Certificate of Attainment in Foundation Studies (Standard)

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 1
English for Foundation Studies 2
Academic Essentials

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

Foundation programme (Standard): 40 credits at NCEA Level 2 with 12 credits in each of three University Entrance approved subjects at Level 2

CAFS (standard): IELTS (Academic and Indicator), include One Skill Retake (OSR) IELTS score of 5.5 (no band less than 5.0); TOEFL iBT and TOEFL Home Overall score of 46 with a writing score of 14; Pearson (PTE) PTE Academic overall score of 36 and no band score lower than 29; Waikato Certificate of Attainment in Academic English (CAAE) B grade or better at level 6; NZCEL Level 3 Applied; Language Cert - International ESOL B2 Communicator IESOL (LRWS) with 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 50; Duolingo (DET) 95.