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The Personal Programmes of
Study Regulations apply in these regulations. |
| Admission |
| 2. |
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Candidates for the Degree must have |
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(a) |
qualified for the award of
the degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences of the University of Waikato
with a major in Psychology or for a qualification considered by
the Academic Board to be equivalent, and |
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(b) |
satisfied the prerequisites for graduate study in Psychology
at levels considered appropriate by the Academic Board, and |
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(c) |
satisfactorily completed 20 points at 300 level in Behaviour
Analysis, Community Psychology, Organisational Psychology or equivalent. Candidates
who have not met this requirement may be enrolled in the Bachelor
of Social Sciences with Honours in Psychology in the first instance, with
the possibility of transferring to the Master of Applied Psychology
under the provisions of section 11 of these regulations. |
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In exceptional circumstances, based on academic merit
and relevant experience, candidates who do not meet the requirements
of section 2 of these regulations may be considered for admission
subject to the completion of any qualifying papers the Academic
Board may prescribe which must be completed either prior to or concurrently. |
| Requirements for the Degree |
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The normal minimum period of enrolment for completion
of the Degree is two years, or, in the case of candidates for whom
an exemption from up to 120 points has been approved under the provisions
of section 11 of these regulations, one year. The requirements of
the Degree must be completed within eight consecutive years of first
enrolling for the Degree, or, in the case of candidates for whom
an exemption from up to 120 points has been approved under the provisions
of section 11 of these regulations, a lesser time may be required. |
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Candidates must enrol in the Faculty of Arts and Social
Sciences and follow an approved programme of study. |
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Candidates must gain 240 points at 500 level or above,
including any compulsory papers prescribed in the Psychology entry
in the University of Waikato Calendar, in one of the following specified
programmes: |
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Specified programmes
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Behaviour Analysis |
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Community Psychology |
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Organisational Psychology |
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Candidates must include |
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(a) |
a dissertation equivalent
to 60 points, or |
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(b) |
a thesis equivalent to 90 points, or |
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(c) |
a thesis equivalent to 120 points. |
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If a candidate fails a paper or papers (worth not more
than 30 points in total), he or she may repeat the paper or papers
or take an alternative paper or papers with the same total points
value on one occasion only. A candidate who fails a paper or papers
worth more than 30 points in total will not be permitted to proceed
with the Degree. |
| Award of Honours |
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The Degree may be awarded with |
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(a) |
First Class Honours, or |
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(b) |
Second Class Honours (first division), or |
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(c) |
Second Class Honours (second division). |
| 10. |
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Except with the approval of the Academic Board, the
level of honours will be calculated on the basis of the grades of
the first 240 points completed by the candidate while enrolled for
the Degree, including any failed paper. |
| Variations |
| 11. |
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Candidates who have completed the degree of Bachelor
of Social Sciences with Honours of the University of Waikato in
Psychology or for a qualification considered by the Academic Board
to be equivalent, may be exempted from up to 120 points for the
Degree, provided that their overall graduate programme of study
conforms with the requirements of the specified programme prescribed
for the Degree. |
| 12. |
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The Dean or delegated authority may vary or waive these
regulations in individual cases. |
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