Foundation Studies Programme

Entry requirements

Academic requirements

Country specific - Standard, Fast-track, Accelerated

Australia	Qualification: Year 11 Standard: 50% Fast-track: 50% Accelerated: 55% or completion of Year 12 in Australia
Bangladesh	Qualification: HSC Standard: 50%/3.0 Fast-track: 55%/3.0 Accelerated: 60%/3.5
Bhutan	Qualification: Year 11 Standard: 50% Fast-track: 55% Accelerated: 60% Qualification: Year 12 Accelerated: 50%
Brazil	Qualification: Certificate de Ensino Medio Standard: Satisfactory completion – GPA 5.0 Fast-track: GPA 5.5 Accelerated: GPA 6
Cambodia	Qualification: Diploma of Upper Secondary Education Standard: D Fast-track: D Accelerated: C
Canada	Qualification: Year 11 Standard: 55% Fast-track: 60% Accelerated: 65%
Chile	Qualification: Year 11 Standard: 5 Fast-track: 6 Qualification: Chilean Higher Secondary Schooling (Licencia de Educacion Media) Accelerated: 4
China	Qualification: Senior High School and Vocational – Year 2 Standard: 60% Fast-track: 65% Accelerated: 70% Qualification: Senior High School and Vocational – Year 3 Fast-track: 60% Accelerated: 65% Note that GPA will be based on the average of all subjects for the study period of high school
Colombia	Qualification: Bachillerator Standard: 6 Fast-track: 6.5 Accelerated: 7
Ethiopia	Qualification: Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate Examination (EGSECE) Standard: Grade D Fast-track: Grade C Accelerated: Grade B
Fiji	Qualification: Year 12 Standard: Top 4 aggregate 160 Fast-track: Top 4 aggregate 180 Accelerated: Top 4 aggregate 200
Ecuador	Qualification: Bachillerator Standard: 6 Fast-track: 7 Accelerated: 7.5
Hong Kong	Recognition from any combination of Core and Category A and C electives but excluding Category B (Applied Learning) subjects. Qualification: Form 5 Standard: 3 passes Fast-track: 3 passes Accelerated: 4 passes Qualification: HKDSE Standard: 2,1,1 Fast-track: 2,1,1 Accelerated: 2,2,1
India	Qualification: Year 11 Standard: 55% Fast-track: 55% Accelerated: 60% Qualification: HSC Accelerated: 50%
Indonesia	Qualification: SMA2 Standard: 6.0 (60%) in 4 academic subjects Fast-track: 6.5 (65%) in 4 academic subjects Accelerated: 7.0(70%), in 4 academic subjects
Iran	Qualification: Year 11 Standard: 14/20 Fast-track: 14/20 Accelerated: 16/20
Japan	Qualification: Kotogakko/ Upper secondary School Certificate – Year 2 Standard: Completion of year 2 Fast-track: Grade 2 in academic subjects Accelerated: Grade 3 average in academic subjects Qualification: Upper Secondary School Equivalency Exam (The Ministry of Education) Standard: 3Cs Fast-track: 1Bs and 2Cs Accelerated: 3Bs
Kazakhstan	Qualification: Secondary school leaving certificate Standard: Year 11 GPA 3/5 Fast-track: Year 11 GPA 3/5 Accelerated: Year 11 GPA 4/5
Kenya	Qualification: KCSE Standard: 4Cs Fast-track: 4C+s Accelerated: 4B-s
Kuwait	Qualification: Shahadat AI-Thanawaya AI-Aama/General Secondary School Certificate Standard: 60% Fast-track: 64% Accelerated: 69% or higher
Laos	Qualification: Completion of Baccalaureate Standard: 5 .5 or 55% Fast-track: 6.0 or 60% Accelerated: 6.5 or 65%
Macau	Qualification: Form 5/ Senior Middle 2 Standard: 55% Fast-track: 60% Accelerated: 65% Qualification: Form 6/ Senior Middle 3 Fast-track: 55% Accelerated: 60%
Malaysia	Qualification: SPM – Forecast/Prelim/Actual Standard: Ds in academic subjects Fast-track: Cs in academic subjects Accelerated: C* in academic subjects Qualification: UEC Standard: Max of 40 Fast-track: Max of 35 Accelerated: Max of 30
Mexico	Qualification: Bachillerator Standard: 6/60% Fast-track: 6.5/65% Accelerated: 7.0/70%
