Pathways via the Faculty of Science

If you were initially denied admission to the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or didn't study Calculus or Physics at Year 13 level, you can make up for the missing requirements by enrolling in the required courses in the Faculty of Science. Admission to Engineering will then depend on your performance in engineering-related courses in your BSc.

This is the most common option for students who did not meet the subject and/or rank score entry requirements of the BE(Hons) in Semester One. There are 30 places available for students to transfer to BE(Hons) Part I in Semester Two. You will need to follow these steps:

1. Enrol in a BSc* and select one of the following suggested majors: Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science.

2. You will be required to take four BSc courses in your first semester:

2.1. An approved MATHS course – MATHS 102 or MATHS 108, and;

2.2. An approved PHYSICS course – PHYSICS 102 or PHYSICS 120 and;

2.3. A General Education / Waipapa Taumata Rau course – WTRSCI 100: Contemporary Science in Aotearoa New Zealand;

NOTE: If you encounter enrolment restrictions for WTRSCI 100, please select an alternative Science course. You will be able to enrol in WTRENG 100 after your transfer to the BE(Hons).

2.4. A Science course that you are interested in.

Please note that AELR Requirements may apply.

3. You may then transfer into the BE(Hons) in your second semester. This is subject to meeting several criteria:

• If there are more than 30 eligible applicants, all applicants who have completed the approved BSc courses will be ranked according to their Semester One GPA. Please note that students taking MATHS 102 or PHYSICS 102 will not be disadvantaged with respect to the ranking.
• Offers will be confirmed after course results are released at the end of Semester One.
• Students seeking Semester Two admission to the BE(Hons) must apply online by 1 July. 
• Selection is considered based on you gaining a minimum GPA of 5.0 (B average) across 60 points of study, and attaining the minimum required grades for the Maths and Physics courses. Please refer to the 'minimum grades required' table for more information.

*Students doing a BSc in Biomedical Science but wish to transfer to BE(Hons) after completing their first year study please visit Transferring to Bachelor of Engineering from Biomedical Science

Minimum grades required

*Please note that BEHON requires WTRENG 100 as part of the degree accreditation requirements, plus ONE General Education course.

**Students have sufficient background in Calculus and/or Physics from high school should enrol in MATHS 108 and/or PHYSICS 120 instead of the 102 version.

Next steps: admission into Semester Two

Once you've been admitted to the BE(Hons) for Semester Two, you will be expected to enrol in the following courses:

• CHEMMAT 121 – Materials Science
• ELECTENG 101 – Electrical and Digital Systems
• ENGGEN 115 – Principles of Engineering Design
• ENGGEN 131 – Introduction to Engineering Computation and Software Development

Students must catch up with the following BEHON Part I courses in the following Summer School:

• ENGGEN 121 (if receives no credit from PHYSICS 120 with at least B+)
• ENGSCI 111 (if receives no credit from MATHS 108 with at least B+)
• A General Education or WTR if you have not completed them, plus there is still room for you to enrol in a Summer School, which has an enrolment cap of two courses.
   

There’s still an opportunity to transfer into Part I of the BE(Hons) if you’ve failed to secure one of the places in Semester Two via alternative pathway. In this case, may still be admitted to the BE(Hons) after a year in the BSC if you're considered eligible after the following:

• Undertaking a full year, with a minimum of 100 points, of the BSc
• Maintaining a minimum GPA of 5.0 throughout the full academic year
• Gaining at least a B in the appropriate Mathematics and Physics courses. If you do not meet the grade requirement in these courses in Semester One, you should enrol in alternate but related courses in Semester Two:
  • Those who enrolled in PHYSICS 120 with lower than B grade in Semestert One can enrol in PHYSICS 121 in Semester Two.
  • Those who enrolled in PHYSICS 121 in Semester One can enrol in PHYSICS 120 in Semester Two
  • Those who passed MATHS 108 with less than a B grade can enrol in MATHS 208 (will not credited for ENGSCI 111) in Semester Two
  • Those who passed MATHS 102 with lower than an A- grade can enrol in MATHS 108 in Semester Two
  • Those who passed PHYSICS 102 with lower than an A- grade can enrol in PHYSICS 120 in Semester Two
  • Other courses in your Semester Two enrolments should count towards your BSc major, in case you're not successful in gaining entry into the BE(Hons)

You can determine your eligibility for the Maths and Physics courses via these links:

• Stage 1 Maths courses
• Stage 1 Physics courses

If you have further questions, contact the Student Hubs before the start of the semester.

Offers remain subject to the availability of places and are only confirmed once all school leaver applications have been considered. There are limited places in the BE(Hons), so applicants will be ranked on academic merit. 

This is an option if you didn't take an approved Maths and/or Physics course(s) in Semester One.

Please follow this enrolment plan for Semester Two, depending on what you have completed in Semester One:

• MATHS 102 or 108
• PHYSICS 120– if you are not eligible for the course, you may enrol in PHYSICS 102 in the following Summer School, and choose a science course from the BSc schedule for your major in Semester Two.
• A General Education/Waipapa Taumata Rau course, or a science course the BSc schedule for your major
• Science course from the BSc schedule for your major

You will also have to:

• Maintain a GPA of at least 5.0 over your most recent semester(s) of study
• Attain good grades in approved Maths and/or Physics courses, as per the required grades for the alternative pathway

Students who gain entry into the BE(Hons) through this pathway will begin Part I of Engineering in Semester One of the following year. Offers remain subject to the availability of places and are only confirmed once all school leaver applications have been considered.

Possible credits towards the BE(Hons)

• ENGSCI 111 – if you achieve a minimum of B+ in MATHS 108
• WTRENG 100 or a General Education – if passes WTRSCI 100 or a General Education