Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Early Childhood–BEd(Tchg)EC 360 points Qualification regulations

1. To enter the BEd(Tchg)EC degree, a candidate must meet entry requirements, which include the ‘good character’ and ‘fitness to teach’ requirements of the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand.

2. (a) Except as provided in the Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning Regulations, the personal course of study of a candidate shall consist of courses from the BEd(Tchg)EC Schedule having a total of 360 points.

(b) The personal course of study of each candidate shall include:

(i) EDUC 102–104, TCHG 102–105

(ii) TCHG 220–225

(iii) EDUC 315, TCHG 308, TCHG 309, TCHG 382–384

(c) A candidate shall normally complete the requirements for the BEd(Tchg)EC within six years of first enrolling in it. The Associate Dean (Students) of the Faculty of Education may extend this period in special cases.

3. The associate dean may cancel the enrolment of a candidate whose progress is unsatisfactory. Unsatisfactory progress includes the failure of a mandatory teaching experience for the second time.

4. Courses from the BEd(Tchg)EC regulations are excepted from the aegrotat pass provisions in the Assessment Handbook. In the event that a candidate is prevented from completing such a course by one of the circumstances specified in the relevant section of the Assessment Handbook, the candidate will be granted an extension to complete the assessment.

5. The overall course of study for a candidate for a conjoint degree involving the BEd(Tchg)EC and another Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington degree shall satisfy the requirements of section 2 of these regulations and section 6.3.2 of the General Programmes of Study Regulations.