Entry requirements for the BSc - Biomedical Science

Entry to BSc - Biomedical Science is limited. Selection into this programme will require a higher standard than some other programmes. Students entering from NCEA will be considered in a rank order according to their best 80 credits at Level 3 or higher over a maximum of five approved subjects, weighted by the level of achievement attained in each set of credits. Students entering with alternative qualifications, such as CIE or IB, will also be ranked.

The 2012 entry requirements for Biomedical Science are:

• NCEA rank score ≥239
• CIE rank score ≥269
• IB score ≥32
   

Some courses within the Biomedical Science programme have limited entry (e.g. BIOSCI 107 and MEDSCI 142). All students will be ranked for entry into these courses in the same way as shown above.

Students who do not meet the entry requirements for the BSc - Biomedical Science but who meet requirements to enter other BSc majors (e.g. Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Physiology) should accept one of these programmes and enrol in alternative first year courses, in order to obtain higher grades and be reconsidered for entry.  You may apply again for BSc - Biomedical Science in the following semester or year if your overall GPA is 4.7 or above.

Year 13 preparation for entry

Students should take a range of science subjects at Year 13 or NCEA Level 3, including biology, chemistry and physics. Mathematics is also advised, as well as a subject which enhances literacy, such as english or a humanities subject.

Useful tips for applying to programmes and enrolling in classes

• When applying, you have up to four programme choices per application. If BSc - Biomedical Science is your first choice, you should also apply for BSc in an alternative major (eg. Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Physiology, etc) as your second choice in case you don't meet the entry requirement for Biomedical Science. If you meet the entry requirements for your alternative programme choices, you will be approved automatically into these pathways, and should enroll in first year courses to obtain higher grades, so that you may gain entry to Biomedical Science in the following semester or year. If you wish to enter Biomedical Science via this route to try for Medicine, do not take any of the courses in the Biomedical Common Year until your first full year in the BSc - Biomedical Science.  This is because Medicine requires students to do the Year 1 courses for BSc - Biomedical Science within one academic year only. For more information about this please contact the Science Student Centre.
• Once you have accepted your place in Biomedical Science, you should enrol as soon as possible as places in courses are also limited. Use "Class Search" on Student Services Online to plan your timetable prior to enrolment. Certain streams have been reserved for Biomedical Science students only - this information is displayed in "Class Search" under "Class Notes". Visit Student Services Online
• If you accept BSc - Biomedical Science and then decide to accept an alternative programme or major, please contact the Science Student Centre (+ 64 9 3737599 ext. 87020) so that we can discontinue the BSc or change the major for you.
• Students should enrol in CHEM 110 in the first semester as it will assist with BIOSCI 106 in the second semester. Students who do not have a pass in senior school Chemistry are advised to take CHEM 150 in first semester and can then take CHEM 110 in second semester.