To enter UCIC programmes, students must meet both the academic and English language requirements.
Below you will find the academic requirements for Foundations Studies Certificate (FS) a pre-university preparatory programme.
Scrolling further down you will find the University Transfer Programme (UTP) and Study Abroad academic requirements. UTP is the equivalent to year one of the undergraduate degree.
Admission requirements are subject to review on an on-going basis, if you cannot find your country on the list or have any questions please contact the team on admissions@ucic.ac.nz where we will be happy to help.
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Entry into the UTP generally requires the successful completion of Year 12 of secondary school or its equivalent (this is equivalent to Year 13 in the New Zealand education system).
Not all qualifications are listed, so if you have other qualifications, please send details to the UCIC Admissions Office info@ucic.ac.nz for assessment.
NOTE: UTP Science students who wish to study Maths, Physics or Chemistry will need to achieve higher grades in these subjects at high school level (as per UTP Engineering entrance requirements).
See United Kingdom/ Cambridge International Examinations requirements.
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