Bachelor's Programme

Bachelor's or undergraduate program in New Zealand is part of University education. Education system in New Zealand is closer to the British education system than the American system. Hence you will find bachelor's degrees in New Zealand to be three years long and the education is more focused. Generally undergraduate degree programs in New Zealand are three years long. However sometimes, in some specific disciplines and double degree areas, it can stretch up to four to six years. There are Universities in New Zealand where a bachelor's degree can be earned in as little as two years. 

Those students who can do exceptionally well can be encouraged into an Honor's Year, which makes up the fourth year of Bachelor's study in New Zealand's undergraduate degrees. This is regarded as a graduate-level year of study with an exhaustive research module. In some universities in New Zealand, best of the academic performances of students in their honor's year can lead them directly into a research based Doctorate or Ph.D. program. The minimum academic-eligibility conditions of New Zealand undergraduate programs are, completion of twelve years of elementary and secondary education or an equivalent education. If the student is not proficient in English, they may be required to take the International English Testing System, IELTS.

IELTS is a standardized exam governed and conducted by British Council every then and thereof academic year. A minimum score in this IELTS testing is mandatory to get admission in the Universities of New Zealand. There is a provision for the students whose are not able to clear the minimum score level of IELTS required by the institute to take admission in most of the Universities of New Zealand. Such students will have to undergo a short duration bridging course in English at the institute before the chosen program of study starts to improve upon their language skills.