The Bridge to a New World (History of the Grade Chart)

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‘The Bridge to a New World’ (History of the Grade Chart) -
a) General overview

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History of the Grade Chart - a) General overview

Go back to chapter ‘The Auditor (1): Auditor Classes through time (May 65 to present)’

Auditor Classes vs Grade Chart (1965-present)

How the Auditor Classes present themselves on the Grade Chart through time
Auditor prerequisites compared

In the tables where ever possible the actual presentation has been followed. For example in 1983 the Class VI Auditor was adjusted to Class VII Auditor, both however were still presenting the HSS (Hubbard Senior Scientologist). They both therefore remain listed in the same column in the tables.

It is to be noted that the NOT's Auditor moves around a bit.

How the Auditor Classes present themselves on the Grade Chart through time

That what they presented has been shifted through time. This table gives details when these various Classes presented exactly what on respective Grade Chart.

Especially up till the 1970 charts there are 2 specific aspects to being an auditor. You learn to audit others on certain processes as well as you learn to become a Solo Auditor. Both of these are indicated till the 1970 chart on the Training side. On the 1975 chart the Solo Auditing (R6, Clearing Course, OT Sections) had moved to be listed on the Processing side. It remained common that Solo Auditors were very well trained at least up till so about the early 70's. A socalled PC route had been introduced in 1966. (see chapter following this, “The Auditor (2)”)

Various abbreviations are explained in the addendum following the table.

Charts

Auditor Classes

III

VI*

VII

VII*

(May)
1965

Academy Levels

(Grades 0-IV)

R6 Solo (HSS)

Power

OT for self

III

VII

26th Sept
1965
–
1st Dec
1966

Academy Levels

SHSBC
(lower
grades)

SH R6 Course
(HSS)

Clearing Course
Power & R6

III

VII

no class

1st Jan
1968

Academy Levels

SHSBC
(lower
grades)

SHSBC
R6EW
(HSS)

Clearing Course
Power

(self to OT)

III

VII

no class

VIII

no class

1st Sept
1969
–
March 1970

StDn

Academy Classification

SHSBC
(lower
grades)

SHSBC
R6EW
(HSS)

Power & Review

Solo crse
(R6 Ruds, Clearing Course to OT III)

Standard Tech & Review to OT IV

Solo
(OT V & VI)

Jun-Dec
1970

StDn

Scn Academy Levels

SHSBC
(Grades 0-IV
all)

SHSBC
R6EW
(HSS)

Power & Power+
(= Grade V-VA)

Solo crse
(R6 Ruds, Clearing Course to OT III)

Standard Tech

Solo
(OT V to VII)

III

XDN

VII*

VIII

X-XII

Jan
1975

StDn

Scn Academy Levels

Expanded
Dn

SHSBC
(chrono)

SHSBC
(HSS)

Grade
V-VA

(moved to be listed on processing side of chart)

Standard Tech

(moved to be listed on processing side of chart)

Procedures since VIII

L10-12 Rundowns

III

NOTs

XDN

VII

VIII

NOTs

X-XII

(Dec)
1978

NED

Scn Academy Levels

NED for OT's

Expanded
Dn

SHSBC
(chrono)

SHSBC
(HSS)

Grade
V-VA

Standard Tech

Procedures since VIII

L10-12 Rundowns

[Dec]
1980

NED

Scn Academy Levels

Expanded
Dn

(Class V dropped, HVA incorporated in HSS)

SHSBC
(chrono-HSS)

Grade
V-VA

Standard Tech

Procedures since VIII

NED for OT's

L10-12 Rundowns

HRD

III

IV NOTs

VII

VIII

Solo CS

X-XII

Jan
1982
–
(Mar)
1982

Scn Academy Levels
(0-IV)

NED

NED for OT's

(dropped from chart, reappears in 1991)

SHSBC
(chrono-HSS)

Grade
V-VA

Standard Tech

CSing of Solo

Advanced procedures and special rundowns

L10-12 Rundowns

III

New V

New VI

New VII

VIII

New IX

X-XII

(Nov)
1983
–
[mid]
1984

Scn Academy Levels

NED

Repairs/
remedies

SHSBC
(chrono-HSS)

(as it appears this was dropped)

Standard Tech

(dropped again from being listed)

(original Class IX dropped)

New OT V
(=NED for OT's)

