English Language Requirements Waiver

Students who have studied fulltime at university level in English for two years or more may apply to have the English language requirements waived. Consideration for a waiver will be given where:

• English was the language of instruction in the last two years of secondary/tertiary studies. Students need to provide evidence of this at the time of application.
• Successful completion of the Level 7 Certificate of Academic English Language (CAEL) programme at the Waikato Pathways College with a B grade average and no less than C in any section.
• Successful completion of the Foundation papers CAFS001 and CAFS002 with no less that B grades in each.
• A minimum of 8 credits at level 2 or higher in NCEA English; 4 credits must be in reading and 4 credits must be in writing.

Students with qualifications from countries such as Bahrain, Canada, Cook Islands, Fiji, Ghana, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Singapore, Soloman Islands, South Africa, Sweden, Tonga, USA, and Vanuatu would usually indicate that English is their first language or that English was the language of previous study if this is the case. Please note that applicants who have studied in some countries in which English is the medium of instruction may still be required to provide evidence of proficiency in English language and are considered on a case by case basis.

Students applying for graduate study who supply evidence of the following will not be required to provide IELTS or TOEFL results to verify their English language ability:

Students who have attained a Grade 4 or higher in English Level 1 from the Norwegian first level/year of Upper Secondary School (Videregående Skoler), where 2 is the lowest passing grade and 6 is the highest grade.

Sweden

Students who have a "VG" (Pass with Distinction) or "MVG" (Pass with Honours) grade in Level "B" English language from Senior High School in Sweden.