Student administration/Student admission, Trinity College, Glasgow

Trinity College, Glasgow formerly Glasgow College of the United Free Church of Scotland formerly Glasgow Free Church College

Student administration

Student admission

General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland 1857-1900

General Assembly of the United Free Church of Scotland  1900-1929

General Assembly of the Church of Scotland  1929-1973

Admissions criteria were set by the General Assembly of the Church.

All candidates had first to notify the clerk of their local presbytery of their intention to train for the ministry. The clerk then passed on the names of all candidates together with letters of commendation to the secretary of the General Assembly College Committee (renamed in 1930 the Committee on Education for the Ministry) recommending them for admission to the entrance examination. This was held up until 1969 and was compulsory. In 1944, by a decision of the General Assembly a Central Selection Board was appointed by the committee, with panels operating at the four centres of training. The Glasgow panel comprised the College Principal and a couple of professors as well as ministers from the Glasgow area. This Board interviewed all the candidates and issued certificates of approval to the presbyteries which then nominated candidates for admission to the entrance examination. The arrangements for the examination were handled by the Board of Examination up until 1901 and, from 1901, by the College Committee. The marks obtained by candidates were transmitted to the Clerk of Senate who then transmitted them to the Senate. Successful candidates were then admitted to the College. From 1970, candidates attended a selection school arranged by the Central Selection Board instead of sitting an entrance examination.

Some candidates also had to undergo a medical examination.

Bibliography:

College Calendar of the Free Church of Scotland

College Calendar of the United Free Church of Scotland

College Calendar of the Church of Scotland

Church of Scotland Yearbook

Principal's correspondence 1858-1973 ref: GB 0248 DC 84/3/1/1-8
This may include letters relating to student admissions.

Minutes of the Glasgow Panel of the Central Selection Board (indexed) 1956-1967 ref: GB 0248 DC 84/1/3
 

Records of the Church of Scotland, the Free Church of Scotland and the United Free Church of Scotland are held at the National Archives of Scotland.   

Title of function/activity taken from Elizabeth Parker's Function Activity Model (report compiled for JISC). Function and activity description compiled according to GASHE's Standard for Creating Function and Activity Descriptions.

Student administration/Assessment administration, Trinity College, Glasgow