Mongolia	Qualification: Certificate of Complete Secondary Education Standard: 1Cs and 3 Ds Fast-track: 2 Cs and 2 Ds Accelerated: 4 Cs
Myanmar	Qualification: BEHS/Matriculation Exam Standard: 55% Fast-track: 60% Accelerated: 65%
Nepal	Qualification: Higher Secondary Education Certificate Standard: 55% Fast-track: 60% Accelerated: 65%
New Zealand**	Qualification: NCEA Standard: 30 credits at NCEA from mixed of level 2 or above. With no fewer than 6 credits in each of subjects (combined credits from related subjects) (i.e., math combined credits from related subjects would be stastics, calculus and math, etc.) Fast-track: 30 credits at NCEA from mixed of level 2 or above. With no fewer than 6 credits in each of subjects (combined credits from related subjects) (i.e., math combined credits from related subjects would be stastics, calculus and math, etc.) Accelerated: 34 credits at NCEA from mixed of level 2 or above. With no fewer than 6 credits in each of subjects (combined credits from related subjects) (i.e., math combined credits from related subjects would be stastics, calculus and math, etc.)
Nigeria	Qualification: SSCE Exams (West African Education Council WAEC) Standard: D Fast-track: D Accelerated: C
Pakistan	Qualification: Intermediate/ Higher Secondary School Certificate Standard: 55% Fast-track: 60% Accelerated: 65%
Peru	Qualification: Certificate of Completed General Secondary Education Standard: 13 Fast-track: 14 Accelerated: 15
Philippines	Qualification: High School Diploma Standard: 75 Fast-track: 80 Accelerated: 85
Russia	Qualification: Certificate of Secondary Education (Attestat) Standard: Grade 3 in 3 relevant subjects Fast-track: Grade 3 in 4 relevant subjects Accelerated: Grade 3 in 5 relevant subjects
Saudi Arabia	Qualification: Tawjihiyah/General Secondary Education Certificate Standard: 65% Fast-track: 70% Accelerated: 75%
Singapore	Qualification: Singapore O level (or forecast) Standard: Aggregate of 30 or less across 5 academic subjects Fast-track: Aggregate of 25 or less across 5 academic subjects Accelerated: Aggregate of 20 or less across 5 academic subjects
South Africa	Qualification: Year 11 Standard: 60% Fast-track: 70% Accelerated: 75%
South Korea	Qualification: High School Certificate Year 2 Standard: 55% or Rank 8 Fast-track: 60% or rank 7 Accelerated: 65% or Rank 7.0 Qualification: Korean High school graduation equivalency exam (GED) Accelerated: 60%
Sri Lanka	Qualification: O Level Standard: 2Ds and 2 Cs Fast-track: 4Cs Accelerated: 2 Bs and 2 Cs
Taiwan	Qualification: Senior Year 2 Standard: 60% Fast-track: 65% Accelerated: 70%
Thailand	Qualification: Matayom 5 Standard: 2.2 Fast-track: 2.25 Accelerated: 2.5
Turkey	Qualification: Devlet Lise Diplomasi/State High School Diploma Standard: Grade 2 in 2 academic subjects Fast-track: Grade 2 in 2 academic subjects Accelerated: Grade 3 in 2 academic subjects
Venezuela	Qualification: Bachiller Standard: 12 in 4 relevant subjects Fast-track: 13 in 4 relevant subjects Accelerated: 15 in 4 relevant subjects
Vietnam	Qualification: Year 11 Standard Plus: 6.5 Fast-track: 7 Accelerated: 7.5
UAE	Qualification: Secondary School Certificate Year 12 Standard: 65% Fast-track: 70% Accelerated: 75% or higher
USA	Qualification: Completion of Year 11 Standard: D/60-69%/ GPA:1.0 Fast-track: D/60-69%/ GPA:1.0 Accelerated: C/70-79%GPA: 2.0 Qualification: Year 12/GED Accelerated: D/60-69%/ GPA:1.0/GED Pass
Uzbekistan	Qualification: Year 11 Standard: GPA 3/5 Fast-track: GPA 4/5 Qualification: Year 12 Accelerated: GPA 3/5
Zambia	Qualification: School Certificate Standard: Grade 7-8 Fast-track: Grade 5-6 Accelerated: Grade of 4

