Please note: we will consider late applications if places are still available. International students should start the application process as early as possible to allow sufficient time to apply for a visa.

See important dates for the academic year, including orientation, enrolment, study breaks, exams, and graduation.

This is a limited entry programme: there is a limit on the number of enrolments due to staff or space capacity. For more information, please see the Limitation of Entry Statute 1991 in the University Calendar and the related Programme and Course Limitations and selection criteria.

University of Auckland Qualification

Minimum requirements listed here are the likely grades required and do not guarantee entry. We assess each application individually and applicants may require a higher grade to be offered a place.

4.0 - Grade Point Average - in a Bachelor’s degree majoring in Biotechnology, Biological Sciences or an equivalent subject.

Calculate your Grade Point Average (GPA)

The minimum Grade Point Average to gain entry is 4.0 or higher in 60 points above Stage II in a relevant subject.

You may also meet the entry requirements if you have a Bachelors degree and have passed 60 points towards the Postgraduate Diploma in Science with a GPA of 4.0, and a specialisation in Biotechnology or Biosciences (provided that the postgraduate diploma has not been awarded).

Relevant subjects may include biochemistry, biological sciences, biomedical sciences, biotechnology, cell biology, genetics, molecular biology.

In exceptional circumstances these requirements may be waived by the Associate Dean Academic, or nominee, if it is determined that you have at least three years of relevant practical, professional or scholarly experience. 

If you do not meet the GPA requirement, you can still gain entry by passing 60 points towards the PGDipSci - Postgraduate Diploma in Science in either Biotechnology or Biological Sciences with a GPA of 4.0.

If you do not meet the above entry requirements, but have other relevant experience and think you would be successful in postgraduate study, please contact us to discuss alternative pathways into our programmes. 

You'll also need to meet other requirements, including time limits and total points limits. See Postgraduate enrolment.

Depending on the type of programme you are pursuing, you may have the opportunity to complete a unique research project. To find out more about the research carried out at the University of Auckland and to identify potential supervisors, check out our researcher profiles.

If you are an international applicant whose first language is not English, you must provide evidence of your English proficiency.

If you are a domestic applicant, you will generally be considered proficient in English.

6.5 - IELTS Academic score required

No bands less than - 6.0

See alternative English language requirements

For more information about the requirements and English proficiency tests, please see Postgraduate English language requirements.

Qualification from another tertiary institution

Minimum requirements listed here are the likely grades required and do not guarantee entry. We assess each application individually and applicants may require a higher grade to be offered a place.

4.0 - Grade Point Equivalent in an undergraduate degree majoring in Biotechnology, Biological Sciences or an equivalent subject from a recognised academic institution.

Calculate your Grade Point Equivalent (GPE)

You must have completed a Bachelor of Science at a recognised university (or similar institution) in Biotechnology, Biological Sciences or another relevant subject with a minimum Grade Point Equivalent of 4.0.

Relevant subjects may include biochemistry, biological sciences, biomedical sciences, biotechnology, cell biology, genetics, molecular biology.

If you do not meet the GPA requirement, you can still gain entry by passing 60 points towards the PGDipSci - Postgraduate Diploma in Science in either Biotechnology or Biological Sciences with a GPA of 4.0.

Transfer of Credit - You can apply for transfer of credit for tertiary courses completed elsewhere as part of your Application for Admission. For more information see External transfer of credit.

If you have completed study at another New Zealand University, get an estimate of the transfer credit you may be eligible for, using our Transfer Credit Calculator.

If you do not meet the above entry requirements, but have other relevant experience and think you would be successful in postgraduate study, please contact us to discuss alternative pathways into our programmes.