Postgraduate Certificate in Environmental Studies–PGCertEnvStud 60 points Qualification regulations

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

(i) completed a degree of a tertiary institution in New Zealand in a relevant subject; and

(ii) been accepted by the convenor of the Board of Environmental Studies as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

(b) Requirement (a)(i) may be waived by the Associate Dean, Academic (Postgraduate) of the Faculty of Science for a candidate who has had extensive practical, professional, or scholarly experience of an appropriate kind

2. (a) The course of study for the PGCertEnvStud shall comprise:

(i)  ENVI 520 or 521; and

(ii) 45 further points from ENVI 501–511, ENVI 513–579; up to 30 of these points may be replaced by approved 400- or 500-level courses.

3. (a) A candidate for the PGCertEnvStud shall normally complete the certificate within 1 year of first enrolling.

  (b) The associate dean in consultation with the programme director may extend these maximum periods in special cases.

4.  With the permission of the Associate Dean, a candidate who holds a PGCertEnvStud may subsequently be admitted to the PGDipEnvStud or MEnvStud provided the candidate abandons the certificate upon being awarded the PGDipEnvStud or MEnvStud.