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Course Approval

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• Overview
• Important Dates
• How to Complete Course Approval
• Video Overview
• University ID Cards
• Programmes Covered by General Limitation Provisions
• Further Information

Overview

Course Approval, the third and final step of enrolment, ensures that your proposed combination of papers:

• meets programme requirements
• enables you to gain the qualification you want
• is free of timetable clashes
• represents a reasonable workload.

Domestic students will be sent Forms for Course Approval in January (for study beginning in the first semester) or May (for study beginning in the second semester). Forms will be sent to the permanent home addresses specified on students' registrations, unless otherwise advised.

Forms for international students are held for them to collect at Course Approval.

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Important Dates

For Study Beginning in the First Semester

You must complete Course Approval by:

• 1 February 2012 for Distance Learning students
• 17, 20 and 21 February 2012 for on-campus students

For Study Beginning in the Second Semester

You must complete Course Approval by:

• 1 July 2012 for Distance Learning students
• 5 July 2012 for on-campus students

Note: Students will not have access to all University resources until Course Approval has been completed.

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How to Complete Course Approval

Course Approval must normally be completed in person at the University in Dunedin:

1. Take your Form for Course Approval to your Adviser(s) of Studies (see quick guide map)
2. Obtain signatures from Adviser(s) of Studies
3. Sign and submit your form to Enrolment staff by the due date (see quick guide map)

Quick Guides to Course Approval

• For Health Sciences First Year students (312k in PDF format)
• For Prescribed Courses Students (312k in PDF format)
• For Thesis Students (excluding PhD) (312k in PDF format)
• For main Course Approval on the Dunedin campus (312k in PDF format)
• For Distance Learning students (312k in PDF format)

Further information is available in Course Approval packs.

Note: There are different arrangements for students studying in Christchurch and Wellington, via Distance Learning, and those enrolling for some prescribed or restricted entry courses. These students will receive tailored information in their Course Approval pack.

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Course Approval Video Overview

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"Course Approval Guide"
(2 minutes 12 seconds - 25MB)

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University ID Cards

After Course Approval you must obtain a University identification card from the ID Card Office in the Information Services Building. You will need this card to access many of the University's facilities.

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Programmes Covered by General Limitation Provisions

For students subject to the Entry Pathway system, the following programmes are covered by General Limitation Provisions. Should you wish to change from one of the programmes in this list to another in the list, you will normally be able to do so during Course Approval (subject to normal Course Approval criteria).

• Bachelor of Arts (BA)
• Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc)
• Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (BBiomedSc)
• Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
• Bachelor of Consumer and Applied Sciences (BCApSc)
• Bachelor of Music (MusB)
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) (including Health Sciences First Year and other first year or intermediate courses)
• Bachelor of Theology (BTheol)
• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (first year course)
• Certificate of Proficiency (COP)

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Further Information

Do you need further information about enrolment at the University of Otago? See the Enrolment Frequently Asked Questions elsewhere on this website.