Preferential Entry at Massey University 2011

Assessment of eligibility for university entrance continues to be based on the university entrance standard from NCEA Level 3, University Entrance examination or another recognised admission method, as in the past. For 2011, assessment will also take into account a rank score, based on educational background, called a Preferential Entry Score. If there are more applicants for a qualification than can be accommodated, students under 20 years of age will be given preference if they score equal to or above the Preferential Entry Score of 120 points and meet any programme- specific requirements for selection where required.

Students who are eligible for admission to university and have a rank score lower than the Preferential Entry Score, or who have no rank score, are still eligible to apply. It is anticipated that most will be admitted to a qualification. The rank score may be used, together with any other programme-specific requirements for selection, to prioritise applicants or to determine whether a place can be offered in an alternative qualification.

Tightening of academic progress (University of Canterbury)

As schools are very aware, the Government has moved to cap the number of students that it will fund at each university. UC remains committed to the national entrance standard and believes that all students that meet this standard should be given the opportunity to study successfully, but we have introduced measures to ensure that students who are not achieving are given an opportunity to improve, or they may face being excluded.
In the first instance after a semester of study, if students do not achieve a grade point average greater than 1.5 they will be sent a warning letter. If they do not improve their performance in the following semester they will be excluded from the Faculty they are studying in. If students choose to return to UC to study in a different area, and still do not improve performance, they will be excluded from the University.

Students at all stages have the right of appeal.