If you've been home-schooled, you will need to provide evidence you have achieved University Entrance with one of the following options to study at UC:
- Christian Education New Zealand (CENZ) Level 3 Certificate
- Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) Certificate of Academic Excellence Year 13 certificate with at least 4 credits at Year 13 level
- Young Enterprise Certificate (YES), including literacy and numeracy and 14 level 3 credits in each of two approved subjects
- University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) or Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE).
There are specific requirements, which in short are: 120 points at A or AS level with at least a D grade in 3 subjects / at least E grade in AS English / at least D grade in IGSCSE Maths - UC Certificate in University Preparation (CUP) (NZ citizens or permanent residents only)
- NCEA University Entrance, for instance through Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (the Correspondence School)
- Be at least 20 years old on the start date of the degree (for NZ citizens or permanent residents only)
Home-school students who don鈥檛 meet the exact requirements above can still apply for admission if they have achieved an academic standard that is equivalent to NCEA University Entrance.听
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Equivalency to NCEA University Entrance explained
Students should provide evidence that their academic standard is equivalent to:
- Study in 3 approved subjects* at a level equivalent to at least NCEA level 3 (Year 13)
(equivalent to 14 NCEA credits in each subject) - Literacy study at a level equivalent to at least NCEA level 2 (Year 12)
(equivalent to 10 NCEA credits) - Numeracy study at a level equivalent to at least NCEA level 1 (Year 11)
(equivalent to 10 NCEA credits) - Achieved an equivalent to NCEA Level 3 Certificate: 60 credits at level 3 or above + 20 credits from level 2 or above (this doesn鈥檛 necessarily have to all be in approved subjects)
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If a student has studied the required amount of mathematics/statistics at a level equivalent to at least NCEA level 3, then that would fulfil one of the level 3 subjects plus the numeracy requirement. If a student has studied the required amount of English literature/Reading/Writing at a level equivalent to at least NCEA level 3, then that would fulfil one of the level 3 subjects plus the literacy requirement.
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Evidence of study
Most home-schoolers mix-and-match by providing evidence of some study in several of the examples listed below or similar study that if put together is equivalent to NCEA UE:
- UC STAR courses 鈥撎鼸ach STAR course in a separate subject area can fulfil one of the 14 credits in an approved subject at level 3 (even if the subject is not on the NCEA UE list). The literacy requirement of NCEA UE can be met by completing a STAR course with a significant element of essay-writing or similar assessment types. The numeracy requirement can be met by completing a STAR course with a significant element of mathematics or statistics.
- Music performance ABRSM/Trinity Grade exams
- Home-school curriculum (online or text book-based) approved by our relevant Department
- Relevant certificates at a polytechnic
- NCEA through Correspondence School
- Cambridge International Exams听 (as a private candidate at a secondary school providing Cambridge study)
- American SAT exams (these are invigilated at UC and other test centres in New Zealand)
Upload your evidence of study and any supporting documentation when you apply in .听
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Please note: admission to the University does not always mean automatic approval into your selected programme of study.
