If you left school with few or no formal qualifications but now want to be considered for entry into a degree programme, or if your English isn't good enough to qualify you for entrance to The University of Auckland, we have various pathways to help you take the first step towards achieving letters after your name.

Programs

Bridging programmes

If you'd like to study Health Sciences or an Education programme, these programmes will prepare you for your chosen degree.

English language preparation courses

If you do not meet the University’s English language requirements, the English Language Academy offers several preparation courses.

English language support

Support services to help you improve your written or spoken English and DELNA testing to assess your English language ability.

New Start - University bridging

If you are over the age of 20 and it's been some while since you did any study, a New Start programme or workshop could be for you.

Tertiary Foundation Certificate Programme

If you left school with limited qualifications, this one-year fulltime programme enables you to gain a university entrance qualification.

Foundation programmes for international students

Our foundation programmes have been specifically developed for international students and students whose first language is not English, to offer the best preparation for bachelors degree study.

Foundation programmes are taught on behalf of the University by the ACG Group and Taylors College (Auckland). Foundation study usually takes a year, although accelerated six month programmes are available to suitably qualified students. Foundation programmes are designed to develop skills in:

The style of study at university
Critical and independent thinking
Computer use and research
Essential subject knowledge. For example in accounting, calculus, chemistry, computer science, design, economics, English, geography, physics and statistics.

Students who successfully complete foundation studies will satisfy the minimum requirements for entry not only to The University of Auckland, but to all other New Zealand universities.

For more information, please contact one of our offices

Last Updated: 15 October 2012
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