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ADMISSION TO DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES
Prerequisites
Admission to the following programmes does not
automatically imply admission to particular papers in the
programmes. The prerequisites for the papers selected
must also be satisfied. In some cases you may need to
complete more than the minimum points required. Such
extra requirements may apply if you have little or no
background in the subject to be studied.
Certificates and Diplomas
You are eligible to apply for these programmes if you have (or
expect to gain) University Entrance.
You may also be eligible to apply for these programmes
through Discretionary Entrance (under 20 years of age), or
Special Admission (20 years or over).
For admission into the diploma, you are also required to
have a relevant certificate qualification, or evidence of
training, experience and ability that makes you suitable
for undergraduate study at the diploma level, as deemed
by the University’s Academic Board.
Graduate Certificates and Graduate Diplomas
Admission to the Graduate Certificate is dependent upon
either having a bachelor degree or being able to provide
significant relevant work experience. Normally, certificate
students will complete relevant prerequisites for the required
papers. However, in some cases work experience may be
counted in lieu of prerequisites.
TONY PAINE
Director, Christchurch Arts Centre
"I'm passionate about social enterprise
and my qualifications in that area, a
postgraduate diploma followed by a
masters, extended my thinking and practice
as a manager. New Zealand would be
pretty grey and lifeless without the kinds of
businesses that are about so much more than
making money, and Waikato Management
School’s contribution to the social enterprise
sector is an important part of making sure we
continue to make a difference."
For admission into the Graduate Diploma you are required
to have a degree from the University of Waikato or a
qualification considered by the University’s Academic Board
to be equivalent. However, you may be accepted into the
Graduate Diploma if you have the training, experience and
ability which the University’s Academic Board considers
suitable for a diploma. This usually means being able to
provide evidence of at least three years of relevant work
experience.
Postgraduate Diplomas and Certificates
Admission to the Postgraduate Diploma and the Postgraduate
Certificate is normally dependent on having a bachelor
degree completed with a B grade average in the subject to
be taken for the qualification.
Requirements
Further information on specific rules and requirements for
papers, subjects and the qualifications can be found in the
Waikato Management School Student Handbook and the
University of Waikato Calendar, which are available on-line
at www.management.ac.nz/publications and
http://calendar.waikato.ac.nz/ respectively.
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