University Entrance

UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

This is what you need to gain University Entrance:

• 10 Numeracy credits at Level 1
• 5 Reading credits at Level 2 and/or 3 (see below)
• 5 Writing credits at Level 2 and/or 3 (see below)
• Pass NCEA Level 3

1. 14 credits in a university approved subject  

2. 14 credits in a university approved subject

3. 14 credits in a university approved subject   

                (14 credits in 3 separate courses)

NZQA's list of approved subjects for University Entrance can be found here

University Entrance Literacy requirements at Level 2 and/or 3

1. UE Literacy is comprised of five reading credits and five writing credits.
2. These credits are earned from qualifying literacy standards at Levels 2 and 3. A list of these standards can be found here.
3. The Literacy credits can be awarded from a range of subjects. They do not all have to come from a single defined subject. In other words, if credits are earned from qualifying standards, they count wherever they appear.
4. UE Literacy credits can be accumulated over more than one year, that is, over Years 12 and 13. 

UE literacy is potentially a two-year process and students with ambitions to attend university should have a pathway across their Year 12 and 13 years towards University Entrance that encompasses the requirements of that qualification.