Graduate Diploma in Information Technology

ENTRY CRITERIA
A personal interview may be part of the application process.

Applicants must meet one of the following criteria:
Standard Entry

• A bachelor’s degree at a recognised educational
  institute or
• Equivalent qualification and
• Students are required to provide evidence of
  knowledge and skills in:

               – data storage and data manipulation and
               – MS Office applications

Provisional Entry

• Applicants who do not meet the criteria above, but present evidence of ability to succeed (eg. maturity, life experience, work experience, other study) or
• Entry to subsequent study is conditional on success at the entry level.

English language entry requirement

• If english is not your first language you are required to have attained an acceptable level of English language fluency. This may be demonstrated in a variety of ways, including successful study in English, approved scores on TOEFL (between 233 and 247 CBT) or IELTS (6.0 Academic) tests, completion of accepted international equivalents, or completion of an EIT Hawke’s Bay assessment.

Entry with credit

• RPL and Cross Credit cannot be awarded for a course if you are enrolled in that course. You must apply prior to enrolment.
• Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is based on the assessment of your current knowledge and skills. You would apply for RPL if you had gained the relevant knowledge and skills through life experiences and informal learning situations. You will be asked to provide details of anything that you would like considered as credit toward your intended programme of study, as part of your application.
• Cross Credit is based on the equivalency of courses or qualifications. You would apply for Cross Credit if you have passed a very similar course at the same level.
• You may already have some knowledge or skills that can be recognised as part of your intended study. This may take a number of different forms including study while at high school, study at a private training establishment, workplace training, other tertiary study, life experiences or voluntary work. If you think you may qualify, you may want to apply for Cross Credit or Recognition of Prior Learning.
• Cross Credits may be granted from other degree programmes and from sub-degree programmes such as the Diploma in Information and Communications Technology (Level 5)

For further information and enquiries about RPL and Cross Credit please contact the School of Computing Secretary, on (06) 974 8000 ext 5203.

A student who intends to enrol in the GradDipIT as a full-time student, and has been granted a Cross Credit or RPL may need to enrol in additional courses offered in the Bachelor of Computing Systems to qualify for allowances.

ENTRY CRITERIA

ACADEMIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must have successfully completed an undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Students are required to have attained an acceptable level of English language fluency. This may be demonstrated in a variety of ways, including successful study in English, approved scores on TOEFL or IELTS requires 6.0 with no band score lower than 5.5 or equivalent, or completion of an EIT Hawke’s Bay assessment.