Regulations for Conjoint Degrees

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

Admission

  1. Every candidate must have met the admission requirements of each of the component degrees and be approved by the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the relevant Division or the Dean of the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies to enrol in the conjoint qualification.
  2. Admission may be at initial enrolment, except where noted below, or after the candidate has passed or been credited with papers towards either component degree, but the candidate must not have been awarded either of the component degrees. The following exceptions apply:
    1. Candidates cannot enrol in the LLB(Hons) conjoint component at initial enrolment but are eligible to be considered for admission on successful completion of the Honours admission requirements.
    2. Candidates cannot enrol in the TTR conjoint component at initial enrolment but are eligible to be considered for admission on completion of their first 120 points towards the TTR with a grade average of B- or higher.
  3. No candidate will be admitted into a conjoint programme consisting of both a TTR and BTchg component.

Requirements for the Degree

  1. Candidates must enrol in a Division or the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies and follow an approved programme of study.
  2. Candidates must complete the requirements of each component degree, as specified in the relevant qualification regulations.
  3. Candidates must enrol in at least one paper for each of the component degrees each year, unless the requirements of one component degree have already been completed.
  4. Each paper must be taken towards one component degree.
  5. Only when all of the requirements of both component degrees have been satisfied may the two degrees be awarded.
  6. Graduates of a conjoint degree programme may not cross-credit any of the papers contributing to the component degrees towards another University of Waikato qualification. Candidates enrolling in a conjoint degree programme will not be eligible to credit papers from a completed bachelors degree, graduate diploma or postgraduate diploma.

Variations

  1. The Pro Vice-Chancellor of the relevant Division or the Dean of the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies or delegated authorities may vary or waive these regulations in individual cases.
  2. Subject to approval being granted under clause 11, candidates may include up to 75 points from outside the field of that degree taken in partnership and as part of a conjoint with a Bachelor of Teaching (BTchg) or Te Ara Poutama Toitū Te Reo (TTR).

Notes:

  1. The range of degrees that may be taken in partnership with the Professional degrees without additional papers being required may be limited.
  2. Not all conjoint combinations will be available in 2025.