Certificate of Proficiency – COP

1 In order to be admitted to a Certificate of Proficiency, a student:

a requires the approval of the relevant Associate Dean (Academic) or nominee for the course or courses in which they intend to enrol

and

b must meet any prerequisite, corequisite or other conditions of the course or courses, or the Associate Dean (Academic) or nominee has, in approving the admission, waived those requirements.

2 a Any course that is offered by the University of Auckland may be taken for a Certificate of Proficiency with the approval of the relevant Associate Dean or nominee.

b A student must complete the University of Auckland Academic Integrity course as specified in the Enrolment and Programme Regulations, Academic Integrity, of the University Calendar.

3 a Provided any prerequisite, corequisite or other conditions for that qualification are met, a course passed for a Certificate of Proficiency may, with the approval of Senate or its representative and in conformity with the Credit Regulations, be subsequently reassigned to:

(i) an undergraduate certificate, diploma or degree

(ii) a Taught Masters degree, or the taught component of a Research Masters degree with a total points value of more than 120 points, a Bachelors Honours Postgraduate degree, a Postgraduate Diploma or a Postgraduate Certificate, as specified in the Credit Regulations.

b A course passed for a Certificate of Proficiency may not be reassigned to a Research Masters degree except as specified in 3a(ii) above.

c Where a course has already been credited to a qualification a student may enrol again for that course, or for another course whose content is substantially similar, for a Certificate of Proficiency. Such a course, when passed for Certificate of Proficiency, will not be reassigned to any qualification.

4 These regulations have been amended with effect from 1 January 2023.