Regulations for the Certificate of University Preparation (CUP)

Admission

Candidates for the Certificate should normally have completed Year 13 in a New Zealand Secondary School or its equivalent.
Every candidate for the Certificate must be accepted by the Head of the University of Waikato College.

Requirements for the Certificate

The normal minimum period of enrolment for completion of the Certificate is one trimester full-time or its equivalent in part-time study. All study should be completed within one academic year.
Candidates must enrol in the University of Waikato College and follow an approved programme of study.
Candidates must gain 60 points, including any compulsory papers.
Candidates must complete the requirements of a stream, as set out in the appendix to these regulations. The programme of study must include 30 points from the compulsory papers listed under Part A and 30 points selected from the papers listed under Part B for the stream the candidate is enrolled in. Candidates may, on the basis of academic advice and approval, be permitted to choose elective papers from the other stream.

Variations

The Head of the University of Waikato College or delegated authority may vary or waive these regulations in individual cases.

Appendix

General Stream

Part A: Compulsory Study Skills Papers

FOUND001 Academic Essentials

FOUND002 Foundations of Critical Thought

Part B: Elective Papers

Any two other papers prescribed for the Certificate of University Preparation as described in the relevant entry in the Subject Regulations.

Huarahi Māori Stream