New Start

New Start provides part-time University preparation courses for adults over the age of 20 who need skills and confidence to undertake academic study. No previous qualifications are required. Students are required to be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents.

Students gain information on the structure of university degrees, and an insight into the standard of work expected. Educational guidance is an integral part of New Start and ongoing planning is offered during the semester.

In addition, students are required to complete the University of Auckland Academic Integrity ACADINT A01 course and the Diagnostic English Language Needs Assessment (DELNA) while they are with New Start.

New Start General introduces students to a variety of lecture topics in business, communications, education, humanities, law, science and social sciences, and offers tutorials, assignments with written feedback and a final test.

This is a 13-week part-time, day or evening course, also with weekend options, providing a comprehensive overview of first-year degree study. This course is compulsory for all students. Depending on the final grade achieved students may apply for admission into an undergraduate degree in the faculties of Arts and Education and Law. The course also forms part of the requirement for entry into degrees in Commerce, Property, Design, Urban Planning and Science.

New Start General is offered at three campuses throughout the year: University of Auckland City Campus (Semester One or Semester Two), Te Papa Ako o Tai Tonga Campus, Manukau (Semester One) and Tai Tokerau Campus in Whāngarei (Summer School).

Two mathematics papers are taught at the University of Auckland City Campus: NSMAT 10 (Mathematics Fundamentals) and NSMAT 14 (Mathematics Preparation for University). Students intending to enrol in these courses must first sit a maths assessment.

Note that NSMAT 14 is designed to be taken with NSGEN 47 (New Start General) as a pathway to degrees in Commerce, Property, Design, Urban Planning and Science. Results will be used to recommend the best pathway for students.

Mathematics Fundamentals NSMAT 10 is a short intensive course taught over four consecutive Saturdays in a workshop environment designed to build students’ skills and confidence. Students will be working together collaboratively, either as a class or in groups, but sometimes there will be lectures. The course includes assignments and a final test. Students who require additional mathematics support are advised to enrol in this course before undertaking Mathematics Preparation for University NSMAT 14.

This course is offered in Summer School or can be taken in the mid-semester break before the start of Semester Two.

A variety of topics of everyday interest is explored with the aim of clarifying the underlying mathematics and statistics.

This is a 12-week part-time course held in Semester One or Semester Two. The course includes lectures, assignments and a final test.

This course is compulsory and taken together with New Start General NSGEN 47 for students planning to pathway to an undergraduate degree in Commerce, Property, Design, Urban Planning or Science.

A grade of B+ or above achieved in this course and New Start General NSGEN 47 enables students to apply for admission to the degrees listed above. Students with a B range grade are still welcome to apply and their application will be assessed individually by the faculty.

Further information can be obtained from:

New Start Office
Building 206
14–16 Symonds Street
Auckland 1010

Email: newstart@auckland.ac.nz

Website: www.auckland.ac.nz/newstart