Graduate Diploma of Teaching (GradDipTchg)

Regulations for the Degree of Graduate Diploma of Teaching

1. Admission to the Programme

   1. Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities), on the advice of the Dean, College of Education, who must be satisfied that, in accordance with Section 224 of the Education Amendment Act 1989, the applicant satisfies the requirements for admission to an initial teacher education programme.
   2. Priority will be given to candidates who can demonstrate they have an existing relationship with a school that is willing to host them for professional experience.
   3. Every applicant must have:
      1. a bachelor’s degree requiring papers worth at least 360 points (at Level 7 or above on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework), or
      2. alternative qualifications or experience acceptable to the Pro-Vice- Chancellor (Humanities).
      Notes:
      • At the time of selection, a disposition to teach coupled with a proven academic record and appropriate levels of literacy and numeracy will be sought.  Applicants’ suitability for the programme will be assessed by an interview and screening tests to be undertaken by applicants.
      • Applicants for the Secondary Education endorsement must have passed appropriate papers (including at least two at 300-level or above) in a teaching subject for the Secondary School Curriculum.

2. Structure of the Programme

   Every programme of study must satisfy the requirements for one of the endorsements in the schedule of requirements for the graduate diploma.

3. Duration of the Programme

   1. The duration of the programme shall normally be one year of full-time study or its equivalent in part-time study.
   2. The programme of study must normally be completed within two years of admission by a full-time candidate, or within three years by a part-time candidate.

4. Prerequisites, Corequisites and Restrictions

   Every programme of study shall satisfy the requirements for prerequisites, corequisites, and restrictions set out in the Prescriptions (published in the Guide to Enrolment).

5. Exclusion from the programme

   A candidate may be excluded from further study towards the degree by the Associate Dean Initial Teacher Education, College of Education, (clauses (a), and (b), or the Dean, College of Education (clause (c)), if the candidate:
   1. fails to make satisfactory academic progress (as defined by the Academic Progress Policy)
   2. fails to pass a professional experience paper for a second time
   1. Primary Education – EDGD 322 or EDGD 323
   2. Secondary Education – EDGD 332 or EDGD 333
   3. fails a component of the professional experience programme due to unprofessional or unethical behaviour, under which circumstances the student may be excluded from the professional component of the qualification.

6. Withdrawal from and Readmission to the Programme

1. A candidate who withdraws from the programme at any time and wishes to be readmitted to the programme at a later date shall be required to apply to the Associate Dean Initial Teacher Education, College of Education, for readmission.
2. The period of temporary withdrawal from the programme shall not normally exceed one year following the year of withdrawal.
3. Applications for readmission should normally be received by the Associate Dean Initial Teacher Education, College of Education, no later than the specified closing date for the programme.

7. Variations

   The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities) may in exceptional circumstances approve a course of study which does not comply with these regulations.