Regulations - Interfaculty Programmes
The University of Auckland Tertiary Foundation Certificate – TFC
The regulations for this certificate are to be read in conjunction with all other relevant statutes and regulations including the Academic Statutes and Regulations.
Admission
1 In order to be admitted to this certificate a student must:
a be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident of New Zealand
and
b (i) have completed Year 12 at a New Zealand secondary school or its equivalent at least one calendar year prior to applying for entry
or
(ii) in special circumstances be eligible for Special Admission to the University.
Note: This is a limited entry programme as per the Limitation of Entry Statute 1991 and selection criteria apply. Selection criteria are available from the Faculty of Arts.
Duration and Total Points Value
2 A student enrolled in the certificate must follow a programme of the equivalent of two full-time semesters and pass courses to the value of 120 points. In exceptional circumstances part-time enrolment may be approved.
Structure and Content
3 A student enrolled for this certificate must complete the requirements as listed in the Tertiary Foundation Certificate Schedule.
4 The programme for each student requires the approval of the Coordinator of the Certificate.
5 A student enrolled in this certificate must complete the University of Auckland Academic Integrity Course as specified in the Enrolment and Programme Regulations, Academic Integrity, of the University Calendar.
6 A student who fails a course may, with the permission of the Coordinator of the Certificate, sit a subsequent examination for that course providing that:
a the student has achieved an average grade of C+ in the courses taken for this Certificate
and
b achieved a grade of not less than D for the course in question.
7 The subsequent examination must be undertaken within two weeks of the notification of results to students.
8 A student may re-sit a maximum of 15 points towards completion of the Tertiary Foundation Certificate.
Variations
9 a A student who achieves a Grade Point Average of 7.0 in the first 60 points of this certificate may enrol in a Stage I course in their second semester, with the approval of the Coordinator of the Certificate.
b Credit may be granted toward a Bachelors degree at this University for the Stage I course completed under Regulation 9a.
10 In exceptional circumstances Senate or its representative may approve a personal programme which does not conform to these regulations.
Amendment
11 These regulations and/or schedule have been amended with effect from 1 January 2021.
Requirement:
either
15 points from TFCEDUC 15F, TFCMATHS 89F, 91F, 92F, 93F, 94F, TFCSTATS 92F
a further 90 points from TFCACENG 93F, TFCARTS 92F TFCBIO 91F, 92F, TFCBUS 92F, TFCCAI 92F, TFCCHEM 91F, 92F, TFCENG 91F, 92F, TFCEDUC 12F, 13F, 14F, 16F, TFCENV 91F, 92F, TFCEWRIT 94F, TFCHIST 91F, TFCMAORI 10F, TFCMATHS 89F, 91F, 92F, 93F, 94F, TFCPAC 91F, TFCPHYS 91F, 92F, TFCSOCIO 91F, 92F, TFCSOCW 17F, TFCSTATS 92F with no more than 30 points from TFCEDUC 15F, TFCMATHS 89F, 91F, 92F, 93F, 94F, TFCSTATS 92F, and no more than 30 points from TFCACENG 93F, TFCENG 91F, 92F, TFCEWRIT 94F
or
Arts
30 points: TFCENG 91F, 92F
15 points from TFCEDUC 15F, TFCMATHS 89F, 91F, 92F, 93F, 94F, TFCSTATS 92F
a further 75 points from TFCACENG 93F, TFCARTS 92F, TFCCAI 92F, TFCEDUC 12F, 13F, 14F, TFCENV 91F, 92F, TFCHIST 91F, TFCMAORI 10F, TFCMATHS 92F, TFCPAC 91F, TFCSOCIO 91F, 92F, TFCSOCW 17F, TFCSTATS 92F
or
Business and Economics
30 points: TFCENG 91F, 92F
15 points from TFCMATHS 89F, 91F, 92F, 93F, 94F
15 points: TFCBUS 92F
15 points: TFCSTATS 92F
45 points from TFCACENG 93F, TFCARTS 92F, TFCBIO 91F, 92F, TFCCAI 92F, TFCCHEM 91F, 92F, TFCENV 91F, 92F, TFCEWRIT 94F, TFCHIST 91F, TFCMAORI 10F, TFCPAC 91F, TFCPHYS 91F, 92F, TFCSOCIO 91F, 92F
or
Education and Social Work
30 points: TFCENG 91F, 92F
15 points from TFCEDUC 15F, TFCMATHS 89F, 91F
15 points: TFCMAORI 10F
15 points from TFCEDUC 13F, 14F, TFCSOCW 17F
a further 45 points from TFCACENG 93F, TFCARTS 92F, TFCCAI 92F, TFCEDUC 12F, 13F, 14F, 16F, TFCENV 91F, 92F, TFCHIST 91F, TFCMATHS 92F, TFCPAC 91F, TFCSOCIO 91F, 92F, TFCSTATS 92F
or
Engineering
15 points from TFCACENG 93F, TFCENG 91F, 92F, TFCEWRIT 94F
15 points from TFCMATHS 91F, 93F
30 points: TFCMATHS 94F, TFCPHYS 92F
30 points from TFCBIO 91F, TFCCHEM 91F, TFCPHYS 91F
a further 30 points from TFCACENG 93F, TFCBIO 92F, TFCCHEM 92F, TFCENG 92F, TFCENV 91F, 92F, TFCEWRIT 94F, TFCMAORI 10F, TFCPAC 91F, TFCSTATS 92F
or
Science
15 points from TFCACENG 93F, TFCENG 91F, 92F, TFCEWRIT 94F
30 points from TFCMATHS 89F, 91F, 92F, 93F, 94F
a further 75 points from TFCACENG 93F, TFCBI0 91F, TFCCHEM 91F, TFCENG 91F, 92F, TFCENV 91F, TFCEWRIT 94F, TFCMAORI 10F, TFCPAC 91F, TFCPHYS 91F, 92F, TFCSTATS 92F