Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery

Entry requirements

• IELTS7.5 overall

Prerequisites

Academic requirements You must be a registered midwife and hold a bachelor's degree, Postgraduate Certificate in Midwifery Practice, OR equivalent. You must have access to the internet. International students will be individually assessed to ensure they are ready for this study. 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 For New Zealand registered midwives: If English is not your first language, you must provide: Overall Academic IELTS 7.5 (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). For International midwifery students who are not registered in New Zealand: If English is not your first language, you must provide: Overall Academic IELTS 6.5 (achieved in one test completed in the last two years) Speaking band >/=7.0 Listening band >/=7.0 No individual band less than 6.0, OR Acceptable alternative evidence of the required IELTS (see here for internationally recognised proficiency tests and proficiency outcomes for international students). If you n