Country specific - Foundation Connect

Country specific	Foundation Connect
Bangladesh	Year 11 : 60%
Cambodia	Upper Secondary Schools – Year 2: 80-89%
Canada	Upper Secondary Schools – Year 2: 80-89%
Chile	Completion of Colleges & Lyceums -Year 1 (Year 11) with good grades
Ecuador	Secondary Schools – Year 2: 7.6
Fiji	Year 11: Top 3 plus English aggregate 180
Kenya	Completion of Year 11 with good grades
Kuwait	Secondary Education – Year 2: 80%
Laos	Completion of Upper secondary Schools – Year 2: 7/10
Mexico	Year 11: 6.0/60%
Mongolia	Certificate of Complete Secondary Education: 4xDs
Nepal	Completion of Year 11 with good grades
Nigeria	Completion of Upper Secondary School – Year 2 with good grades
Saudi Arabia	Secondary Education – Year 2: 80%
Turkey	Upper Secondary – Year 3: 70/100
Venezuela	Liceos Bolivarianos/Colegios – Year 4:12 in 4 relevant subjects
UAE	General Secondary Schools – Year 2: 80%
USA	Completion of Year 11 – D/60-69%/ GPA:1.0

International qualifications

	Qualification	Standard Plus (12 Months)	Standard Plus (8/9 Months)	Fast-track (6 Months)
Global Assessment Certificate – GAC	Level 2	2.6	2.6	3
International Baculureate – IB **	First year of IB diploma	Grade 4 in 2 relevant subjects	Grade 4 in 3 relevant subjects	Grade 4 in 4 relevant subjects
Cambridge International Examinations O level/IGCSE/GCSE ** (forecast / prelim can also be accepted)		1 C grades and 3 D grades in four CIE official subjects.	2C and 2Ds in four CIE official subjects.	1B and 3Cs in four CIE official subjects
Cambridge International Examinations A level **		40 UCAS points. Local language in AS Level is not accepted.	40 UCAS points. Local language in AS Level is not accepted.	48 UCAS points. Local language in AS Level is not accepted.

Foundation Preparation Programme

UP Education	Standard Plus (12 Months)	Standard (8/9 Months)	Fast-track (6 Months)
Foundation Preparation Programme	GPA – 3 academic subjects >50% Pass TSS	GPA – 3 academic subjects >65% Pass TSS	GPA – 3 academic subjects >70% Pass TSS

Applications are also assessed on the basis of:

Current and previous academic reports
Comments on academic reports
Attendance rates
Medical issues

**Teachers’ comments and attendance rate are considered to determine entry. An interview is applicable if studied in New Zealand.

This information is to be used as a guide only to determine entrance. UP Education reserves the right to change the requirements at any time without prior notice.

Please contact us for more information if the standard of your curriculum is now shown above.

English requirements

IELTS

Programme option	IELTS
Accelerated	6.0 and no band less than 5.0
Fast-track	5.5 and no band less than 5.0
Standard	5.0 and no band less than 4.5
Foundation Connect	4.5 and no band less than 4.0
Pathways Link Programme	4.5 and no band less than 4.0

