnett	Dream City Church Phoenix	Church Growth and Leadership
Dr. Darrel Billups	National Coalition of Ministries to Men	Ministries to Men
Dr. Wellington Boone	Wellington Boone Ministries	Personal Relationship with Christ
Rt. Lt. Gen. Dr. Jerry Boykin	Family Research Council	Leadership and History
Dr. John Harold Binkley, Jr.	Generational Equity	Entrepreneurship & Ministry to Men
Dr. Scott Bitcon	Inner Healing and Deliverance	Oppression Healing and Deliverance
Dr. Randy Clark	Global Awakening Ministries	Healing and Impartation
Dr. Ed Cole and Dr. Paul Cole	Christian Men’s Network	Ministry to Men
Dr. Roy Comstock/Barry Lynch	Christian Mentor’s Network	Mentoring Men and Women
Dr. Terry Crist	Hillsong Church Phoenix Arizona	Ministry Growth and Development
Dr. Ed Delph	Church@Community	Church Leadership Development
Dr. Randy Bixby	The Cultural Architect	Coaching Approach to Life and Ministry
Dr. Jack Gaines	My Brother’s Keeper	Reconciliation
Dr. Ron and Dr. Rod Hembree	Quick Study Bible Discovery TV	Bible Study
Dr. Don Henning	Making of a Chaplain	Chaplaincy Training
Dr. Leif Hetland	Global Mission Awareness	Transforming Nations
Dr. Steve Isaac	Reunion Church	Hermeneutics/Biblical Interpretation
Dr. T. D. Jakes	The Potter’s House	Purpose and Destiny
Dr. Rick Joyner	Morning Star Ministries	Business and Leadership
Dr. T. L. Osborn	Osborn Ministries International	Miracles, Signs and Wonders
Dr Robert Winters	Preparing the Way International	Prophets & Prophetic Ministry
Dr. Jorge and Dr. Anna Parrott	Morning Star Missions	Oversees Missions
Dr. Dean Radtke	The Ministry Institute	Ministry Leadership
Dr. Milton Weber	Christian Ministry Education	Apologetics/World Religions
Drs. Larry and Dr. Carol Snapp	Blended Families Ministry	Marriage Counseling
Dr. Hal Sacks	Bridge Builders Ministry	Prayer and Intercession
Dr. H. Norman Wright	Dr. H. Norman Wright Ministry	Marriage and Family Counseling
Dr. Lance Wallnau	Lance Learning Institute	7 Mountains of Influence
Dr. Ardith Williams	International Bible Institute [IBI©]	Bible Studies
Dr. David Yarnes	Morning Star Ministries	Prosperity Matrix
Dr. Kevin Zadai	Heavenly Visitation-Warrior Notes	Bringing Heaven to Earth

Our goal is to reclaiming educational prerogatives, biblical methods, standards and measures. Courses are predominantly taught using our Alumnus Professors, online classes, and independent study. This process provides students with the greatest amount of savings, so they can earning a degrees at a fraction of the traditional cost.

We are committed to responding to the need for lifelong learning opportunities by providing a full range of educational services adapted to the needs of ministers, business and church leaders. To accomplish this goal, the University recognizes transfer credits and awards credit for documented experiential learning, which is defined as college-level learning that takes place outside a college or university setting. Learning acquired through the following kinds of activities might qualify:

We are looking forward to helping your achieve your educational and degree goals.

Unlike other Universities, we believe:

John 4:20-24 20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you say that in Jerusalem is the place where it is necessary to worship.” 21 Jesus said to her, “Believe me, woman, that an hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father… 23 But an hour is coming—and now is —when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for indeed the Father seeks such people to be his worshipers. 24 God is spirit, and the ones who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

Students may request credit for experiential learning by using the MAP – PAC© Process used for quantifying and granting college level credits.

The MAP-PAC© Differs From Other Programs

What is the MAP-PAC?
MAP is an acronym for ministry advancement portfolio and PAC means Process assessment and certification.”

The MAP

Allows for the assembling and presentation of documented learning regardless of how it was gained. It includes transcripts, degrees and certificates that have already been earned, and joins all other methods to form one complete portfolio of the total learning experience and converts it into transcript credits.The MAP would include:

• Independent study/Online courses
• Thesis or Ministry Business Plan
• Dissertation
• Written Works
• Workshops
• Lectures
• Research

The PAC

Implements continued independent learning by degree candidates and is held open throughout their program. It is through the PAC that credits needed to complete a degree program, recognized during the initial MAP evaluation, are completed. At Primus University of Theology, our course material may consist of required texts, lecture notes, supplementary reading or exercises and linked to digital educational resources, depending upon the course.The PAC would include:

• Credit by examination, Test-4-Credit (T4C©)
• Oral examination
• Workshops
• Lectures
  
  

Teaching has forever been an edict of the Church; it is from this edict that our educational system was spawned.

Historically, there have been two distinct authorities that charter or authorize educational institutions:

1. The government or civil authority and
2. The Church or Ecclesiastical authority

The MAP–PAC provides for the greatest amount of savings on degree program costs, through the use of teaching alliances, Alumnus Professors, online classes and independent study.

The classic model of the original Ecclesiastical Open University System, helps keep the cost of earning a degree through Primus University of Theology to a fraction of the cost of a traditional degree program.

We are looking forward to helping your achieve your degree goal.

The University is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit University accredited through the University Accreditation Association [UAA].