¿Qué aprenderé?

Gain the confidence, academic skills and knowledge to succeed in your undergraduate studies at Otago, or at another New Zealand university. In the Foundation Studies Certificate, you will focus on one main area of study – this is your stream. Within each stream you will take ten papers, including two compulsory English papers.

On campus or online

For over 20 years, this programme has been transforming the lives of domestic and international students, both on campus in Dunedin – and from 2020 – online from their homes outside of New Zealand.

Whether online or on campus, Foundation Studies Certificate students enjoy the same high-quality teaching and learning experience, where all students are supported to develop the academic skills and confidence to succeed in their future studies.

Successful completion of the Health Science stream may lead you to Health Science First Year (HSFY) programme.

This may lead you to study towards the following university degrees:

Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences
Bachelor of Dental Surgery
Bachelor of Health Sciences
Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
Bachelor of Pharmacy
Bachelor of Physiotherapy

The Bridging programme is available which is a 6 week course designed to increase your chances of success in the Pathway programme. It is run three times a year (February, June or October).

¿En cuál departamento estoy?

University of Otago

Opciones de estudio

a tiempo completo (26 semanas)

Costos de estudio

NZ$27.940,00 (US$ 16.752) por año

NZ $27,940 for the entire course; NZ$2,920 for Bridging programme

*El precio que se muestra es una referencia, por favor verificar con la institución

Fecha de inicio

Octubre 2023, Febrero 2024, Junio 2024

Lugar

University of Otago Pathway and English Language Centre

University Plaza Building One,

130 Anzac Avenue,

DUNEDIN,

Dunedin Central,

9016, New Zealand

Requerimiento de entrada

Para estudiantes de Estados Unidos

High School Graduation Diploma with minimum B grade average. English language requirements: IELTS score of 6.0 in the academic module (with no individual band below 6.0); Internet-based TOEFL - Score of 80 (writing 20); Paper-based TOEFL - Score of 550 (TWE 4.5); Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) - Overall score of 176 (with no individual band below 169); Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) - Overall score of 176 (with no individual band below 169); Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic - Overall score of 58 with no communicative skills score below 50.

Para estudiantes internacionales

Applicants must have completed GCE O-Levels with 20 Points and below in 5 subjects; International Baccalaureate with 18 Points in 6 subjects (on a scale of 0-7) or any other overseas equivalent qualifications.

IELTS - 5.5 (without any band below 5.0); IELTS Online - 5.5 (without any band below 5.0); iBT TOEFL - 70 (with a writing score of 15). TOEFL iBT Home Edition is currently accepted for applications for intakes commencing semester 2023 intakes; TOEFL (Paper-Based) - 525; TOEFL (Computer-Based) - 196; Cambridge FCE - Grade B; Cambridge CAE - Grade C; Cambridge CPE - Grade C; GCE O-Level English - C6; GCE A-Level English - D7; HK CEE (English Syllabus B) - 3; HK ALE (Use of English) - D7; LanguageCert - B2; SPM Bahasa Inggeris - B+; Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 42 with no band score lower than 36. Pearson Test of English Academic Online is currently accepted for applications for intakes commencing in semester 22022 and 2023 intakes; English New Zealand Accredited Pathway Assessment - Level 1; NZCEL - NZCEL 3 Academic endorsement.

Puede haber diferentes requisitos de IELTS en función del curso elegido.

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