Diploma entry requirements
Equivalent to New Zealand Year 12 | Bachelor’s degree entry requirements
Equivalent to New Zealand Year 13 |
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Australia | Australia - Completion of year 12 and an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) score of 69.6, or equivalent.
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Bangladesh | Bangladesh - One year of successful study towards an undergraduate degree at a recognised institute.
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Botswana | Botswana - Completion of three-year diploma from an affiliated institute of the University of Botswana with good grades.
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Brazil | Brazil - One year of successful study towards an undergraduate degree at a recognised institute.
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Canada | Canada - Quebec: High School graduation diploma with minimum average of 60% across six subjects, including English at Grade 12.
- Ontario: Secondary School diploma with a minimum overall average grade of 65%.
- General: High School graduation diploma from all other provinces will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
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China - Year 3 certificate of graduation.
| China - Senior High School graduation plus one year of successful study at bachelor's level; or
- Senior High School graduation plus completion of a two-year diploma, with good grades, at a recognised university.
- A Tier 1 score in the National University Entrance Examination (Gaokao) at a recognised institution
Gaokao results for direct entry to undergraduate studies |
Colombia | Colombia - Successful completion of one year’s tertiary study at a recognised institution.
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Denmark | Denmark - Studentereksamen (upper secondary school leaving examination) or
- Hojere forberedelseseksamen(hf) or
- Hojere handelseksamen(hhx) or
- Hojere teknisk eksamen (htx).
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Fiji - Fiji school leaving certificate.
| Fiji - Fiji form 7 certificate, aggregate over four subjects of 250 mark out of 400, with minimum of 50 in English; or
- Completion of USP Foundation Year programme in either Arts, Business or Social Science with a grade average of 'B' or higher and no grade lower than 'C' in the eight required courses; or
- Applicants who have completed the South Pacific Form Seven Certificate (SPFSC) with a minimum of three B grades and grade 5 or better in PSSC English and grade 6 or better in PSSC mathematics
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France | France |
Germany - Mittlere Reife/Realschulabschluss.
| Germany - Successful completion of senior high school - Abitur / Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife.
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| | Ghana - GCE: A minimum of three A-level grades, with one grade being at least ‘C’ or higher. A result in General Studies cannot be included.
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Hong Kong - HK Certificate of Education.
| Hong Kong - Score of 15, based on aggregate of best five subjects, (i.e. five subjects at an average Level 3 in each subject) from any combination of Core and Category A and C electives but excluding Category B (Applied Learning) subjects.
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India - Higher secondary certificate (standard xii), minimum 60%.
| India - Higher Secondary School Exam or All-India Senior School certificate with an average of 75% in the four best subjects, with a minimum of 60% in English.
- Indian School Certificate (ISC) with a minimum of 60% in English.
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Indonesia | Indonesia - One year's successful study towards an undergraduate degree at a recognised institute; or
- SMU minimum 8.5 (exceptional cases only)
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Japan - Upper secondary school leaving.
| Japan - Successful completion of high school diploma with a B average; or
- One year of successful study towards an undergraduate degree at a recognised institute; or
- Successful completion of a junior college degree diploma of 2-3 years duration.
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Kenya | Kenya - Successful completion of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education with a ‘B’ average.
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Korea | Korea - A minimum of 250 in the Korean university examination.
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Malaysia - STPM.
- Chinese unified exams.
| Malaysia - STPM with three principal passes; or
- UEC with a maximum of 20 points over five academic subjects; or
- SAM with an ATAR of 69.6; or
- Completion of an Australian foundation programme will be considered; or
- Successful completion of the Malaysian Matrikulation Certificate (Matrikulasi) with a cumulative minimum GPA of 2.5
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Mexico | Mexico - One year of successful study towards an undergraduate degree at a recognised institute.
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Nepal | Nepal - Bachelor degree with upper second division.
