Qualification regulations for the Bachelor of Nursing

Qualification Regulations

Part I

These regulations are to be read in conjunction with all other Statutes and Regulations of the University including General Regulations for Undergraduate Degrees, Undergraduate Diplomas, Undergraduate Certificates, Graduate Diplomas, and Graduate Certificates.

Part II

Admission

1. Admission to the Degree of Bachelor of Nursing requires that the candidate will:

(a) meet the University admission requirements as specified;

(b) hold a current First Aid Certificate from an approved provider;

(d) meet the requirements for registration as a nurse in New Zealand as set down by the Nursing Council of New Zealand in terms of the Health Practitioners Competency Assurance Act 2003 regarding good standing and fitness to registration;

(e) have achieved an IELTS of 6.5 with no band less than 6.5 within the preceding two years, or an equivalent score within an approved equivalent English Language test, if English is not the applicant’s first language and the language of instruction in previous schooling is not English; and

(f) be selected into the programme on the basis of a selection process which include a written application, and may include an interview as determined by the Academic Board or their delegate.

Qualification requirements

2. Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Nursing shall follow a parts-based programme of study, which shall consist of courses totalling at least 360 credits, comprising:

(a) Part One, Part Two, and Part Three, as defined by the Schedule to the Qualification;

and including:

(b) the compulsory courses listed in the Schedule for the Qualification; and

(c) attending Contact Workshops, block courses, field trips, workshops, tutorials, laboratories, and clinical experiences as required.

Specialisations

3. The Degree of Bachelor of Nursing is awarded without specialisation.

Academic requirements

4. Every candidate for the Degree of Bachelor of Nursing shall complete to the satisfaction of Academic Board a minimum of 1000 hours of approved clinical practice and associated reports in accordance with the following courses:

168172 Nursing Practice I: Foundations of Care

168173 Nursing Practice II: Foundations of Practice

168274 Nursing Practice III: Integrated Care Part A

168275 Nursing Practice III: Integrated Care Part B

168372 Nursing Practice IV: Acute Care

168374 Pre-graduate Nursing Practice.

A passing grade in these courses will be awarded on the basis of practical work completed in accordance with the guidelines and standards governing the practical work requirements.

Student progression

5. Candidates may progress from Part One to Part Two, and from Part Two to Part Three, by passing all courses in the previous part.

6. The Academic Board may, under such conditions as it may determine and taking into account the recommendations of the examiners, admit any candidate to a supplementary examination where available in a course in which the candidate failed to gain a pass.

7. Candidates who fail to complete all the courses related to any Part in accordance with Regulation 5 shall re-enrol in the remaining unpassed course(s) at the next available offering of the course(s).

8. Candidates must maintain their eligibility to apply for registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand in terms of the Health Practitioners Competency Assurance Act 2003 regarding good standing and fitness to registration, throughout the duration of their enrolment in the programme.

Completion requirements

9. A candidate’s programme of study may not exceed five years, unless a specified time of suspension or extension has been approved by the Academic Board and the Nursing Council of New Zealand. Permission must be sought in advance of any suspension or extension by applying in writing to the Bachelor of Nursing Programme Director. Suspensions or extensions granted will appear on the academic transcript.

10. Candidates may be permitted to graduate when they meet the Admission, Qualification and Academic requirements within the prescribed timeframes.

Unsatisfactory academic progress

11. For candidates enrolled in the Degree of Bachelor of Nursing, the following will lead to exclusion from the qualification:

(a) failure to obtain a pass in any of the Bachelor of Nursing courses for which they have been enrolled for two occasions;

(b) failure to pass courses totalling at least 75 academic credits or failure to pass at least 60% of an approved part-time programme of study in any academic year; or

(d) failure to meet the requirements for eligibility to apply for registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand in terms of the Health Practitioners Competency Assurance Act 2003 regarding good standing and fitness to registration.

Candidates excluded under this regulation will only be readmitted to the Bachelor of Nursing with the approval of Academic Board or delegate.

Transitional provisions

12. Subject to any Maximum Time to Completion regulations and the Abandonment of Studies provisions specified in the Part I qualification regulations, candidates enrolled in the Bachelor of Nursing prior to 1 January 2025 who have successfully completed 168272 may substitute this for both 168274 and 168275. These transition arrangements expire 31 December 2027.

Schedule for the Bachelor of Nursing

Course planning key

Prerequisites: Courses that need to be completed before moving onto a course at the next level. For example, a lot of 200-level courses have 100-level prerequisite courses.
Corequisites: Courses that must be completed at the same time as another course are known as corequisite courses.
Restrictions: Some courses are restricted against each other because their content is similar. This means you can only choose one of the offered courses to study and credit to your qualification.

Key terms for course planning

Courses: Each qualification has its own specific set of courses. Some universities call these papers. You enrol in courses after you get accepted into Massey.
Course code: Each course is numbered using 6 digits. The fourth number shows the level of the course. For example, in course 219206, the fourth number is a 2, so it is a 200-level course (usually studied in the second year of full-time study).
Credits: Each course is worth a number of credits. You combine courses (credits) to meet the total number of credits needed for your qualification.
Specialisations: Some qualifications let you choose what subject you'd like to specialise in. Your major or endorsement is what you will take the majority of your courses in.

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Regulations for The Bachelor of Nursing - BN