Pathways to degrees

Aoraki Polytechnic is committed to supporting your success and to achieve this we have created partnerships with a selection of outstanding tertiary providers that brings university-level study into the South Canterbury region.

If you successfully complete selected qualifications in Business, Information Technology, Arts and Media or Health and Education you may be able to credit your studies towards a degree with our pathway partners.

Aoraki Polytechnic's agreement with these institutions ensures people in our region have direct access to Degree- level study upon completion of their studies.

The following programme pathways to degrees are available at various campuses.*

Business

New Zealand Diploma in Business

Students who complete their New Zealand Diploma in Business at Aoraki Polytechnic are able to enter a Lincoln University Bachelor of Commerce degree directly at second year level or alternately go directly into Otago Polytechnic's Otago Polytechnic Bachelor of Applied Management or CPIT's Bachelor of Applied Management. A fully completed New Zealand Diploma in Business credits towards 1½ years of the Bachelor of Applied Management.

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"Essentially the arrangement means that students completing, or who have completed, the New Zealand Diploma in Business in Timaru, Ashburton or Oamaru with Aoraki Polytechnic can start their degree in their home district while actually living at home." "The South Canterbury students will come into the Lincoln University course with some solid study experience behind them and the confidence that comes from having finished a qualification, the business studies diploma. They will be off to a good start as second year degree students at Lincoln University."

Dr Tony Brien Senior Lecturer in Business

Information Technology

Diploma in Information Systems Development

CPIT is excited to be working closely with Aoraki Polytechnic to provide a pathway for students studying information technology to progress from Aoraki directly into our Bachelor of Information Communications Degree programme (BICT) and gain full credit for successful completion of courses. This means that a student who has successfully completed our Diploma in Information Systems will receive one year of credit toward the BICT Degree programme.

Arts and Design

Diploma in Arts and Media

Upon successful completion of this programme you may transfer to the Nelson Malborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) and enrol to complete a degree - the Bachelor of Arts and Media. NMIT has a pathway in place for students to then complete a Masters Degree with Auckland Institute of Technology (AUT).

Health and Education

Certificate in Early Childhood Studies (Level 3)

Though this is an introductory qualification this certificate can help you gain entry to the Certificate in Early Childhood Education (Level 5) at Open Polytechnic and from there gain entry to a Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) also at Open Polytechnic.

Diploma in Social Services (Level 5)

The aim of this programme is to complete the required papers for the first year equivalent of a Bachelor of Social and Community Work at Otago University or a Bachelor of Social Work at CPIT or Massey University.

Certificate in Health Studies (Level 4)

The aim of the programme is to provide an opportunity for students to gain a level of academic ability and achievement sufficient to gain entry into further training in health and health and social services such as the Bachelor of Nursing at Otago Polytechnic