Accepted equivalents to IELTS

	IELTS 4.5	IELTS 5.0	IELTS 5.5	IELTS 6.0
TOEFL Paper Based (pct.)	450 (Writing 3.5 TWE)	500 (Writing 4.0 TWE)	550 (Writing 5.0 TWE)	550 (Writing 5.0 TWE)
TOEFL Internet based (iBT)	30 (Writing 12)	35 (Writing 14)	46 (Writing 14)	60 (Writing 18)
University of Cambridge English Examinations	B2 First or B2 First for Schools with a score of 150. No less than 150 in each skill;	B2 First or B2 First for Schools with a score of 154. No less than 154 in each skill;	B2 First or B2 First for schools with a score of 162. No less than 154 in each skill;	B2 First, or B2 First for schools, or C1 Advanced, or C2 Proficiency with a score of 169. No less than 162 in each skill;
NZCEL NZ Certificate of English Language	Level 2 with an endorsement of General, Workplace or Academic	Level 3 with an endorsement of General, Workplace or Academic	Level 4 with an Academic endorsement	Level 4 with an Academic endorsement
Pearson Test – Academic	PToE (Academic) 29-35	PToE (Academic) 36-41	PToE (Academic) 42-49	PToE (Academic) 50-57
City and Guilds IESOL		B1 achiever – 43	B2 Communicator – 42	C1 Communicator – 66
Language Certificate		B1 achiever – Pass	B2 Communicator – High Pass	C1 Communicator – Pass
Duolingo English Test	75 (no interview required) – Only accepted for Foundation Connect and Pathways Link Programme	85 (no interview required)	95 and pass spoken interview that conducted by UP Education team (Katya)	105 and pass spoken interview that conducted by UP Education team (Katya)
Evidence also accepted	IELTS 4.5	IELTS 5.0	IELTS 5.5	IELTS 6.0
Cambridge Advanced (CAE)		Grade B2	Grade B2	Grade C
Cambridge English Scale Scores		154	162	169
Cambridge English: First	Grade B1	Grade C
GCE O-Level, IGCSE, GCSE or Oxford GCSE* #	Grade E	Grade D	Grade C	Grade B
GCE A-Level and AS Level* #		Grade E	Grade E	Grade E
Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level (H2 level #				Grade E
Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level (H1 level #				Grade C
Canadian High School final year report	Grade 11(B)	Grade 12 (C)	Grade 12 (C+)	Grade 12 (B)
USA High School-final year report	Grade 11 – 70%	Grade 11 – 80%	Grade 11 – 90%	Grade 12 – 80%
IB (English Language A1 or 2 Higher Level)		Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
IB (English Language A1 or 2 Standard Level)		Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
IB (English Language B Higher Level)		Grade 4	Grade 4	Grade 5
Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority HKEAA		Grade 2	Grade 3	Grade 3
The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL)	B1	B1	B2	B2
University of Auckland English Language Academy	EAP Introduction		EAP 1	EAP 2 or EAP 3 (C+ grade)
Victoria University English Proficiency Programme	minimum of one rating of 4 and three ratings of 3	minimum of one rating of 4 and three ratings of 3	minimum of two ratings of 4 and two ratings of 3	minimum of three ratings of 4 and one rating of 3
Languages International			Level 1	Level 2
Auckland Institute of Studies				Level 4
North Shore Language School			Level 3	Level 4
Auckland Edinburgh College	Successfully completed Intermediate Level 1 at AEC	Successfully completed Intermediate Level 2 at AEC	Successfully completed Upper Intermediate Level 1 at AEC
UP English for Future Studies (registered as Intensive General English)	1	2	3	4
NCEA **			10 Literacy Credits at L2 or higher (5 reading and 5 writing credits)	14 Literacy Credits at L2 or higher (7 reading and 7 writing credits)

*GCE O-Level, IGCSE, GCSE or Oxford GCSE results:Schools can elect to have results presented on a 9-1 scale or an A to G grade

#CIE Relevant subjects:AS/A Level: English Language, Language and Literature in English, Literature in English OR IG Level: English First Language, English Literature

**NCEA Relevant subjects: L2 or higher. We accept credits from: English or English for Academic Purposes

Country specific qualifications

Country	Qualification
Australia	Recognised Year 12 qualification
Canada	Recognised Canadian High School Diploma
Denmark	Studentereksamen
Fiji	Fiji Year 12 Certificate Examination (7th Form)
Finland	Ylioppilastutkinoto, Studentexamen or the Upper Secondary School Certificate.
Germany	Abitur or DAAD
Hong Kong	Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE)
India	Indian School Certificate (ISC) or All-India Senior School Certificate (AISSC) Year 12 qualifications
Malaysia	STPM
Norway	Vitnemal
Samoa	Foundation English in Foundation Certificate from National University of Samoa
Singapore	National University of Singapore (NUS) High School Diploma or a three-year diploma from Singapore Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Temasek Polytechnic, Nanyang Polytechnic and Republic Polytechnic
Sweden	Avgangsbetyg or Slutbetyg
South Africa	National Senior Certificate / Senior Certificate / Matriculation
South Pacific Countries	South Pacific Form Seven Certificate
The Netherlands	Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO)
Tonga	Tonga National Form Seven Certificate
USA	SAT, High School Diploma

We also accept the following country-specific qualifications. We may require you to have achieved a specific score or mark in an approved English-intensive subject within your qualification.

Other acceptable English evidence

Evidence of secondary study in English by the student:

Completion of at least four years of secondary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction.

Schools:

For programmes delivered by a registered school – other acceptable evidence as approved by the Head of Admissions may be used for entry.

Successful completion of a programme at a language or registered school:

UP Education Partner English Language School: Evidence of successfully meeting course assessment and graduation requirements at selected NZ Language Schools (NZQA Category One PTEs) who have an agreement with UP Education

The UP English Language Test (UPELT) has been developed to help provide prospective students with obtaining their English language scores prior to enrolment.

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