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Dear all
 
I am writing to alert you to changes in the BE(Hons) to be implemented from 2012, which will see all current 4XX-level courses re-coded to become 7XX-level courses (with the exception of ENGGEN 403).
 
The reason for the change in number code is due to an anomaly which has seen these 400-level courses placed at Level 7 on the NZQA’s National Qualifications Framework.
 
The above conflicts with the NZVCC’s Committee on University Academic Programmes (CUAP) requirement for all Masters degree programmes to comprise Level 8 courses only and the requirement for Bachelors (Honours) degree programmes to include a minimum of 105 points at Level 8. 
 
This has potential ramifications for those students needing to have their qualification officially benchmarked and verified for overseas study or work purposes.  It also meant that, on paper, the BE(Hons) could be deemed to be of a lower intellectual standard than all of the University’s other Honours degrees – something which is clearly not the case. 
 
As a consequence, earlier this year the Faculty sought approval through the University to implement the re-coding to bring the BE(Hons) course codes into line with CUAP’s requirements and all other Honours-level programmes in the University.
 
More details on the new course codes can be found in the 2012 Undergraduate Handbook and also the 2012 University Calendar.  Please note that, in keeping with all University Honours-level courses, tuition fees for the Faculty’s 700-level courses will be charged at the postgraduate rate.
 
Regards,
 
Mr Martin Shepherd, MA, BA(Hons)
Director – Undergraduate
Faculty of Engineering