L10-12 Rundowns

III

IV Grad*

VII

VIII

X-XII

(Dec)
1985
–
1988

Scn Academy Levels

NED

Repairs/
remedies

SHSBC
(chrono-HSS)

Grade
V-VA

Standard Tech

New OT V

L10-12 Rundowns

1990

Scn Academy Levels

NED

(dropped from chart)

SHSBC
(chrono-HSS)

Grade
V-VA

Standard Tech

New OT V

L10-12 Rundowns

III

VA Grad

VII

VIII

X-XII

1991

Scn Academy Levels

NED

XDN

SHSBC
(chrono-HSS)

Grade
V-VA

Standard Tech

New OT V

L10-12 Rundowns

1995
–
today

Scn Academy Levels

NED

XDN

SHSBC
(chrono-HSS)

Grade
V-VA

Standard Tech

New OT V & Review till New OT VII

L10-12 Rundowns

* Class VI in May 1965 was at the level of Clear, at this time there was no Clearing Course (Grade VII) yet. It was later found that Clear was on a higher level. Class VII on this chart was referred to as O.T. Processes for Self.
* Grade V-VA may still be indicated as Power & Power+ on the chart itself from here on out.
* HRD moved to ‘Routes onto the Bridge’, this is placed directly under the Bridge itself.
* This is listed on the previous chart as New Class VI Auditor.

	Addenda:
	chrono = refers to material of Scientology studied in chronological sequence
	CS = Case Supervisor
	Dn = Dianetics
	Grad = Graduate
	HRD = Happiness Rundown
	HSS = Hubbard Senior Scientologist, full SHSBC completion
	Scn = Scientology
	NED = New Era Dianetics
	NOT's = NED for OT's
	Power (processes) = Grade V-VA
	R6 or R6EW = Grade VI
	Ruds = Rudiments
	SH = Saint Hill
	SHSBC = Saint Hill Special Briefing Course
	Solo = person that acts as his own auditor
	StDn = Standard Dianetics
	XDN = Expanded Dianetics

Auditor prerequisites compared

Rather interestingly the 1st January 1968 Grade Chart makes mention at the level of ‘OT’ as a prerequisite: “Clear, By invitation only, Good record as Scientologist”.

This is a detailed list (table) which displays Auditors prerequisites (training side of chart) and adequately compares them with the various presentations on the various charts that have been issued through time. Be it noted that it only lists the main Auditor Classes.

The abbreviations of these main Auditor Classes are listed here below:

HRS, Hubbard Recognized Scientologist. A Class 0 auditor.
HTS, Hubbard Trained Scientologist. A Class I auditor.
HCA, Hubbard Certified Auditor. A Class II auditor.
HPA, Hubbard Professional Auditor. A Class III auditor.
HAA, Hubbard Advanced Auditor. A Class IV auditor.
HVA, Hubbard Validated Auditor. A Class V auditor.
HSS, Hubbard Senior Scientologist. A Class VI auditor.
HGA, Hubbard Graduate Auditor. A Class VII auditor.
HSTS, Hubbard Standard Technical Specialist. A Class VIII auditor.
(since 1990 chart: HSST, Hubbard Specialist of Standard Tech)
HATS, Hubbard Advanced Technical Specialist. A Class IX auditor.

Be it noted that some of the numbering of the Classes moved around a bit through the years. At this time the Class V Auditor & Class IX Auditor represent something different.

A few interesting observations can be made from this table:

(1)

One is the moving around of the NOT's Auditor. First placed directly following the Class IV Auditor (Dec 78), then placed following the Class IX Auditor (Dec 80), back to following the Class IV Auditor & NED Auditor (as Class IV NOT's Auditor) (Jan-Mar 82), to finally become the New Class IX Auditor (Nov 83), where it is still at today. This al lead to that the designation of the Class IX Auditor has become a misnomer, because he was not required to have done for example the Class VI course (SHSBC) or the Class VIII course. He does not even has to be trained as a Dianetics Auditor.

