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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 Bachelor of Teaching or Bachelor of Social Sciences, or for
the award of a bachelors degree and a teaching qualification, of
the University of Waikato or for a qualification considered by the Academic
Board to be equivalent, or |
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(b) |
qualified for the award of a Postgraduate Diploma in
Disability and Inclusion Studies, or for a qualification considered
by the Academic Board to be equivalent, and |
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(c) |
satisfied the prerequisites for postgraduate study in
the subject(s) being presented for the Degree, at levels considered
appropriate by the Academic Board. |
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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 for candidates admitted under section 2(a) of these
regulations is one calendar year or one and a half academic years.
The normal minimum period of enrolment for completion of the Degree
for candidates admitted under section 2(b) of the regulations is
one academic year. |
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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 who are admitted under section 2(a) of these
regulations must gain 180 points at 500 level. Candidates admitted
under section 2(b) of these regulations must gain 120 points at
500 level. |
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Candidates must complete the papers prescribed for the
Degree in the Disability and Inclusion Studies entry in the University
of Waikato Calendar, including an approved research methods paper
and any compulsory papers. |
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Candidates must include |
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(a) |
a thesis equivalent to 120 points, or |
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(b) |
a thesis equivalent to 90 points or |
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(c) |
a dissertation equivalent to 60 points, or |
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(d) |
a directed study equivalent to 30 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 Disability and Inclusion Studies 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 |
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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. |
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Candidates who fail a paper will not be eligible for
the award of honours. |
| 14. |
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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 for
all of the papers completed for the Degree. |
| 15. |
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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 24 consecutive months of full-time study, or, in the
case of part-time study, an equivalent period not exceeding four calendar
years, from the date of first enrolment in the Degree. |
| Variations |
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The Dean or delegated authority may vary or waive these
regulations in individual cases. |
