Regulations for the Certificate (Cert)

1.	The Personal Programmes of Study Regulations apply in these regulations.
Admission
2.	Candidates for the Certificate 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 Certificate
3.	The normal minimum period of enrolment for completion of the Certificate is one year.
4.	Candidates for the Certificate must enrol in a Faculty or School of Studies and follow an approved programme of study.
5.	Candidates must gain 120 points at 100 level or above in the Certificate fields listed in section 8 of these regulations.
6.	Candidates must gain at least 90 points in one field.
7.	Candidates must meet the field requirements, as set out in the appendix to these regulations.
8.	The Certificate fields are¹
		Arts (Cert(Arts))
		Communication Studies (Cert(CS))
		Education (Cert(Ed))²
		Environmental Planning (Cert(EnvPlan))
		Law (Cert(Law))²
		Management (Cert(Mgt))
		Māori and Pacific Development (Cert(MPD))
		Science (Cert(Sc))
		Social Sciences (Cert(SocSc))
		Sport and Leisure Studies (Cert(SpLS))
		Tourism (Cert(Tour))
9.	The Certificate awarded will be endorsed in the field in which at least 90 points are gained.
Variations
10.	The Dean or delegated authority may vary or waive these regulations in individual cases.
Notes:
1.	The subjects and/or papers that comprise each Certificate field are set out in the Undergraduate Diploma and Certificate Fields listed on pages 269-270.
2.	A Certificate is not offered in this field in 2012.
Appendix
Field Requirements
Communication Studies
1.	Candidates must gain at least 75 points from the 100 level compulsory papers for the BCS.
Management
1.	Candidates must complete a specialisation, as prescribed in the Waikato Management School Student Handbook.
Tourism
1.	Candidates must gain at least 75 points from the compulsory papers for the BTour and one of the BTour degree fields, including either TOMG101 or TOST100.