(2)

A second observation is that as it appears the Dianetic Auditor is put more and more out of reach. On the early charts you could start on it right away. Later it is moved to be placed after Class IV on the chart (Jan 82), then this Class IV is put as a prerequisite (since Nov 83). Other prerequisites are added as time passes such as Student Hat (Dec 78), Pro TR's course (Dec 80-Nov 83), Method One Word Clearing (Nov 83), Pro Upper Indoc course (1991), and finally the E-Metering course (1995). Thus today it comes to first doing these 5 last named courses and then Class 0, I, II, III & IV. That's a total of 10 courses before you even start on the actual Dianetics course! (of course I do not refer here to ordinary Book One auditing without use of the E-Meter)

This all in spite of:

	“The first requisite of any auditor trainee is to find and run secondaries and engrams on a preclear, preferably a fellow student, and to have secondaries and engrams run on self.
	Due to the fantastic speed of results today it is not possible for a student to get enough auditing experience using the standard tech of 0 to VI. ...
	No auditor will ever be worth very much unless he has come in the right way – through Dianetics. The concept of physical and mental difficulty stemming from a mental image picture was a great discovery and the technology of erasing such pictures as developed must not be lost on our trained Scientologists.” LRH (from HCOB 3 Apr 66 “Dianetic Auditing Course”, also printed in ‘Ability 183’, [ca May-Jun 66] “A New Dianetic Auditing Course”)

It was only on the September 1969 chart that the Dianetics course was listed as an actual prerequisite to the Class 0 course. Although the message given by L. Ron Hubbard should remain clear enough. Then considering that suddenly the December 1980 chart listed in its prerequisites for Class 0: “Preferably NED Auditor”, then the message was not entirely lost. Anyway since then then things definitely have turned around. Not to mention that only an adjusted version of the original Dianetics is in use today as New Era Dianetics (NED)

(3)

A third observation is that the 1983 chart introduced excessive listing of prerequisites. It is first at this chart that we suddenly see listed Professional TR's and Method One Word Clearing at each Class. It is in fact rather silly to list such a prerequisite at Class XII! Obviously when Class 0 has these prerequisites there is no need to list it at any Class above it as Class 0 itself is already a prerequisite to these. This excessive listing is dropped again since the 1991 chart.

Various further abbreviations are explained in addendum following the table.

Charts

Prerequisites to the various Auditor Classes

0
HRS

I
HTS

II
HCA

III
HPA

IV
HAA

V
HVA

VI
HSS

VII
HGA

(May)
1965

None

Prov. Class 0

Prov. Class I

Prov. Class II

Prov. Class III

Summary classification all lower classes
Class III

Class V

Prov. Class VI

No column for prerequisites for Auditors found on charts issued 26th Sept 1965, [Jul/Aug] 1966 & 1st Dec 1966

1st Jan
1968

None

Class 0

Class I

Class II

Class III

Class III or Clear

Grade VI release

Prov. Class VI

Dn
(StDn)

0
HRS

I
HTS

II
HCA

III
HPA

IV
HAA

V
HVA

VI
HSS

VII
HGA

Solo
(crse)

VIII

1st Sept
1969

None

HDC

Class 0

Class I

Class II

Class III

Prov. Class VI

HDG

Class VI
OT III

March 1970

None

Class 0

Class I

Class II

Class III

Class III or Clear
HDC

Prov. Class VI

HDG

Class VI
OT III

Jun
1970

None

Class 0

Class I

Class II

Class III

HDC–but
Class IV is achieved on SHSBC before starting level V

HDC–but
Class V is achieved on SHSBC before starting level VI

Prov. Class VI

Grade VA release

HDC
Class VI
OT II on OT III

Dec
1970

None

Class 0

Class I

Class II

Class III

HDC–but
Class IV is achieved on SHSBC before starting level V

None

Prov. Class VI

Grade VA release

HDG
Class VI
OT II on OT III

Dn
(StDn)

0
HRS

I
HTS

II
HCA

III
HPA

IV
HAA

XDN

V
HVA

VI
HSS

VII
HGA

VIII
HSTS

IX
HATS

XII

Jan
1975

BSM

BSM M1WC

Class 0

Class I

Class II

Class III

HDC
Prov. Class IV

Clear
HSDC or Class IV HSDC
BSM
M1WC

Prov. Class VI
SO or 5 year contracted org staff

(moved to be listed on processing side of chart)

HSDC
Prov. Class VI
OT II on OT III

Prov. Class VIII

Prov. Class IX
SO only

Class X Internship
SO only

Class XI Internship

Dn
(NED)

