Postgraduate Certificate in Public Policy–PGCertPP 60 points Qualification regulations

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

(i) completed a New Zealand Bachelor’s degree or another degree approved by the Associate Dean (Students) of the Wellington School of Business and Government;

(ii) had two years of relevant work experience (this requirement may be waived by the Head of the School of Government in special cases); and

(iii) been accepted by the head of school as capable of proceeding with 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. Except as provided in section 5, the course of study for the  PGCertPP shall consist of courses worth 60 points from Part 1 of the MPP or, with the permission of the head of school, other approved courses from the MPP Schedule.

3. (a) A candidate for the PGCertPP shall normally complete the certificate within two years of first enrolling in it.

(b) The head of school may extend the maximum period in (a) in special cases.

4. A candidate who has been awarded the PGCertPP shall abandon that qualification upon being awarded the PGDipPP.