Postgraduate Certificate in Commerce–PGCertCom 60 points Qualification regulations

1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the PGCertCom

(i) completed a BCom degree, or at the discretion of the Associate Dean (Students) of the Wellington School of Business and Government, another degree; and

(ii) satisfied the prerequisites listed in section 2 of the BCom(Hons) regulations for the subject to be presented, or been granted exemption from those prerequisites by the associate dean; and

(iii) been accepted by the relevant head of school or programme director as capable of completing the proposed course of study.

(b) Requirement (a)(i) may be waived by the associate dean for a candidate who has had extensive practical, professional, or scholarly experience of an appropriate kind.

2. The course of study for the PGCertCom shall consist of courses worth 60 points from the BCom(Hons) Schedule.

3. (a) A candidate for the PGCertCom shall normally be enrolled for at least one trimester and shall complete the certificate within two years of first enrolling in it. The associate dean may extend the maximum period in special cases.

(b) A candidate who has been awarded a PGCertCom with a particular specialisation is required to abandon that qualification upon being awarded a PGDipCom with the same specialisation.

4. (a) The certificate and diploma will be awarded with a specialisation in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Human Resource Management and Employment Relations, Information Systems, International Business, Management, Marketing, or Tourism Management, if the programme consists entirely of courses selected from the requirements for that subject as listed in section 5 of the BCom(Hons) regulations. Postgraduate courses worth up to 15 points for the certificate may be substituted subject to the approval of the associate dean.

(b) The certificate may be awarded with a specialisation in research if the course of study includes FCOM 427,FCOM 430, and one further course from the BCom(Hons) schedule or an approved 400 or 500-level substitute.

(c) The certificate may be awarded without a specialisation, subject to approval of the course of study by the associate dean.