Planning Your BMCT Programme

First Year Students | Part-time Students | Returning or Transferring Students

First Year Students

In your first year of study you will normally enrol in eight papers. In most circumstances these will be the three 100 level compulsory BMCT papers plus four elective 100 level papers. The elective papers may be specified depending on whether you already have a preferred major subject in mind (check the major subject listings). Recommended and required papers for each major subject are listed under subject headings.

Remember your papers should be balanced over both semesters (four papers in the A semester and four papers in the B semester) and check that you have no timetable clashes.

BMCT students must pass at least five 100 Level papers before they can advance to 200 Level papers.

A full-time first year programme is normally eight 100 Level papers. Students admitted under special admission regulations may be limited to a full-time programme of seven papers and students admitted under provisional entrance regulations may be limited to a full-time programme of six papers. This will still count as a full-time programme for Student Loans and Allowances.

Who should you enrol with?
You will enrol with the Faculty/School of Study that administers your first major. If you choose a double major, one from each School, you may elect your Faculty/School of Study.

Part-time Students

You may also study part-time as there are no time restrictions for completing a BMCT. Part-time study might involve taking one or two papers per semester or over the full academic year.

Returning and Transferring Students

Although student advisers check your programme of study to ensure you are meeting the degree requirements, you are also responsible for choosing papers that will fulfil the degree regulations (eg; compulsory papers for your major). If you follow the guidelines this should be routine, and you should be able to enrol online or by post. However, you should put aside sufficient time to plan your programme of study for the coming year, as you may need to discuss your programme with a department, Faculty of Arts and Social Science Office or School of Māori and Pacific Development staff before enrolment. If your programme isn't in order, you may end up taking additional papers, possibly paying extra fees or taking longer to complete your degree.

Check that you have a balanced semester workload; that you have no timetable clashes (or you may need to come to enrolment in person to change your papers); and that you have the prerequisites to enrol in your selected papers.