| 1. |
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The Personal Programmes of Study Regulations apply in
these regulations. |
| Admission |
| 2. |
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Candidates for the Postgraduate
Certificate must have |
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(a) |
qualified for the award of
a bachelors degree of the University of Waikato and a related professional
qualification of at least one year’s duration or a qualification
considered equivalent by the Academic Board, and |
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(b) |
satisfied the prerequisites for graduate study at levels
considered appropriate by the Academic Board, including any prerequisite
compulsory papers as prescribed in the Faculty of Education Graduate
Studies in Education handbook or the Counselling entry in the University
of Waikato Calendar, and |
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(c) |
satisfied the requirements for selection to the specific
endorsement sought, as stated in the Faculty of Education Graduate
Studies in Education handbook or the Counselling entry in the University
of Waikato Calendar. |
| 3. |
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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 Postgraduate
Certificate |
| 4. |
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The normal minimum period of enrolment for completion
of the Postgraduate Certificate is one semester. |
| 5. |
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Candidates must enrol in the Faculty of Education and
follow an approved programme of study. |
| 6. |
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Candidates must gain 60 points at 500 level from the
papers prescribed for the Postgraduate Certificate, including any
compulsory papers as prescribed in the Faculty of Education Graduate
Studies in Education handbook or the Counselling entry in the University
of Waikato Calendar. |
| 7. |
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The Postgraduate Certificate will
be awarded with one of the following endorsements: |
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Counselling Supervision (PGCertCouns(CounsSup))1
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Family Counselling (PGCertCouns(FamCouns)) |
| 8. |
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Candidates who fail a paper may repeat it once. Candidates
who fail more than one paper or who fail the same paper twice may
not proceed with the Postgraduate Certificate. |
| Credit Transfers |
| 9. |
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Candidates who have been awarded a Postgraduate Certificate
may relinquish it for credit of up to 60 points towards an appropriate
Faculty of Education postgraduate qualification, at the discretion
of the Dean. |
| Note: |
| 1. |
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There will be no new intake into the
PGCertCouns(CounsSup) in 2014. |
