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Overview

Programme Overview

Meet a major requirement or try a subject you’re interested in by taking one or two courses at the University of Auckland without committing to a full programme. 

A Certificate of Proficiency provides you with the opportunity:

  • To supplement your current knowledge before proceeding to advanced study
  • To undertake a small number of courses in specific areas of interest without enrolling in a formal qualification. It is also an option if you want to study just one or two courses.
  • To undertake a limited number of University of Auckland courses while being enrolled at another tertiary institution. 

If you decide you have a taste for learning and want to reassign the points from your COP course to a qualification, our student advisers can help plan the best study option for you.

Programme Careers

Student career planning services

Once you become a student at the University, you can get help with planning and developing your career from Career Development and Employability Services.

Key Information for Students

Key Information for Students

Compare qualifications and academic information across different New Zealand institutions.

Entry Requirements, Fees and Dates

Programme Entry Requirements

Overseas qualifications

If your highest qualification was gained outside New Zealand, view our international entry requirements


New Zealand secondary school qualifications

You are guaranteed entry to this programme if you meet these requirements.

  1. First, you must meet the University Entrance (UE) standard.
  2. You must also meet the rank score for this programme. Not sure about your rank score? Use our rank score calculator.
  3. You may need to have studied certain subjects or achieved credits in particular subjects.
  4. Some programmes have additional requirements, such as an interview, portfolio or references.


Guaranteed rank score, subject and other requirements

If your rank score is slightly lower than the guaranteed score, we encourage you to still apply. We will consider your application if places are available. If you don’t meet the requirements, you may be able to apply under our Undergraduate Targeted Admission Schemes.

NCEA, CIE, IB scores to be confirmed.


Read more about entry requirements for New Zealand secondary school applicants.

Further Programme Entry Requirements

You can transfer from another tertiary institution, or another University of Auckland qualification, if you meet these requirements.

Minimum grade requirements

These are the likely grades required, but they do not guarantee entry. Applicants may require higher grades to gain entry to this programme.

GPA and GPE to be confirmed.

Other Pathways to Study

 You could be eligible for another programme, or check out these alternative pathways:

Fees and scholarships

Fees

Fees Disclaimer

Fees are set in advance of each calendar year and will be updated on this website. Fees are inclusive of 15% GST, but do not include the Student Services Fee, course books, travel and health insurance, or living costs. Fees will be confirmed upon completion of enrolment into courses. For more information, please see Fees and Money Matters.

*Please note: amounts shown are indicative and estimates only.

Scholarships

Scholarships and awards

Find out about the scholarships you may be eligible for.

Loans and Allowances

Student loans and allowances

Are you a New Zealand citizen or resident? You could be eligible for a student loan or allowance.

Cost of Living

Cost of living

Get an idea of how much accommodation and general living in Auckland will cost.

Additional Information on Student Fees

Fees for the Certificate of Proficiency varies for each course. For individual course fees, please refer to Fees by faculty

Key Dates

Application Advice

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.

Key Dates

SemesterApplication Closing DateSemester Start DateSemester End Date
2026 Summer School01 December 202505 January 202618 February 2026
2026 Semester One08 December 202502 March 202629 June 2026
2026 Semester Two04 July 202620 July 202616 November 2026

Other Important Dates

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

Regulations

Preamble

The regulations for this certificate are to be read in conjunction with all other relevant statutes and regulations including the Academic Statutes and Regulations.

Admission

1 In order to be admitted to a Certificate of Proficiency, a student:

a requires the approval of the relevant Associate Dean Academic or nominee for the course or courses in which they intend to enrol

and

b must meet any prerequisite, corequisite or other conditions of the course or courses, or the Associate Dean Academic or nominee has, in approving the admission, waived those requirements.

Structure and Content

2 a Any course that is offered by the University of Auckland may be taken for a Certificate of Proficiency with the approval of the relevant Associate Dean or nominee.

b A student must complete the University of Auckland Academic Integrity course as specified in the Enrolment and Programme Regulations, Academic Integrity, of the University Calendar.

Credit, Cross-credit and Reassignment

3 a Provided any prerequisite, corequisite or other conditions for that qualification are met, a course passed for a Certificate of Proficiency may, with the approval of Senate or its representative and in conformity with the Credit Regulations, be subsequently reassigned to:

(i) an undergraduate certificate, diploma or degree

(ii) a Taught Masters degree, or the taught component of a Research Masters degree with a total points value of more than 120 points, a Bachelors Honours Postgraduate degree, a Postgraduate Diploma or a Postgraduate Certificate, as specified in the Credit Regulations.

b A course passed for a Certificate of Proficiency may not be reassigned to a Research Masters degree except as specified in 3a(ii) above.

c Where a course has already been credited to a qualification a student may enrol again for that course, or for another course whose content is substantially similar, for a Certificate of Proficiency. Such a course, when passed for Certificate of Proficiency, will not be reassigned to any qualification.

Regulation Commencement or Amendment

4 These regulations have been amended with effect from 1 January 2023.

Graduate Profile and Programme Capabilities

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