Physics in other degrees
For Physical Science or Engineering, the choice of first-year courses will depend on your previous experience (in particular your results from NCEA physics and mathematics with calculus) and future plans. The core physics paper for Engineering Intermediate Year is听听and is offered twice a year听鈥 in Semesters One and Two. Students with 14 credits in NCEA Level 3 Physics and Mathematics and Calculus, or acceptable similar qualifications, will be permitted to take this course. Other students are required to take听听offered in the first semester. Either entry route would enable completion of the basic Engineering Intermediate Year in one year or the completion of a BSc in three years. Students who qualify for听听but have fewer than 14 credits in Level 3 NCEA Physics) may find听听quite challenging. These students are encouraged to consider taking听听蹿颈谤蝉迟.
For those planning to advance in Physical Science or to proceed to Electrical and Electronic Engineering,听听is offered in the second semester, with听听as the usual prerequisite. Students with 18 level 3 NCEA credits in Physics and Mathematics and Calculus will also be admitted.听听is also offered during the summer. This enables those students who take the听听补苍诲听听path in their first year to pick up听听over the summer and so complete the courses required for advancement in either Physics or Electrical Engineering.