If you are applying to study with Ridley for the first time, you will need to complete all five steps of the online Application form, and see below (Step One) for the list of essential documents you need to include with your application.
If you have previously studied with Ridley and are applying for a new course, please contact the Ridley Registry Team for details of how to apply.
Cross-institutional applicants (CIS)
Please complete all five steps of the online Application form, noting at Step 1 that you are applying as a Cross-Institutional Student. At Step 4 you can skip some of the General Information questions, and you do not need Referees or a Faculty Interview.
Please add the name and email address of your Course Adviser at your primary institution in the Referee field. You must provide a digital photo of yourself for your student card, but no other documents are usually required.*
Complete the online application form. The final step in the application form requires you to upload the following documents:
a recent digital photograph of yourself (for your student/library card)
a recent online police check (completed within the last month)*
your current Working With Children Check details*
evidence of any previous qualifications*
a one-page statement of your Christian beliefs (to help us assess your suitability for the study of theology, outline in full sentences what you think all Christians should believe as essential to their faith)
*As soon as you are accepted to study at Ridley you must provide secure electronic files OR certified paper copies of these documents in the mail OR bring the originals to be sighted in our office. Some documents can be verified online, please ask for advice about yours. This requirement applies to all Ridley College students.*
If you do not have one, apply for your police check and working with children check as soon as possible and send them to the Admissions Officer with your application. Please refer to our information sheet here. Once you’ve been accepted to study, please ensure that you add Ridley College as an official reporting body to your Working With Children Check.
If asked to provide a further reason for your police check, we suggest using the following statement: “undertaking practical ministry education which may involve supervised ministry placements and engagement with the public for the purposes of my degree.”
The application form will also ask you for the names and contact details for two referees, one of whom must be your Minister or Pastor. Please contact the Admissions Officerif your Minister/Pastor is a family member. (References are not required for cross-institutional applicants.)
Once your online application form has been submitted you will receive an email confirming that it has been received, and your nominated referees will be emailed a Ridley reference form to complete online. Reference forms are to be completed by referees as soon as the application has been submitted.
Once the Admissions Officer has received the completed references, you will be contacted to arrange an interview with a member of the faculty to discuss your application. Phone and Zoom interviews can be arranged. (A Faculty interview is not required for cross-institutional applicants.)
There will be an opportunity to discuss suitable courses and units as part of your faculty interview.
All applicants remain provisional until the Admissions Officer has received all parts of the application, reference forms are returned, certified hard copies of documents are received (or the originals sighted), and the application has been accepted by the Deputy Principal-Academic. Applicants will then receive an email confirming their acceptance to study at Ridley. An Acceptance Form (which includes our Student Personal Integrity and Behaviour Policy) and Computing/Network Resources Form will accompany this email, and both must be completed and returned to the Admissions Officer
New students who do not finalise the application process by the end of the semester in which they applied may not be allowed to enrol in further subjects.
New students are encouraged to consult the Enrolment Guide and/or make an appointment with our Academic Counsellor to complete and submit their Enrolment form by the appropriate deadline. Students will then receive an email with start-up information for the semester. Campus students can sign up for chapel teams, our formation program, vocational mentoring groups, community meals and Launch Camp (semester one only). This email will also include information about the library and how to log in to My Ridley (our learning management system). A student/library card will be mailed to students. A tax invoice/s will be emailed with the relevant Variation of Unit Enrolment Policy.
*CIS applicants: if you are applying to study a practical ministry unit (DE, EM or PC field of study), or more than one unit with Ridley College, you will also need to provide a current police check and current working with children check, see details below.
We encourage you to submit your application form as soon as possible and to forward any later documentation can be forwarded to: admissions@ridley.edu.au.
Below is a list of requirements for students undertaking study at Ridley College. Please take the time to read through them carefully.
Please note:
These are in addition to the specific course admission requirements.
Ridley welcomes people from a wide range of Christian denominations. As an evangelical college, we believe that the Bible is our standard for faith and practice and we hold the historic Christian faith as expressed in the Apostles’ Creed and Nicene Creed. Students who share our commitment to the Bible’s authority and assent to these Creeds are welcome, whatever their denomination.
Unlike universities, we are not just an academic community but also a confessional community. We share a set of core beliefs that are grounded in the Bible and centred on Christ. These beliefs lead to certain standards of behaviour which are expected of our students.
These standards are expressed in a document produced by the Anglican Church of Australia called Faithfulness in Service. This booklet provides a range of standards expected of those in ministry which are set within a theological context and contain helpful guidelines that promote integrity and holiness.
All applicants must agree to abide by the standards of Faithfulness in Service. Students who are found to be in breach of these standards will be counselled and supported but may be suspended from study or required to leave the college. The full document can be accessed by clicking here.
Some of the key points are:
You are not to abuse your spouse, children or other members of your family.
You are to be responsible in your use of alcohol and other mind-altering or addictive substances.
You are not to use any prohibited substance.
You are not to take property belonging to others, including intellectual property.
You are not knowingly to make statements that are false, misleading or deceptive.
You are not knowingly to use offensive language.
You are to be chaste and not engage in sex outside of marriage and not engage in disgraceful conduct of a sexual nature.
You are not to view, possess, produce or distribute restricted material containing sex or nudity without a legitimate purpose
ACT Policies
As an affiliated college of the Australian College of Theology (ACT) we comply with their policies. Ridley and the ACT are committed to excellence in learning, teaching, research, and high standards of scholarship in theological education and this is reflected in our policies.
As an affiliated college of the Australian College of Theology, Ridley College is approved to deliver the following courses of the ACT (CRICOS 02650E).
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