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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
a university degree or a qualification considered by the Academic
Board to be equivalent, and |
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(b) |
normally, qualified for the award of the Postgraduate
Diploma in Second Language Teaching of the University of Waikato
or for a qualification considered by the Academic Board to be equivalent. |
| 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 Degree |
| 4. |
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The normal minimum period of enrolment for completion
of the Degree is one year. The requirements of the Degree must be
completed within four consecutive years of first enrolling for the
Degree. |
| 5. |
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Candidates must enrol in the Faculty of Arts and Social
Sciences and follow an approved programme of study. |
| 6. |
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Candidates must gain 120 points at 500 level or above. |
| 7. |
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Candidates must complete the papers prescribed for the
Degree in the Applied Linguistics entry in the University of Waikato
Calendar, including any compulsory papers. |
| 8. |
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Candidates may include |
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(a) |
a dissertation equivalent to 30 points, or |
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(b) |
a dissertation equivalent to 60 points, or |
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(c) |
a thesis equivalent to 90 points. |
| 9. |
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Candidates may take up to 30 points from outside the
field of the Degree. |
| 10. |
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The field of the Degree comprises the papers prescribed
for the Degree in the Applied Linguistics entry in the University
of Waikato Calendar. |
| 11. |
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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 |
| 12. |
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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), |
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or without honours. |
| 13. |
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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 120 points completed by the candidate while enrolled for
the Degree, including any failed paper. |
| 14. |
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In order to be eligible for consideration for the award
of honours, the requirements of the Degree must be completed in
not more than three years from the date of first enrolment in the
Degree. |
| Variations |
| 15. |
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The Dean or delegated authority may vary or waive these
regulations in individual cases. |
