Credit Regulations
Credits
1 a A student may, with the approval of Senate or its representative and on payment of the prescribed fees under the Fees Statute, be granted credit towards a programme approved by the Dean of Faculty concerned under the provisions of these regulations.
b A student may not be granted further credit for work already credited under this regulation.
Credit from Another Tertiary Institution: Transfer Credit
2 a A student who applies for admission to the University of Auckland and has undertaken an appropriate programme or micro-credential at an approved tertiary institution may be granted appropriate credit towards a degree or other qualification of the University of Auckland on the basis of work successfully completed in the previous programme or micro-credential.
b To be awarded an undergraduate degree of the University of Auckland, a student must complete at least the equivalent of a full time year of study as an enrolled student at the University of Auckland and pass a minimum of 120 points towards that degree.
c Credit granted under 2a above may be specified or unspecified and the grant of admission may restrict advancement in specified subjects or programmes.
d (i) Credit granted under 2a above for an undergraduate qualification will normally be granted only for courses or micro-credentials at Stage I and Stage II. Only in exceptional circumstances will the grant of credit be considered at Stage III for courses or micro-credentials taken at Stage III at another tertiary institution.
(ii) Credit for completed micro-credentials will only be approved if the micro-credential was originally awarded with credit. Credit is not available for non-credit-bearing micro-credentials. Credit for micro-credentials will be approved at the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) level at which the micro-credential was approved, or the level for which it is assessed as being the equivalent of, for non-New Zealand micro-credentials.
(iii) Where Parts are specified for a Bachelors degree, credit may be awarded within a Part according to suitability of course or micro-credential content and/or professional requirements and irrespective of the Stage of the course or micro-credential passed. Credit towards an undergraduate qualification will not normally be granted for postgraduate level courses or micro-credentials.
(iv) Credit may be refused for undergraduate courses or micro-credentials passed more than five years previously.
e Unless prohibited by the regulations of a prescribed degree, credit may be granted under 2a above towards a Bachelors Honours Postgraduate degree, taught Masters degree or the taught component of a research Masters degree with a total points value of more than 120 points, or Postgraduate Diploma provided that:
(i) No more than 30 points may be granted as transfer credit.
(ii) The enrolment in the postgraduate qualification at the University of Auckland is no later than three semesters from the initial enrolment in the courses or micro-credentials for which credit is to be given.
(iii) The application for transfer credit is made at the time the student is admitted to the postgraduate qualification.
(iv) The completed courses or micro-credentials are at postgraduate level in the disciplinary area of the qualification for which transfer credit has been sought.
(v) Transfer credit will not be given for independent research courses such as a dissertation, research essay, research portfolio, thesis, or similar, or the major creative component of a postgraduate programme.
(vi) Transfer credit will not be given for courses in completed qualifications. Micro-credentials are not considered to be completed qualifications.
(vii) Grades for transfer credit courses or micro-credentials will not be included in the calculation of an overall grade for Honours (or Distinction/Merit).
f Where prior approval for external tertiary study, exchange or study abroad enrolment has been granted:
(i) The grant of more than 30 points of credit for courses or micro-credentials taken at another tertiary institution will be considered for a Bachelors Honours degree, taught Masters degree, the taught component of a research Masters degree with a total points value of more than 120 points, or a Postgraduate Diploma.
(ii) The grant of credit for courses or micro-credentials taken at another tertiary institution will be considered for a research Masters degree.
g The grant of 60 points of credit from a completed postgraduate certificate towards a Postgraduate Diploma may be approved where the admission regulations for the diploma programme allow for it.
h Credit will not be available for any course or micro-credential passed at another tertiary institution with a conceded or restricted pass.
i Where cross-credit or transfer credit has been awarded at another tertiary institution, this credit may not also be credited to a programme at the University of Auckland.
Approved Study at Another Institution
3 a A student who is enrolled at the University of Auckland and who concurrently enrols and completes courses or micro-credentials at another tertiary institution, which they wish to credit to their University of Auckland qualification, must:
(i) Seek from the Dean of the relevant faculty, or nominee, prior approval of the proposed concurrent enrolment and confirmation that the courses or micro-credentials will satisfy the regulations and requirements for the qualification for which the student is enrolled at this University and that appropriate credit may be granted.
(ii) Apply for credit in accordance with these regulations when the official results are known.
b Any credit granted towards a University of Auckland qualification from study at a Summer School will be added to the current year of study at this University.
c Where prior approval has not been sought, credit will not normally be granted.
