General Regulations for Undergraduate Degrees, Undergraduate Diplomas, Undergraduate Certificates, Graduate Diplomas and Graduate Certificates.
These General Regulations are to be read in conjunction with all other Statutes and Regulations of the University and the Qualification Regulations specific to each Undergraduate Degree, Diploma and Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate offered by the University.
Admission
1. Students must satisfy the admission requirements of the University and the programme in which they wish to enrol.
Academic Requirements
2. An undergraduate or graduate qualification will consist of a number of credits accumulated from papers, as specified in the Qualification Regulations.
3. Every course of study will comply with any specified prerequisites, co-requisites and restrictions requirements. This applies to papers specific to that qualification or, where allowed within the relevant regulations, to approved papers able to be selected from other qualifications or subjects.
4. Students may be credited with restricted passes. A student with a restricted pass in any paper may subsequently enrol in the same paper in order to attempt to improve the grade of pass. However, the paper can be credited only once. The maximum credits able to be credited from restricted passes are 60 for a 480 credit degree; 45 for a 360 credit degree; 30 for a 240 credit diploma and 15 for a 120 credit certificate or diploma; No R passes are permitted in a 60 credit certificate. A restricted pass will not qualify as a pass for prerequisite purposes.
Specialisations
5. Qualifications for which specialisations, such as majors, minors, subjects or endorsements, are listed may have these specified at the time of course approval by the Academic Board. With the exception of minors, the degree, diploma, or certificate completed by the student will state the specialisation.
Student progression
6. Students may not normally enrol for any 200-level paper unless they have passed at least one 100-level paper, nor enrol for any 300-level paper unless they have passed at least one 200-level paper.
7. Students who wish to take a paper for which they do not have the prerequisite(s) may make a case for admission to the relevant Head of School or Programme Director concerned.
Maximum Time to Completion
8. Unless otherwise specified in the Qualification Regulations there will be 8 year maximum time for completion of any one Massey University undergraduate or graduate qualification.
9. Students who have been inactive for a period of 3 consecutive years will be deemed to have abandoned their qualification. Abandonment releases the University from its obligation to ensure a qualification can be completed. Students may be permitted to re-enrol in a subsequent current qualification should they meet the entry requirements; credits previously achieved will be assessed and applied in accordance with current regulations.
Variations and Personal Course Approvals
10. In exceptional circumstances, the Academic Board may, in such cases as it thinks fit, approve a personal programme of study which does not conform with the Regulations for that degree, diploma or certificate while still conforming to the academic standards of the qualification.
The following rules will apply:
(a) There must be evidence of exceptional circumstances and/or hardship to the student.
(b) Variations will receive appropriate academic authorisation under delegation from Academic Board and be formally documented.
(c) The variation will be recorded on the student's academic record.
(d) Personal course approvals will not normally permit a reduction in the total amount of credit required to complete a qualification.
(e) The extent of variation cannot jeopardise the integrity of the qualification. To this end there will be a limit on the extent to which a qualification can be varied. The maximum amount of credit varied will relate to the size of the qualification as follows:
(f) Variations will not normally be permitted in 60 credit qualifications
(g) Except where the special circumstances apply to a cohort of students (for example when transitioning students as a result of programme closure or paper unavailability) variations will only be considered on a case-by-case basis and will not set a precedent.
Transitional Provisions
11. The University reserves the right to introduce such changes as it may judge to be necessary or desirable, including the addition, restructuring or withdrawal of qualifications, regulations and/or papers. Reasonable provisions will be made to enable students to complete any qualification which is discontinued or has its structure substantially altered, but such provision will not extend beyond the permitted time to completion.
Limitation of Entry
12. For any courses of study offered by the University, the University Council (by its delegate) may limit the number of students enrolled in the courses of study or training each year because of insufficiency of staff, accommodation, or equipment. Accordingly, where the number of applications for the particular courses exceeds the number of places available, then Massey University will select from the applicants the students to be enrolled in the course of study.
