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

These are the minimum grades required to be considered for entry to this programme. If your grades are slightly lower, we encourage you to still apply. We will consider your application if places are available.

5.0 - Grade Point Average - Bachelor of Nursing

Calculate your Grade Point Average (GPA)

You need to have completed a Bachelor of Nursing and passed the courses for Part III with an average GPA of 5.0 or higher.

Places in the programme are limited and entry is competitive. As an indication, you will normally need a GPA of 7.0 or higher.

If you do not meet the entry requirements, the PGCertHSc - Postgraduate Certificate in Health Sciences in Advanced Nursing or in Mental Health Nursing are appropriate pathways to the BNurs(Hons).

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.

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

Tertiary qualification from another institution

If you attended another tertiary institution, either here in New Zealand or overseas these are the minimum grades required to be considered for entry to this programme. If your grades are slightly lower, we encourage you to still apply. We will consider your application if places are available.

5.0 - Grade Point Equivalent - an undergraduate degree in nursing

Calculate your Grade Point Equivalent (GPE)

You need to have completed an undergraduate degree in nursing at a recognised university (or similar institution) and have achieved a GPE of 5.0 or higher in your final year of study.

Places in the programme are limited and entry is competitive. As an indication, you will normally need a GPE of 7.0 or higher.

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 entry requirements, the PGCertHSc - Postgraduate Certificate in Health Sciences in advanced nursing or in mental health nursing are appropriate pathways to the BNurs(Hons).

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.