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February 2025
The University of Waikato 
Private Bag 3105,
Hamilton,
Hamilton,
3240, New Zealand
Foundation programme (Accelerated): NCEA Level 2 certificate with 12 credits in each of three University Entrance approved subjects at Level 2
CAFS (accelerated): IELTS (Academic and Indicator), include One Skill Retake (OSR) IELTS score of 5.5 (with at least 5.5 in the Writing and one other band, and no band less than 5.0); TOEFL iBT and TOEFL Home Overall score of 46 with a writing score of 18; Pearson (PTE) PTE Academic overall score of 42 and no band score lower than 38; Waikato Certificate of Attainment in Academic English (CAAE) B grade or better with a B in Writing at level 6; NZCEL Level 3 Applied; Language Cert - International ESOL B1 Achiever IESOL (LRWS) with High Pass and no less than Pass in each skill; Cambridge English B1 & B2: overall score of 162 and no bands below 154; Michigan English Test 75; Duolingo (DET) 95.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
UWC provides a direct pathway to at the University of Waikato, a research university with a 2024 QS World University Ranking of 250.