Certificate of Attainment in Foundation Studies (Accelerated)

Once you have successfully completed the Certificate of Attainment in Foundation Studies (Foundation Studies programme), you will be able to begin an undergraduate degree at the University of Waikato.

The programme offers three points of entry during the year
There are five and eight nine-month course options (one or two trimester)
The courses are taught on the University of Waikato Hamilton campus so you have access to all services and facilities as degree level students

Compulsory subjects:
English for Foundation Studies 2
Academic Essentials

Elective subjects (choose two):
Arts
Biology
Business Financials
Business Studies
Calculus
Chemistry
Critical Thought
Health
Mathematics and Statistics
Physics
Science
Social Sciences

Foundation programme (Accelerated): NCEA Level 2 certificate with 12 credits in each of three University Entrance approved subjects at Level 2

CAFS (accelerated): IELTS (Academic and Indicator), include One Skill Retake (OSR) IELTS score of 5.5 (with at least 5.5 in the Writing and one other band, and no band less than 5.0); TOEFL iBT and TOEFL Home Overall score of 46 with a writing score of 18; Pearson (PTE) PTE Academic overall score of 42 and no band score lower than 38; Waikato Certificate of Attainment in Academic English (CAAE) B grade or better with a B in Writing at level 6; NZCEL Level 3 Applied; Language Cert - International ESOL B1 Achiever IESOL (LRWS) with High Pass and no less than Pass in each skill; Cambridge English B1 & B2: overall score of 162 and no bands below 154; Michigan English Test 75; Duolingo (DET) 95.