Health Bridging Certificate (Level 4 only)

Entry requirements

• IELTS5.5 overall

Prerequisites

Academic requirements New Zealand Certificate in Study and Employment Pathways (Level 3) - Health Context / New Zealand Certificate in Study and Career Preparation (Level 3) or equivalent, e.g. NCEA Level 2, including 14 credits in Biology and / or Chemistry. International requirements and equivalence To enter Otago Polytechnic's undergraduate certificates, diplomas and degrees, you need to have achieved a secondary school qualification that is equivalent to New Zealand's NCEA levels (National Certificate of Educational Achievement). This information is available by country on our Equivalent academic entry requirements page. English Language requirements If English is not your first language, you must provide: New Zealand University Entrance OR Overall Academic IELTS 5.5 with no individual band score lower than 5.0 (achieved in one test completed in the last two years), OR Acceptable alternative evidence of the required IELTS (see here for internationally recognised proficiency tests and proficiency outcomes for international students). If you need to improve your English Language skills, we offer a wide range of English programmes. Don't meet the entry requirements? Don't panic! Please apply for our open entry, Level 3 certificate which forms the first half of this programme and has a February start date. Click here for the combined Level 3 and Level 4 health bridging programme Health and vaccination information Please note that while you don't need to provide evidence of yo