Bachelor's or undergraduate program in New Zealand is part of
University education. Education system in New Zealand is closer to the
British education system than the American system. Hence you will find
bachelor's degrees in New Zealand to be three years long and the
education is more focused. Generally undergraduate degree programs in
New Zealand are three years long. However sometimes, in some specific
disciplines and double degree areas, it can stretch up to four to six
years. There are Universities in New Zealand where a bachelor's degree
can be earned in as little as two years.
Those students who can do exceptionally well can be encouraged into an
Honor's Year, which makes up the fourth year of Bachelor's study in New
Zealand's undergraduate degrees. This is regarded as a graduate-level
year of study with an exhaustive research module. In some universities
in New Zealand, best of the academic performances of students in their
honor's year can lead them directly into a research based Doctorate or
Ph.D. program. The minimum academic-eligibility conditions of New
Zealand undergraduate programs are, completion of twelve years of
elementary and secondary education or an equivalent education. If the
student is not proficient in English, they may be required to take the
International English Testing System, IELTS.
IELTS is a standardized exam governed and conducted by British Council
every then and thereof academic year. A minimum score in this IELTS
testing is mandatory to get admission in the Universities of New
Zealand. There is a provision for the students whose are not able to
clear the minimum score level of IELTS required by the institute to take
admission in most of the Universities of New Zealand. Such students will
have to undergo a short duration bridging course in English at the
institute before the chosen program of study starts to improve upon
their language skills.
