Certificate in Science and Technology

Minimum entry requirements

• Completion of Year 12
• NCEA: 42 level 2 credits or higher, plus eight level 1 credits in at least one subject from Classical Studies, Drama, English, Geography, Health Education, History, History of Art, Media Studies, Social Studies, Te Reo Māori or Te Reo Rangatira
• CIE: 60 points on the UCAS Tariff

Selection criteria

• Interview may be required
• The course of study of every applicant is subject to the approval of the programme leader
• Preference will be given to applicants with:
  • NCEA: 12 credits at level 2 or higher in Mathematics, and 8 credits at level 2 or higher in at least one language rich subject

Additional Majors and Minors

Additional majors and minors

You complete papers Academic Literacy, and Foundation Algebra.

• Academic Literacy develops essential language and study skills you need to study engineering, including time management, communications and information literacy.

You also select six papers from:

• Foundation Programming
• Foundation Problem Solving
• Tertiary English and Critical Thinking
• Foundation Mathematics
• Foundation Calculus
• Foundation Physics A
• Foundation Physics B
• Foundation Statistics
• Introduction to Engineering

Papers are selected subject to the approval of the programme leader and depend on your interest in engineering, computer or mathematical sciences.

• Students who complete this programme successfully gain the equivalent of University Entrance and can apply for bachelor’s degrees in engineering, computer and mathematical sciences.

On completion of this programme students will be prepared for study in the following bachelor's degrees:

• Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences
• Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences
• Bachelor of Science

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