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Nigeria | Nigeria - Successful completion of advanced national technical certificate at a recognised tertiary institution; or
- Advanced national commercial certificate at a recognised tertiary institution; or
- West African General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level. A minimum of three A-Level subjects, with at least a ‘C’ grade or higher.
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Norway | Norway - Successful completion of Videregaende Skole.
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Oman | Oman - One year of successful study towards an undergraduate degree at a recognised institute; or
- Successful completion of a two-year diploma from a recognised institute with good passing grades.
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Pakistan | Pakistan - One year of successful study towards an undergraduate degree at a recognised institute.
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Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea - One year of successful study towards an undergraduate degree at a recognised institute.
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Philippines | Philippines - One year of successful study towards an undergraduate degree at a recognised institute.
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Russia - Certificate of secondary education; or
- Certificate of maturity.
| Russia - One year of successful study towards an undergraduate degree at a recognised institute.
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Samoa | Samoa - South Pacific Form Seven Certificate (SPFSC) with a minimum of three ‘B’ grades in SPFSC, and a grade 5 or better in PSSC English
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Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia - One year of successful study towards an undergraduate degree at a recognised institute; or
- Successful completion of a diploma at a recognised college of technology; or
- Successful completion of a junior health diploma at a recognised tertiary institution; or
- Successful completion of a higher technical institute diploma at a recognised tertiary institution.
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Singapore - GCE O level in 4 subjects.
| Singapore - GCE A levels - A minimum of three H2 passes at C grade.
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South Africa | South Africa - Successful National Senior Certificate that states the applicant is eligible to enrol in a bachelor’s degree at a South African university.
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Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka - GCE A levels with a minimum of three A-level grades, with one grade being at least ‘C’ or higher. A result in General Studies cannot be included.
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Sweden | Sweden - Successful completion of Avgangsbetyg/Slutbetyg fran Gymnasieskola
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Taiwan | Taiwan - Successful completion of senior high school and a two-year junior college diploma.
- Successful completion of junior high school and a five-year junior college diploma; or
- One year of successful study towards an undergraduate degree at a recognised institute.
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Thailand | Thailand |
UAE - 70% or better in Tawajihya (secondary school certificate).
| UAE - One year of successful study towards an undergraduate degree at a recognised institute.
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| | Uganda - One year of successful study towards an undergraduate degree at a recognised institute.
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UK | UK - A and AS Levels GCSE (considered on a case-by-case basis).
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USA | USA - High School Diploma plus SAT. SAT tests now require a minimum score of 1150; scores below this may be considered on a case by case basis
- High School diploma plus a minimum ACT of 22; or
- Completion of an Associate Degree in an academic stream from a recognised Community College.
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Vietnam - Universal graduation with a grade of 7 when out of 10, or 30 when out of 40.
| Vietnam - One year of successful study towards an undergraduate degree at a recognised institute.
- Successful completion of Vietnam High School Graduation Certificate (Bang Tot Ngiep Trung hoc Pho thong) with a minimum GPA of 8.0 obtained from selected schools. A list of acceptable high schools is in the attached list. Download detailed information
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Worldwide | Worldwide - International Baccalaureate (IB) with successful completion of a minimum of 24 points.
- Cambridge International Examination - a minimum of 120 points on the UCAS Tariff* at A or AS level from any subjects which are broadly equivalent to the subjects in the NCEA approved subject list. Must include at least three subjects (excluding Thinking Skills) with grades D or above. Numeracy: A minimum grade of D in International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) mathematics or any mathematics subject at AS or A level. Literacy: A minimum grade of E in English Language and/or English Literature subject at AS or A level.
- General Certificate of Education (GCE) with three A-levels including at least one C grade or better. A result in General Studies cannot be included among the 3 on which the application is based.
- A minimum of CCC scores (7 points) across the NCUK International Foundation Year (IFY)
- Acceptance of the NCUK English for Academic Purposes qualification as an alternative to meeting the English-language requirements, with a minimum of a C grade overall and no less than D grade in each component.
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