Statutes and regulations and their application
The University of Auckland academic statutes and regulations govern admission, enrolment and progress, academic credit, programmes and named doctorates, limitations on entry to courses, fees and examinations.
The following guidelines outline how the regulations and statutes in the Calendar are typically applied. The University reserves the right to introduce new and/or change regulations or statutes and/or to change the content of courses should the circumstances require.
Statute or Regulations |
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Academic Statutes and Regulations Admission Regulations Credit Regulations Enrolment and Programme Regulations Examination Regulations Fees Statute The Limitation of Entry Statute Limitations Schedule
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Academic Statutes and/or Regulations apply each year to all students, unless exceptions are approved. |
Academic Statutes and Regulations General Regulations – Bachelors Honours Postgraduate Degrees General Regulations – Masters Degrees General Regulations – Postgraduate Certificates General Regulations – Postgraduate Diplomas
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General Regulations apply to students from the academic year in which the student commenced their qualification, unless exceptions are approved. |
| General Regulations – Named Doctorates | General Regulations – Named Doctorates apply to students who commenced named doctorate qualifications prior to 1 January 2022, unless exceptions are approved. |
Qualification regulations |
Qualification regulations apply to students from the academic year in which the student commenced their qualification, unless a change to a subsequent set of regulations for an individual student, or an exception, is approved.
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PhD Statute |
A new PhD Statute will apply to students who commence their PhD following its introduction, or who transfer to it. Other students will remain under the Statute that was in place when they commenced their PhD.
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Course prescriptions, prerequisites, corequisites and restrictions |
Course prescriptions, prerequisites, corequisites and restrictions apply to all students in the year of their enrolment in the relevant course.
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