Regulations for the Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Graphic Design (PGDipCGD)

1.	The University of Waikato Personal Programmes of Study Regulations apply with respect to papers identified in the Computer Graphic Design entry in the University of Waikato Calendar as University of Waikato papers.
2.	The UCOL Whanganui School of Design Academic Regulations apply with respect to papers identified in the Computer Graphic Design entry in the University of Waikato Calendar as UCOL Whanganui School of Design papers.
Admission
3.	Candidates for the Postgraduate Diploma must have
	(a)	qualified for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Computer Graphic Design, jointly awarded by the UCOL Whanganui School of Design and the University of Waikato, or for a qualification considered by the Academic Boards of both institutions to be equivalent, or
	(b)	in exceptional circumstances, have produced evidence which satisfies the Academic Boards of both institutions that they have adequate training and ability to proceed to the Postgraduate Diploma programme.
4.	Selection into the Postgraduate Diploma is on the basis of criteria approved for this purpose by the Academic Boards of both institutions.
5.	The selection committee of the Computer Graphic Design Joint Committee may prescribe qualifying papers or additional work which must be completed either prior to completion or concurrently if it considers any candidate to be insufficiently prepared for the Postgraduate Diploma programme.
Requirements for the Postgraduate Diploma
6.	The normal minimum period of enrolment for completion of the Postgraduate Diploma is one year.
7.	Candidates must enrol in the UCOL Whanganui School of Design and the Faculty of Computing and Mathematical Sciences of the University of Waikato and follow an approved programme of study.
8.	Candidates must complete a specified programme as prescribed in the Computer Graphic Design entry in the University of Waikato Calendar and must pass all papers on the first attempt.
Award of Honours
9.	In accordance with criteria approved for this purpose by the Academic Boards of both institutions, the Postgraduate Diploma may be awarded with Distinction.
Variations
10.	The Chairperson of the Computer Graphic Design Joint Committee or delegated authority may vary or waive these regulations in individual cases.