Scholastic qualifications are met by passing official exams in the Studies in Christian Statesmanship (SCS) program. The following table indicates which parts of the SCS program must be mastered by aspirants to various leadership positions. The SCS video lectures are now (partially) viewable online for free.

As an aspiring office-holder, apply for the exam(s) relevant to the position you’re seeking, study the materials, arrange for a monitor, take the exams, and the monitor will submit them to the national office for grading. Within four weeks of receipt of your exam(s) the national office will send a pass-fail report to you and to the relevant Qualifications Committee. The Code column, below, indicates the Committee (National, State, or County) which governs the qualification process for the office you are seeking. If the designated Committee does not exist for an applicant, the next higher level Committee that does exist will do this work.

Your approval as a candidate for a leadership position is based on the scholastic exam(s) along with the General Requirements and Qualifications outlined in the CLP Constitution, Article VI

Offices Code Party Principle Leadership Public Service
State Contact N Level 1
Voter Club Leader N Level 1 Level 1
State Coordinator N Level 1 Level 1
County Leader C Level 1 Level 1 Level 1
State Leader S Levels 1, 2 Levels 1, 2 Levels 1, 2
National Leader N Levels 1, 2 Levels 1, 2 Levels 1, 2
Nominee for Local Public Office C Levels 1, 2 Levels 1, 2 Levels 1, 2 Levels 1, 2
Nominee for State Public Office S Levels 1, 2 Levels 1, 2, 3 Levels 1, 2, 3 Levels 1, 2, 3
Nominee for National Public Office N Levels 1, 2 Levels 1, 2, 3, 4 Levels 1, 2, 3, 4 Levels 1, 2, 3, 4

Recommended Study Materials

For the First Two SCS Exams

(Link to online videos)

Studies in Principle (Level One)

  • Textbook, First Steps to Statesmanship, 1102B
  • Companion audiotapes or videotapes, 7 lectures. 1102A or 1102V

Studies in Party (Level One)