Regulations for the Degree of Bachelor of Teaching (BTchg)

  1. The Personal Programmes of Study Regulations apply in these regulations.

Admission

  1. Candidates for the Degree must have qualified for admission to the University of Waikato and met any criteria set out in the Criteria for Admission to Particular Qualifications
  2. Candidates must have been selected by the Division of Education as a suitable person to be a teacher.

Requirements for the Degree

  1. The normal minimum period of enrolment for completion of the Degree is three years.
  2. The requirements for the Degree must be completed within six years of first enrolling in the degree.
  3. Candidates must enrol in the Division of Education and follow an approved programme of study.
  4. Candidates must gain 360 points at 100, 200, and 300 levels, including at least 225 points above 100 level and 75 points above 200 level.
  5. Candidates must complete the requirements of the major, Professional Education.
  6. To complete the requirements of the major, candidates must comply with the requirements of a programme, details of which are prescribed in the Teaching entry in the University of Waikato Catalogue of Papers.
    Programmes
     Early Childhood
     Primary
     Primary Kākano Rua1
    Qualified and Registered Teachers
     Secondary1
  7. A paper completed towards the requirements of a major cannot be counted towards the requirements of another major or a minor.

Conjoint component requirements2

  1. Candidates must gain a minimum 255 points at 100, 200, 300 and 400 levels, including at least 150 points above 100 level and 60 points above 200 level.
  2. Candidates must complete the requirements of the major, Professional Education, as specified in sections 7-8.
  3. Candidates may not enrol in specific papers until they have passed certain programme requirements, as outlined in the Division of Education Teacher Education Handbook.

Variations

  1. The Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Division or delegated authority may vary or waive these regulations in individual cases.

Notes:

  1. There will be no new intake into this programme in 2024.
  2. There will be no new intakes into the conjoint programmes in 2024.