Master of Professional Accounting–MPA 180 points Qualification regulations

1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the MPA degree shall have:

(i) completed a Bachelor’s degree;

(ii) been accepted by the MPA director as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

(b) Requirement (a)(i) may be waived by the Associate Dean (Students) of the Wellington School of Business and Government for a candidate who has had extensive practical, professional, or scholarly experience of an appropriate kind.

2. A candidate for the MPA shall normally be enrolled for at least four trimesters and shall complete the MPA within four years of first enrolling in it.

3. (a) The course of study for the MPA shall consist of courses worth at least 180 points, including:

MMPA 501–504, MMPA 506–510, MMPA 512 and 513; 15 further points from the MPA Schedule, or a substitute postgraduate course approved by the Director.

(b) A candidate who fails two or more courses in any one trimester or who has failed any course on two occasions may continue in the programme only with the permission of the associate dean.

4. The MPA degree may be awarded with Distinction or with Merit as described in Assessment Handbook to any candidate whose work is judged by the examiners to be of sufficient quality.