Postgraduate Diploma in Secondary School Leadership–PGDipSSL 120 points Qualification regulations

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

(i) completed a Bachelor’s degree with a B average or have completed a postgraduate qualification, and hold a middle or senior management position in a secondary school; and

(ii) been nominated by and have the support of the principal of the school in which the candidate works; and

(iii) been accepted by the Associate Dean (Academic) of the Wellington Faculty of Education as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study. This acceptance will depend, inter alia, on the positive endorsement of an interview panel of principals and academic staff of the University.

(b) Requirement (a) (i) may be waived by the associate dean in exceptional circumstances.

2. (a) Except as provided in (b), the course of study for the PGDipSSL shall consist of courses worth 120 points, comprising MSSL 501, MSSL 502, MSSL 503, MSSL 504, MSSL 505, MSSL 506, MSSL 507, and one approved elective from the EMBA or MEd schedules.

(b) A candidate who has sufficient mastery of the material contained in any required course, whether through appropriate professional or scholarly experience or through passing a similar course for a completed qualification, may be permitted by the programme director to replace it with an elective from the EMBA or MEd schedules.

3. A candidate for the PGDipSSL shall normally complete the qualification within two years of first enrolment. The Associate Dean (Academic) may extend the maximum period in special cases.