0
HRS

I
HTS

II
HCA

III
HPA

IV
HAA

NOTs*

HACS

XDN

V
HVA

VI
HSS

VII
HGA

VIII
HSTS

IX
HATS

NOTs*

ACS

XII

(Dec)
1978

Prov. Class 0

Prov. Class I

Prov. Class II

Prov. HNEDA
Prov. Class III

Class IV
OT III

Validated HNEDA
Prov. Class IV Graduate & Internship

Clear, HNEDA or Class IV, HNEDA

Class V

Class VI Internship
Clear
SO or 5 year contracted org staff

Prov. HNEDA
Class VI

Class VIII

Class IX
SO only

Class X

Class XI

[Dec]
1980

SH (preferably NED Auditor)
Pro TRs

Class 0

Class I

Class II

Class III
NED course

(moved to be listed following Class VIII)

NED Auditor
Class IV

(Class V dropped, HVA incorporated in HSS)

SH or PRD
NED crse
NED Internship
Class IV

ST, NED and Class VI Internship.
Clear or on Clearing crse
SO or 5 year contracted org staff

M1WC, SH, Class VI, NED crse, TRs crse
(for students on confid. Class VIII crse must be OT III or above)

Class VIII

Permanent Class IV, OT III
SO only

Class IX

Class X Internship
SO only

Class XI Internship
SO only

0
HRS

I
HTS

II
HCA

III
HPA

IV
HAA

Dn
(NED)

IV NOTs
ACS

VI
HSS

VII
HGA

VIII
HSTS

Solo CS

IX
HATS

XII

Jan
1982
–
(Mar)
1982

(moved to be listed following Class IV)

BSM or SH
Any TRs crse

Class 0

Class I

Class II

Class III

Permanent Class IV, OT III

(dropped from chart, reappears in 1991)

Class IV or Clear or OT III

Permanent Class VI Clear or on the CC. SO or 5 year contracted org staff

Class VI

Class VIII OT III or above

Class VIII

Class IX

Class X Internship

Class XI Internship

0
HRS

I
HTS

II
HCA

III
HPA

IV
HAA

New V
(Dn)
HNEDA

New VI*

HSA

New VII
HSS

VIII
HSTS

New IX
(NOTs)
HACS

XII

(Nov)
1983
–
[mid]
1984

SH
Pro TRs
M1WC

Class 0
Pro TRs
M1WC

Class I
Pro TRs
M1WC

Class II
Pro TRs
M1WC

Class III
Pro TRs
M1WC

SH
Class IV
Pro TRs
M1WC

(moved to be listed under New Class IX)

Prov. Class IV
HNEDA (New Class V)
Pro TRs
M1WC

Class IV or Clear or OT III
Pro TRs
M1WC

(as it appears this was dropped)

Permanent New Class VII
HNEDA
Pro TRs
M1WC

(Solo CS dropped again from being listed)

(original Class IX dropped)

Permanent Class IV
OT III
Pro TRs
M1WC
Contracted SO

Permanent Class VIII
Pro TRs
M1WC
Contracted SO

Class X
Pro TRs
M1WC
Contracted SO

Class XI
Pro TRs
M1WC
Contracted SO

0
HRS

I
HTS

II
HCA

III
HPA

IV
HAA

V
(Dn)
HNEDA

IV Grad*

(HCIVGA)

VI
HSS

VII
HGA

VIII
HSTS

IX
(NOTs)
HACS

XII

(Dec)
1985
–
1988

SH
Pro TRs
M1WC

Class 0
Pro TRs
M1WC

Class I
Pro TRs
M1WC

Class II
Pro TRs
M1WC

Class III
Pro TRs
M1WC

Class IV
Pro TRs
M1WC

Prov. Class IV
Assessment Drills crse
Pro TRs
M1WC

Class IV or Clear or OT III
Pro TRs
M1WC

Permanent Class VI
Clear
Pro TRs
M1WC
SO or 5 year contracted staff

Permanent Class VI
OT III
HNEDA
Pro TRs
M1WC

Permanent Class IV
OT III
Pro TRs
M1WC
Contracted SO

Permanent Class VIII
Pro TRs
M1WC
Contracted SO

Class X
Pro TRs
M1WC
Contracted SO

Class XI
Pro TRs
M1WC
Contracted SO

0
HRS

I
HTS

II
HCA

III
HPA

IV
HAA

V
(Dn)
HNEDA

IV Grad*

(HCIVGA)

VI
HSS

VII
HGA

VIII
HSST

IX
(NOTs)
HACS

XII

1990

SH
Pro TRs
M1WC

Class 0
Pro TRs
M1WC

Class I
Pro TRs
M1WC

Class II
Pro TRs
M1WC

Class III
Pro TRs
M1WC

Class IV
Pro TRs
M1WC

(dropped from chart)

