Graduate Certificate in Information Technology (Level 7)

Entry requirements

• IELTS6 overall

Prerequisites

Academic requirements An undergraduate qualification in computing or a related discipline OR degree-equivalent practical, professional or scholarly experience. 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 6.0 (academic) with no individual band score lower than 5.5 (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). If you need to improve your English Language skills, we offer a wide range of English programmes. Selection process The professional judgement of academic staff will be used to determine those applicants who meet the entry criteria. Eligible applicants will be accepted into the programme when an appropriate, coherent programme of study is agreed by the Graduate Certificate Team Leader. The Team Leader may require applicants to undertake specific papers as pre-requisites to papers in this qualification. Want your existing skills re