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Regulations for the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering (BE)


1.   The Personal Programmes of Study Regulations apply in these regulations.
Admission
2.   Candidates for the Degree must have qualified for admission to the University of Waikato and met any criteria set out in the Criteria for Admission to Particular Qualifications.
Requirements for the Degree
3.   The normal minimum period of enrolment for completion of the Degree is four years.
4.   Candidates must enrol in the Faculty of Computing and Mathematical Sciences or the Faculty of Science and Engineering and follow an approved programme of study.
5.   Candidates must gain at least 480 points at 100, 200, 300, and 400 level, with a maximum of 120 points at 100 level and including ENGG482 Engineering Design and Management Project (60 points).
6.   Candidates must complete the requirements of a specified programme.
  (a)    Faculty of Computing and Mathematical Sciences specified programme
      Engineering Science1
      Software Engineering
  (b)    Faculty of Science and Engineering specified programmes
      Chemical and Biological Engineering
      Electronic Engineering
      Materials and Process Engineering
      Mechanical Engineering
7.   To complete the requirements of a specified programme, candidates must pass the papers prescribed for that programme in the relevant subject entry in the University of Waikato Calendar.
8.   Candidates must also satisfy the Dean of the Faculty of Computing and Mathematical Sciences and the Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering that they have completed a minimum of 800 hours of industrial experience relevant to their specified programme.
Variations
9.   The Dean of the Faculty of Computing and Mathematical Sciences and the Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering may waive up to one year of the degree of Bachelor of Engineering for candidates who have achieved exceptionally high grades in approved subjects in the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) qualification at Level 3 or higher or in other qualifications considered by the Academic Board to be equivalent, provided that students substitute approved alternative papers of equal points value, in consultation with the relevant Dean.
10.   Candidates who have completed the requirements for the award of the Bachelor of Science, New Zealand Certificate of Engineering (NZCE), National Diploma in Engineering (NDE), or equivalent qualification, prior to enrolment for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering may apply to the Dean of the Faculty of Computing and Mathematical Sciences and the Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering for exemption of up to 240 points at 100 and 200 levels towards the Bachelor of Engineering.
11.   The Dean or delegated authority may vary or waive these regulations in individual cases.
Notes:
1.   There will be no new intake into this programme in 2012.

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