Undergraduate Study in New Zealand

Possibly the most popular form of tertiary study in New Zealand. An Undergraduate course is provided by all Universities as well as many specialist private education providers. In New Zealand Undergraduate Study is simply completing a Bachelor Degree.

Bachelor Degree's are generally 3 year courses. During this time the student will complete a certain number of units, resulting in course work, assignments and finally and exam. The score from the final exam will let the student and the course know if they have successfully completed this unit. To achieve their Bachelor Degree the student must successfully complete all units.

New units are studied each semester. There are two semesters in a year each running for 4 to 5 months. If a student fails a unit they will need to repeat this subject in the following semester. Repeating a unit will mean paying to study it again, this can become quite costly.

If a student wishes they can study an additional year. This is known as "honours", an honours year consists of the student completing graduate work in their field of study.

There are many subjects available through Bachelor Degree's. All available through New Zealand Universities are taught by qualified lecturers. New Zealands Universities are world class and a very popular place to study.