4 Where study at another institution is part of approved external study, study abroad or exchange arrangement, credit for an undergraduate qualification may be approved for Stage III or postgraduate level courses if the successfully completed study is deemed appropriate for such credit by the Dean of the relevant faculty or nominee.
Cross-credits and Internal Credit
5 a In this Regulation ‘cross-credit’ means a course which is common to two University of Auckland undergraduate qualifications, which may be Bachelors degrees, undergraduate diplomas and undergraduate certificates, and is credited to both. ‘Internal credit’ means credit awarded to a programme for one or more courses passed for another University of Auckland qualification, which cannot be designated as a cross-credit.
b A student taking two programmes may only be awarded as cross-credits and/or internal credit the maximum allowed for one, but not both, of the programmes.
c A course which is designated a cross-credit may not be credited to more than two qualifications.
6 a When calculating cross-credits between a second and third qualification, points from previously granted cross-credits may not be used. The maximum number of cross-credit points that may be granted is based on one third of the points not previously designated for cross-credits.
b A Stage III course that fulfils the Stage III requirements of one qualification may not normally be designated as a cross-credit to meet the Stage III requirement of another qualification unless permitted by the regulations of a prescribed undergraduate degree.
c A student may not designate as a cross-credit any course passed with a conceded pass or a restricted pass. If that course is compulsory, another course may be substituted for it as Senate or its representative may approve.
d Designation of courses as cross-credits, as permitted by these regulations, is subject to the approval of the Dean of the relevant faculty or their nominee.
Micro-credentials completed at the University of Auckland
7 a If a micro-credential is completed at the University of Auckland and credit is approved into a University of Auckland qualification the credit will be designated as Internal Credit.
b A micro-credential may only be credited to one qualification.
Limits
8 Subject to any other provisions of these regulations and except where different arrangements are specified in individual Programme Regulations:
a The total value of transfer credit, cross-credits and internal credit will normally be limited to one third of the total value of the degree, diploma or certificate to which it is being credited.
b Cross-credits are not available for Masters degrees, Bachelors Honours Postgraduate degrees, doctorates, postgraduate certificates and postgraduate diplomas.
Limits on Cross-credits for Conjoint Degrees
9 a A conjoint degrees programme is considered to be two degrees for the purpose of calculating cross-credits.
b (i) A maximum of 80 points may be cross-credited from a completed conjoint degree component to another qualification.
(ii) A maximum of 80 points may be cross-credited from a completed qualification to a conjoint degree component.
(iii) The apportionment of the points for each component of a conjoint degree is subject to the approval of the appropriate Deans or their representatives.
Reassigned Courses
10 a A student may apply, by submitting an Application to Reassign Courses form, to reassign courses passed for, and assigned to, one qualification to another qualification for which the courses are available.
b A student may not reassign courses passed for one qualification to another once the qualification for which the courses were passed has been awarded, unless the former qualification has been surrendered or rescinded.
c A student may not reassign to another qualification any course passed with a conceded pass or a restricted pass. If that course is compulsory, another course may be substituted for it as Senate or its representative may approve.
d A student may apply to reassign a course or courses passed for a Certificate of Proficiency to a taught Masters degree, or the taught component of a research Masters degree with a total points value of more than 120 points, a Bachelors Honours Postgraduate degree, a postgraduate diploma or a postgraduate certificate provided that:
(i) no more than 30 points are reassigned
(ii) the enrolment in the postgraduate qualification is no later than three semesters from the initial enrolment in the course(s) reassigned from a Certificate of Proficiency
(iii) the course is available in the schedule of the qualification to which it is reassigned.
e Courses which are reassigned cease to be credited to the former qualification.
Review and Appeal Procedure
11 a Decisions under these Regulations may be reviewed only if:
(i) there was a failure of the University’s process and/or
(ii) the basis of the decision was manifestly at odds with the evidence.
b Requests for review of Transfer Credit and Approved Study at Another Institution decisions should be made to the Admissions Office. Requests for review of Cross-credits, Internal Credit and Reassigned Courses decisions should be made to the Records Office.
c If the request for review is unable to be resolved by the Admissions or Records Offices, it will be referred to the faculty concerned or, in the case of postgraduate qualifications, the Pro-Vice Chancellor (Education) for reconsideration.
d If a student remains dissatisfied following reconsideration by the faculty or Pro-Vice Chancellor (Education), a written appeal for a review of the credit decision may be submitted to the Director, Student and Academic Services.
e The Credit Review Board will consider all appeals relating to credit decisions on behalf of Senate.
f Students who are submitting an appeal have the right to be heard in person.
g The decision of the Credit Review Board must be recorded and the appellant informed of the decision in writing.
h The decision of the Credit Review Board is final.