Faculty of Education

The Degree of Bachelor of Physical Education – BPE

The regulations for this degree are to be read in conjunction with all other relevant statutes and regulations including the Academic Statutes and Regulations.

In order to satisfy the requirements of this degree, students are required to be in various teaching environments which will bring them into contact with children and young persons. Only persons able to meet the criteria for provisional registration of the New Zealand Teachers Council will be permitted to enrol in this degree.

Admission

1 To be admitted to this programme a student must:

a meet University entry criteria

and

b have demonstrated the potential to meet the New Zealand Teachers Council criteria for provisional registration. Personal references and an interview will normally be required.

Note: The applicant will be required to consent to disclosure of criminal convictions as part of the application process consistent with the requirements for provisional registration of the New Zealand Teachers Council.

2 Admission to this programme is at the discretion of Senate or its representative.

Duration and Total Points Value

3 A student enrolled for this degree must follow a programme of the equivalent of eight full-time semesters and pass courses with a total value of 480 points, unless credit is granted under the Admission Regulations and/or the Credit Regulations.

Structure and Content

4 Of the 480 points required for this degree, a student must pass:

a at least 420 points from the Core Courses listed in the Bachelor of Physical Education Schedule

b at least 30 points from the Elective Courses listed in the Bachelor of Physical Education Schedule

c 30 points from courses offered in either the General Education Open Schedule or the General Education Faculty Schedule approved for this degree or from a combination of these schedules.

5 The programme for each student requires the approval of the Dean of Faculty of Education prior to enrolment.

General Education Exemptions

6 a A student is exempted from the requirement to pass courses offered in the General Education Schedules who has:

either

(i) completed an undergraduate degree at a tertiary institution

(ii) commenced study for this degree at a tertiary institution before 1 January 2006

(iii) been admitted to this degree with credit from another tertiary institution of 240 points or more.

b A student who has been exempted from the requirement to pass courses offered in the General Education Schedules must substitute 30 points from courses approved by the Dean of Faculty.

c A student admitted to this degree with credit from another tertiary institution of between 120 and 235 points inclusive must pass:

(i) 15 points from courses offered in the General Education Schedules

and

(ii) a further 15 points from courses approved by the Dean of Faculty.

Practical Requirements

7 a In any course that has a practicum and non-practicum component, a student must pass both the practicum and the non-practicum component in order to have passed that course as a whole.

b Re-enrolment in any EDPRAC course after failing that course requires the permission of the Dean of Faculty of Education or nominee.

c At the discretion of Senate or its representative, a student who does not pass EDPRAC 103, 203, 303, 403 may be declined permission to re-enrol for this degree.

Professional Requirements

8 a In order to complete the requirements for this degree, a student must be able to meet the criteria for provisional registration of the New Zealand Teachers Council.

b A student who ceases to be able to meet the criteria for provisional registration of the New Zealand Teachers Council must immediately notify the Dean of Faculty.

c If the Dean of Faculty has reason to believe that a student does not meet the criteria for provisional registration of the New Zealand Teachers Council the Dean shall advise the student and take into account any written response from the student.

d If the Dean of Faculty is satisfied that the student is not able to meet the criteria for provisional registration of the New Zealand Teachers Council the Dean shall notify Senate or its representative.

e On receipt of such advice, Senate or its representative may terminate the student's enrolment and any application to re-enrol may likewise be declined.

f A student whose enrolment is terminated under Regulation 8e may appeal from that decision to the Council or its duly appointed delegate.

Termination of Enrolment

9 a If the behaviour of a student in a teaching environment is found, after due and fair inquiry, to be offensive, disruptive or likely to give rise to a risk of harm to the welfare of any person, the enrolment of the student in the programme may be terminated by Senate or its representative and any application to re-enrol may likewise be declined.

b A student who is subject to any such inquiry may be suspended by Senate or its representative from lectures, classes and any teaching placement pending the outcome of the inquiry.

c A student whose enrolment is terminated under Regulation 9a may appeal from that decision to the Council or its duly appointed delegate.

Variations

10 In exceptional circumstances Senate or its representative may approve a personal programme which does not conform to these regulations.

Commencement

11 These regulations came into force on 1 January 2006 for all students enrolling for this degree for the first time. The 1998 regulations for the Degree of Bachelor of Physical Education offered by the former Auckland College of Education were thereby repealed except for those former students of the Auckland College of Education who have been studying continuously for this degree for whom the regulations will be repealed on 1 December 2011.

Bachelor of Physical Education (BPE) Schedule

Requirement: at least 480 points, including

Core Courses