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University of Otagouni Subject Subject Subjects are the specific topics of study which the University offers. Each subject has a name (e.g. History) and a four letter code (e.g. HIST). Each paper has a subject code as part of its paper code (e.g. HIST 113). See Also: University of Otago Admissions
University of Otagouni Study period Study period Study periods are the defined blocks of time in which academic teaching (or supervision) occurs. Each year contains multiple study periods, some of which may have overlapping dates and some of which may start or end outside the year concerned. The chief study periods are the summer school period … Read more
University of Otagouni Streams Streams Papers which have too many students to be taught in one class are divided into groups called streams. See Also: University of Otago Admissions
University of Otagouni Specialised Bachelors’ Degrees Specialised bachelors’ degrees Qualifications for which only a limited number of students may enrol have specific entry requirements in the relevant programme regulations (e.g. for Teacher Education, Law, Physical Education, Surveying, Social Work and several Health Sciences professional degrees). See Also: University of Otago Admissions
University of Otagouni Specialisation Specialisation A discipline specified as a major subject or minor subject in a programme, or as the subject of or an endorsement for a qualification, indicating that a concentration of papers has been taken in that discipline or that the qualification is entirely in the discipline. See Also: University of Otago Admissions
University of Otagouni Special topic papers Special topic papers A ‘shell’ paper that may be used with different content in different years. A student may be able to complete the paper multiple times and count the credit from each instance, provided that the content is different each time. See Also: University of Otago Admissions
University of Otagouni Special Admission Special Admission A means of entrance to the University for domestic students over 20 years of age who do not hold a New Zealand University Entrance qualification. Special Admission is available to domestic students only. See Also: University of Otago Admissions
University of Otagouni Senate Senate The University’s main decision-making and advisory body for academic matters. See Also: University of Otago Admissions
University of Otagouni Semester Semester The academic year has two main teaching periods, the first semester and the second semester. See Also: University of Otago Admissions
University of Otagouni Selective Entry Course Selective Entry Course See Specialised Bachelors’ degrees. See Also: University of Otago Admissions
University of Otagouni School School A section of the University which teaches a particular discipline (e.g. School of Dentistry) or which groups a number of departments in a Division together (e.g. Dunedin School of Medicine). See Also: University of Otago Admissions
University of Otagouni Schedule Schedule Some programme regulations and paper prerequisites include reference to Schedules. These can include major and minor subject requirements, honours and postgraduate diploma subject requirements and schedules of papers. The schedules of papers are referred to using a variety of names (e.g. “Arts and Music Schedule C”, and “Schedule of Law Papers”). … Read more
University of Otagouni RPL Credit RPL Credit In some cases it is possible for students to have prior non-credentialled learning (i.e. learning which has not been formally recognised with a qualification or other documented record) recognised for the purposes of admission to or credit towards a course or programme. The process of assessing and recording such … Read more
University of Otagouni Returning Student Returning student A student who has been enrolled at the University in either or both of the preceding two calendar years. See Also: University of Otago Admissions
University of Otagouni Restrictions Restrictions Papers which have a large amount of content in common are often restricted against each other so they cannot be credited to the same qualification. See Also: University of Otago Admissions
University of Otagouni Residential College Residential college A hall of residence associated with the University providing accommodation and other facilities for students. There are 15 residential colleges at Otago: Abbey, Aquinas, Arana, Carrington, City, Cumberland, Hayward, Knox, St Margaret’s, Salmond, Selwyn, Studholme, Te Rangi Hiroa, Toroa and University College. See Also: University of Otago Admissions
University of Otagouni Re-enrol Re-enrol Returning student enrolling for their papers for a subsequent year without a programme change. See Also: University of Otago Admissions
University of Otagouni Recommended preparation or concurrent study Recommended preparation or concurrent study If Paper A is recommended preparation or concurrent study for Paper B then it is recommended that a student wishing to enrol in Paper B has either previously taken Paper A, or is enrolling in it in the same teaching period as Paper … Read more
University of Otagouni Recommended Preparation Recommended preparation If Paper A is recommended preparation for Paper B it is recommended that a student wishing to enrol in Paper B has previously taken Paper A. This is advisory only; it is not enforced. See Also: University of Otago Admissions
University of Otagouni Recommencing Student Recommencing student A student who has been enrolled at the University previously but not in the preceding two calendar years. See Also: University of Otago Admissions