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Regulations for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (BSc)

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 three 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 360 points at 100, 200, 300, and 400 levels, including at least 240 points above 100 level and 80 points above 200 level.
6.   Candidates must complete the requirements of a major.
  (a)    Faculty of Computing and Mathematical Sciences majors
      Computer Science
      Mathematics
      Statistics
  (b)    Faculty of Science and Engineering majors
      Animal Behaviour
      Biochemistry
      Biological Sciences
      Biotechnology
      Chemistry
      Earth Sciences
      Electronics
      Environmental Planning
      Environmental Sciences
      Materials and Processing
      Physics
      Psychology
7.   To complete the requirements of a major, candidates must gain 120 points above 100 level in that major, including 60 points above 200 level. Candidates must also meet any specific requirements prescribed for the major in the relevant subject entry in the University of Waikato Calendar.
8.   Candidates must gain at least 105 points at 100 level across at least four of the majors listed in section 6 of these regulations.
9.   Candidates must also complete at least 40 points above 100 level in a subject or subjects other than the major, except if taking a second major. In this case the requirement is satisfied within the overall programme requirements.
10.   Candidates may complete a second major in any undergraduate major.
11.   To complete the requirements of a second major, candidates must gain 120 points above 100 level in that major, including 60 points above 200 level. Candidates must also meet the specific requirements prescribed for the major in the relevant subject entry in the University of Waikato Calendar.
12.   Candidates may take up to 80 points from outside the field of the Degree.
13.   Candidates may take a further 40 points from outside the field of the Degree if they are completing a second major from outside of the majors listed in section 6 of these regulations.
14.   The field of the Degree is defined in the appendix to these regulations.
Variations
15.   The Dean or delegated authority may permit more than 120 points to be taken from outside the field of the Degree in individual cases.
16.   The Dean or delegated authority may waive the requirement of section 8 of these regulations to complete a second major in a subject outside the field of the Degree.
17.   The Dean or delegated authority may vary or waive these regulations in individual cases.
Appendix
The field of the Degree is defined as
  (a)   the papers offered by the Faculty of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, and
  (b)   the papers offered by the Faculty of Science and Engineering, with the exception of AGRI202 Sustainable Agriculture (20 points) and ENGG201 Introduction to Engineering for Manufacturing (20 points), and
  (c)   the Philosophy papers PHIL102 Introduction to Logic (15 points) and PHIL208 Understanding Science: How and Why it Works (20 points), and
  (d)   the following Psychology papers:
  PSYC102    Social and Developmental Psychology (15 points)
  PSYC103    General and Experimental Psychology (15 points)
  PSYC206    Animal Behaviour: Principles and Applications (20 points)
  PSYC208    Psychological Research: Analysis, Design and Measurement (20 points)
  PSYC225    Behavioural Psychology and Learning (10 points)
  PSYC226    The Psychology of Perception (10 points)
  PSYC227    Physiological Psychology (10 points)
  PSYC230    Cognitive Psychology (10 points)
  PSYC307    Research Methods (20 points)
  PSYC314    Behaviour Analysis (20 points)
  PSYC338    Abnormal Psychology (10 points)
  PSYC340    Applied Cognition Psychology (10 points)
  PSYC341    Visual Neuroscience and its Applications (10 points)
  PSYC344    Physiology of Human Performance and Development (10 points)
  PSYC389    Directed Study (10 points)
  PSYC390    Directed Study (20 points)