Class IV or Clear or OT III
Pro TRs
M1WC

Validated Class VI
Clear
Pro TRs
M1WC
SO or 5 year contracted staff

Validated Class VI
OT III
HNEDA
Pro TRs
M1WC

Validated Class V Graduate
New OT IV
Pro TRs
M1WC
Contracted SO

Validated Class VIII
OT III
Pro TRs
M1WC
Contracted SO

Class X
Pro TRs
M1WC
Contracted SO

Class XI
Pro TRs
M1WC
Contracted SO

0
HRS

I
HTS

II
HCA

III
HPA

IV
HAA

V
(Dn)
HNEDA

VA Grad
(XDN)

VI
HSS

VII
HGA

VIII
HSST

IX
(NOTs)
HACS

XII

1991

SH
Pro TRs
Pro Upper Indoc
M1WC

Class 0

Class I

Class II

Class III

Class IV

Prov. Class V Graduate
PTS/SP Auditor
Prov. Pro WCer

Class V or Clear or OT
Pro TRs
Pro Upper Indoc
M1WC

Validated Class VI
Clear
SO or 5 year contracted staff

Validated Class VI
OT III

Validated Class VIII
New OT IV
Contracted SO

Validated Class VIII
OT III
Contracted SO

Class X
Contracted SO

Class XI
Contracted SO

1995
–
today

SH
Pro TRs
Pro Upper Indoc
M1WC
Pro Meter crse

Class 0

Class I

Class II

Class III

Class IV

Prov. Class V Graduate
PTS/SP Auditor
Prov. Pro WCer

Class V or Clear or OT
Pro TRs
Pro Upper Indoc
M1WC
SH
Pro Meter crse

Validated Class VI
Clear
SO or 5 year contracted staff

Validated Class VI
OT III

Validated Class V Graduate
New OT IV
Advanced Courses Review Auditor or Validated Class VIII
Contracted SO

Validated Class VIII
OT III
Contracted SO

Class X
Contracted SO

Class XI
Contracted SO

HACS (NOT's)= Hubbard Advanced Courses Specialist, on the 1980-82 charts listed as ACS, since the 1983 charts till today again listed as HACS.
*

HSA (New Class VI) = Hubbard Specialist Auditor (Repairs and Remedies of Cases). This appears first on 1983 chart. Already abandoned since 1985 chart. It is noted that there is some resemblance between this HSA and the original Class V (HVA). For this reason I let them both appear in the same column.
*

The HCIVGA = Hubbard Class IV Graduate Auditor (Scientology Repairs and Case Remedies) may appear to be the very same as the at the previous chart listed HSA (Hubbard Specialist Auditor)

	Addenda:
	BSM = Basic Study Manual
	CC = Clearing Course
	Grad = Graduate
	HDC = Hubbard Dianetics Counselor (Hubbard Standard Dianetics Course (HSDC) completion)
	HDG = Hubbard Dianetic Graduate (may teach the HSDC)
	HNEDA = Hubbard New Era Dianetics Auditor
	HSDC = Hubbard Standard Dianetic Course
	M1WC = Methode One Word Clearing
	NED = New Era Dianetics
	PRD = Primary Rundown
	Pro TR's = Pro(fessional) Training Routines course (TR's 0-IV)
	Pro Upper Indoc = Pro(fessional) Upper Indoc(trination) TR Course (TR's VI-IX)
	Pro WCer = Pro(fessional) Word Clearer
	SH = Student Hat
	SO = Sea Org
	StDn = Standard Dianetics

Vocabulary:

Book I or Book One:
Refers to ‘Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health’ which was first published in 1950. ‘A Handbook of Dianetic Procedure.’
Method One Word Clearing:
1. by meter in session. A full assessment of many, many subjects is done. The auditor then takes each reading subject and clears the chain back to earlier words and or words in earlier subjects until he gets an F/N*. 2. assess, take the reading items from the best read on down and with E/S (earlier similar) pull each one to F/N. Get each word you find to F/N. There can be many F/Ns per subject. End off with a win on the subject. 3.the action taken to clean up all misunderstoods in every subject one has studied. It is done by a word clearing auditor. The result of a properly done Method One word clearing is the recovery of one's education. Abbr. M1.