Presbyteries’ Cooperative Committee on Examinations

Self-Study report for PCCEC

Report of the Presbyteries’ Cooperative Committee on Examinations for Candidates,
to the 218th General Assembly (2008)

The Presbyteries’ Cooperative Committee on Examinations for Candidates (PCC) is a permanent committee of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The committee is responsible for:

• composing the five standard examinations for ordination, administering the exams
• organizing and working with reading groups to grade exams,
• recording the scores,
• distributing the scores to the student’s proctor for exams, seminary, and presbytery.

All of the above is done on behalf of the presbyteries. (See Book of Order, G-14.0430 — 14.0432)